Midlands Community Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $92,580

Midlands Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $92,580 to 16 non-profit organizations serving Sarpy and Cass counties including:

• Autism Action Partnership – $2,500
• Cornhusker Council, Boy Scouts of America – $3,350
• Food Bank for the Heartland – $15,000
• Fontenelle Forest – $5,000
• Greater Omaha Attendance and Learning Services Center – $7,730
• Lofte Community Theatre – $2,500
• Louisville Volunteer Fire & Rescue – $8,000 (challenge)
• Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America – $3,000
• Moving Vets Forward – $4,500
• Omaha Home for Boys – $5,000 • Omaha Performing Arts – $5,000 • OneWorld Community Health Centers, Inc. – $10,000
• Plattsmouth Police Department and Foundation Providing Opportunities for Plattsmouth Schools – $2,500 (challenge)
• Radio Talking Book Services – $10,000 • St. Matthew Catholic School – $3,500 (challenge) • Strategic Air & Space Museum – $5,000

This is the first of two grant distributions for Midlands Community Foundation’s fiscal year.  The next grant deadline will be February 1, 2016, with funds distributed in April.

Through its grants program, Midlands Community Foundation places an emphasis on prevention and education.  The Foundation has a strong commitment toward programs benefitting health, art, culture, community, economic development, education, and human services. The mission of the Midlands Community Foundation (www.midlandscommunity.org) is to benefit the diverse needs of the Sarpy and Cass county communities by providing financial support, involvement and service.

Pictured: Front Row, Left to Right: Karla Rupiper (Midlands Community Foundation Board President); Bryan Freeman (Radio Talking Book, Inc.); Anne Pope (Lofte Community Theatre); Julie Bear (Midlands Community Foundation Grants Committee Chair); Andrea Skolkin (OneWorld Community Health Centers, Inc.); Sheryl Gaston (Louisville Volunteer Fire & Rescue); Akia Sparkman (Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America); Treva Haugaard (Greater Omaha Attendance and Learning Services Center); Tonee Gay (Midlands Community Foundation Executive Director).

Back Row, Left to Right: Brian Harvey (Providing Opportunities for Plattsmouth Schools); William Cover (Cornhusker Council, Boy Scouts of America); Ryan Crick (Plattsmouth Police Department); Alyssa Kohler (Omaha Performing Arts); Lori Bechtold (Omaha Home for Boys); Dave Pantos (Autism Action Partnership); Phil Onwiler (Strategic Air & Space Museum); Susan Ogborn (Food Bank for the Heartland); Lisa Benson (St. Matthew Catholic School).

Not Pictured: Fontenelle Forest, Moving Vets Forward