The Betterment Grants are awarded to projects that benefit people and qualified nonprofit organizations.
Donor Name: Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation
State: Nebraska
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 to $35,000
Details:
Betterment Grants are made to qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and qualified public government organizations or agencies. Individuals and other types of organizations are not eligible.
Types of projects that receive Betterment Grants include: facility improvements, equipment, technology, vehicles, repairs, community events, safety, new services, training, community facilities, data systems, community disasters, beautification, shelter, new programs, assessments and planning. Grants are not made to support ongoing operating budgets and activities, except for response to community disasters.
Funding Information
Approximately $200,000 is available for Betterment Grant awards this year. Grant award amounts vary from project to project. Grant awards last year ranged from $500 to $35,000.
Criteria
Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation is guided by the following policies for Betterment Grants based on competitive review of grant applications:
- Grant applications will be considered which directly benefit and serve people in one or more of the West Central Nebraska counties of Arthur, Custer, Dawson, Frontier, Hayes, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins and Thomas (“service area”).
- Grants are made to federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public non-profit organizations and also made to qualified public government organizations or agencies for public purposes. Individuals and other types of organizations are not eligible.
- Grants are made without regard to race, religion, creed or color.
- Grants are made in six basic areas of interest: Community Development, Culture, Education, Environment, Health, and Human Services. The Community Foundation will consider applications that promise to make a significant contribution to people of the service area in those interest areas.
- In the case of projects or activities that are intended to become long-term or ongoing, grant applications are favored that show arrangements for alternative sources for funding the project or activity in the future.
- Grant awards may differ from the amount of grant money requested.
- The Community Foundation does NOT make Betterment Grants to support religious activities, political activities or events that primarily are fundraisers.
- The Community Foundation does NOT make Betterment Grants to support current operating budgets or current ongoing activities of organizations or to provide for deficit funding of operations or activities, except where a community disaster response within the service area is warranted.
- Betterment Grants are funded from Unrestricted Grant Funds and Field of Interest Funds administered by Mid- Nebraska Community Foundation.
For more information, visit Betterment Grants.
