Grants awarded
Who does Kearney Area Community Foundation fund?
Kearney Area Community Foundation has awarded $8.2 million across 216 grants to 106 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $18,146, with most between $10,000 and $40,940.
Total awarded
$8.2M
Typical grant
$18K
Grantees
106
Grants
216
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| C City of Kearney | $1.3M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$669K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| U Unk Wrestling | $476K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | — |
Kearney Family Young Mens Christian Association
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$351K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$276K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| F First Baptist Church | $233K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Crossroads Center
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$163K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$151K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
University of Nebraska Foundation
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$146K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
Renaissance Charitable Foundation INC
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$146K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IN | |
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$127K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Net Foundation for Television
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$97K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$95K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Buffalo County Historical Society
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$91K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| V Village of Shelton | $85K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Harmon Park Sonotorium Rest Project | $80K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NE | — |
Kearney Buffalo County Casa
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$75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Helpcare Clinic
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$75K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Kearney Area Animal Shelter INC
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$73K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| G Garden County Health Services Foundation | $70K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| S Salvation Army | $70K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra | $68K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| A Audobon's Rowe Sanctuary | $67K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | — |
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$57K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| E Elm Creek Public Schools | $54K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$54K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$53K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| C Childrens Hospital & Medical Center Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
World Theatre Foundation
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$49K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Compass
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$49K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$47K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$46K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| S Shelton Public Schools | $45K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Robert M Merryman Performing Arts Center
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$45K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| Y Yanney Heritage Park Foundation INC | $43K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| K Kearney Area Habitat for Humanity | $41K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Family Advocacy Network
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$41K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Junior Achievement of Lincoln INC
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| O Oshkosh United Methodist Church | $40K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Gibbon | $40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C City of Ravenna | $39K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kearney Area Children's Museum
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$39K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| O Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church | $39K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Prince of Peace Catholic Church | $35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Luke's Episcopal Church | $35K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Hot Meals USA
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$33K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Spouse Sexual Abuse Family Education Center INC
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$33K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| T The Archway | $31K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NE | — |
| A Axtell Public Library | $30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Collage Center
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$29K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska
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$27K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $26K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | — |
| T The American Automobile Experience | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| K Kearney Volunteer Fire Department | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| V Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Dept of Nebraska | $24K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| A American Legion 52 Buffalo Cty Post | $24K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| V Village of Elm Creek | $22K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F First United Methodist Church | $22K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$21K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| H Hope Lutheran Church | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F First Lutheran Church | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| B Buffalo County | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Gibbon Heritage Center Foundation | $19K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| K Kearney Housing Development Corporation | $19K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Kearney Community Sustainable Housing
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$18K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Kearney Rescue Cats
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$18K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| B Buffalo County Goodfellows INC | $18K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$18K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
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$18K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation
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$18K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$16K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Lyonheart Equine Assisted Learning
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$16K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| C City of Oshkosh | $15K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lisco Presbyterian Church | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Shield 616 INC
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| R Royal Family Kids Camp | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | — |
| K Kearney Area Arts Council | $15K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| F First Presbyterian Church | $14K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$13K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| R Ravenna Community Foundation | $12K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| S Sheridan County Historical Society INC | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
Nebraska Pga Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | |
| W Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | — |
| G Gibbon Beautification Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Norton County Community Foundation INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | KS | |
| A Amherst Public School | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Teammates Mentoring Program | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| G Garden County 4-H Council | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | |
| H Historical Society of Ravenna | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
Minden Opera House INC
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$8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | |
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$8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| S Shelton Area Lions Club | $8K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Leap of Faithe Foundation | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | KS | |
| F Friends Program of Kearney | $7K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| L Little League Baseball INC | $7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE |
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