The Nebraska Community Foundation serves 214 community, organizational and donor-advised affiliated funds in 230 communities located in 77 Nebraska counties. NCF and its affiliated funds have reinvested $138.6 million in Nebraska since 1993.
2009 Nebraska Community Foundation Annual Report
11/12/2009
Building Tomorrow Today
Like the pioneers who settled our great state, the people who built the framework for the Nebraska Community Foundation were visionaries. They envisioned a system that would empower leaders across the state to use philanthropy as a tool for building vibrant communities.
The Nebraska Community Foundation is unique. As the umbrella organization for our 199 affiliated funds, NCF does not make grants. Instead, decisions on how charitable dollars should be invested are made at the grassroots level by local leaders.
NCF’s role is to support our 1,800 volunteer leaders through training, organizing, planning and networking. We provide tax-exempt status for our affliated funds.
Our professional staff handles all the financial management, legal work, investment, tax filing, auditing—all the responsibilities that could overwhelm many of the small organizations we serve.
We help our volunteers reach out to their friends and neighbors to inspire and celebrate community-wide philanthropy. We encourage Nebraskans to arrange legacy gifts to benefit their hometowns, and we work with local advisors in handling the technicalities.
NCF and its affiliated funds across the state have reinvested more than $96 million in Nebraska since our founding in 1993. But we have just begun. We have our eyes on tomorrow as we work to build stronger communities today.
Our Mission:
The Nebraska Community Foundation partners with community leaders to inspire charitable giving, prudently manage financial resources and make
strategic investments for the prosperity of our people and our communities.
Recent News Articles
- NCF Transfer of Wealth Study interview
(12/29/2011) - ‘We Can’ is right message - Omaha World Herald
(11/04/2011) - Transfer of Wealth News Conference November 2, 2011
(11/04/2011) - New study projects massive wealth transfer in Nebraska
(11/03/2011) - Thurman chosen philanthropist of the year - Nebraska City News Press
(08/23/2011) - Investments in the future - The Omaha World-Herald
(08/22/2011) - Keeping rural communities strong - Agweek
(08/08/2011) - Where is Rural Philanthropy Heading and Where in the World are its Partners on the Journey?
(07/27/2011) - Where Is the Intergenerational Transfer of Wealth Hiding and How Can Foundations Find It?
(07/26/2011) - Making Philanthropy Work in Rural America
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