Midlands Community Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $93,250

Midlands Community Foundation (MCF) (www.MidlandsCommunity.org) has awarded grants totaling $93,250 to 23 non-profit organizations serving Sarpy and Cass counties including:

  • Bellaire Elementary PTA − $5,000
  • Bellevue American Legion Post 339 − $3,500
  • Bellevue Ministerial Association Food Pantry − $6,000
  • CHI Health Midlands Hospital − $7,000
  • The Durham Museum − $3,000
  • Fontenelle Forest − $5,000
  • Food Bank for the Heartland − $10,000
  • HEALing Embrace Fund − $1,000
  • Inclusive Communities − $3,000
  • Joslyn Art Museum − $5,000
  • Keipos, Inc. − $1,000
  • Lift Up Sarpy County − $3,000
  • Little Giants Foundation Fund − $1,000
  • Mercy Housing Midwest − $3,500
  • Merrymakers Association − $5,000
  • Omaha Conservatory of Music − $2,500
  • Omaha Symphony − $2,500
  • St. Matthew the Evangelist School − $2,750
  • Sarpy County Historical Society − $6,000
  • Share A Fare, Inc. − $2,500
  • Smart Girl Society, Inc. − $3,000
  • Tri City Food Pantry − $7,000
  • Village of Manley − $5,000

Pictured L-R: (Front Row) Julie Bear, Midlands Community Foundation grants committee chair; Georgie Scurfield, Lift Up Sarpy County; Maggie Wood, Inclusive Communities; Jennifer and Eloise Sommer, HEALing Embrace Fund; Amie Konwinski, Smart Girl Society, Inc.; Erin and Emily Koesters, Little Giants Foundation Fund; (Middle Row) Sandy Lemke, Merrymakers Association; Brian Barks, Food Bank for the Heartland; Joanie Mathis, Omaha Symphony; Kristen Minor, Belleaire Elementary PTA; Don Kiviniemi, Bellevue American Legion Post 339; Jolene Dalton, Village Manley; Shelby Voss, Mercy Housing Midwest; Amanda Smith, CHI Health Midlands Hospital; Ben Justman, Sarpy County Historical Society; Nancy Flearl, Share A Fare, Inc.; Karla Rupiper, Midlands Community Foundation board member; (Back Row) Tonee Gay, Midlands Community Foundation executive director; Corey Wilson, The Durham Museum; Melissa Nelson, Tri City Food Pantry; Jonathan Dodd, Keipos, Inc.; Johann Onnen, Bellevue Ministerial Association Food Pantry; Mark Kresl, Omaha Conservatory of Music; Agne Dizona, Joslyn Art Museum. Not Pictured: St. Matthew the Evangelist School; Fontenelle Forest.

This is the second of two grant distributions for Midlands Community Foundation’s fiscal year. The next grant deadline will be August 1, 2019, with funds distributed in October. Through its grants program, Midlands Community Foundation places an emphasis on prevention and education. The Foundation has a strong commitment toward programs benefiting health, art, culture, community, economic development, education, and human services.

The mission of the Midlands Community Foundation is to benefit the diverse needs of the Sarpy and Cass county communities by providing financial support, involvement, and service. Learn more online at www.MidlandsCommunity.org or call (402) 991-8027.