Recent funding awarded under the Nebraska Convention Center Financing Assistance Act will provide $294,602 to 40 North Omaha organizations including nonprofits like Girls Inc. of Omaha, Omaha CARES and the MAYS Foundation. Chosen projects showcase important historical aspects, help to reduce street and gang violence or assist with small business and entrepreneurship growth in North Omaha.
Omaha native Darya Kaboli-Nejad has launched The Soraya Foundation, a nonprofit that provides scholarships for former collegiate student-athletes to continue on after their athletic careers to higher education—whether that’s law school, med school, graduate programs or PhDs.
This Christmas, Open Door Mission served around 900 meals and gave away more than 800 gifts. More than 350 donors chose to “Adopt a Guest” and give gifts for the men, women and children living on the Open Door Mission campus.
Omaha Community Foundation is accepting applications for the 2026 Community Interest Funds from January 1 to March 1. Local nonprofits and neighborhood groups can apply for funding through five resident-led grant programs:
- African American Unity Fund
- Futuro Latino Fund
- LGBTQIA2S+ Equality Fund
- Refugee Community Grant Fund
- Omaha Neighborhood Grants
Each program has unique eligibility requirements and priority areas. In 2025, these funds awarded $664,994 to 86 organizations.