Scholarships
OPPORTUNITIES
The Kearney Area Community Foundation manages over 30 scholarship funds. The crtieria for these scholarships are varied, so please take a moment to search our scholarships to determine if you are eligible to apply.
Using the command "ctrl f" search for scholarships, your school or county.
OPPORTUNITIES
Scholarship forms are not availble using a mobile devise. Please check out our current scholarships using desktop view. There you will have the ability to download the following PDF and Word documents for each scholarship.
Scholarships
Scholarship forms are not availble using a mobile devise. Please check out our current scholarships using desktop view. There you will have the ability to download the following PDF and Word documents for each scholarship.
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WELCOME TO THE
KEARNEY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Welcome to the Kearney Area Community Foundation website! Whether you are interested in applying for a grant or simply looking for information, we hope our website will make it easy for you to find what you're looking for. Websites are a great way to get oriented with KACF, but if you like a personal touch, please contact us.
Give Where You Live
December 3, 2020
WOW! WE DID IT AGAIN KEARNEY!
Is it just us, or does it seem a little brighter out today?
Here are some quick stats for the record breaking Give Where You Live 2020!
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The community raised $1,325,551 this year, up 10.1%from the $1,203,453 we raised last year!
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Individual donations were 6440 in 2020, compared to 5603 in 2019. (This is a 14.9% increase!)
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177 local organizations and causes participated this year, compared to 165 in 2019. (Another record breaker – a 7.2% increase!)
OUR COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER, IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, TO WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND OUR NONPROFITS DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME!
Since Give Where You Live was launched in 2013, together we have raised more than $6.5 million for our community! SIMPLY AMAZING KEARNEY!
Yes, it does look like we are enjoying brighter tomorrows!
WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY! WE ARE GLAD YOU DO TOO!
2021 Summer Newsletter
Read our Summer newsletter to learn more about the Foundation, 2021 local scholarship recipients, the Nonprofit Excellence Institute as well as our newest addition, a guest column.
2021 Spring Newsletter
Read our Spring newsletter to learn more about how the Foundation responded to the pandemic, the Arthur Klinkacek Community Enrichment Winter and Spring grantees, Building for Tomorrow Winter and Spring grantees as well as what is an endowment.
2021 Winter Newsletter
Read our winter newsletter to learn more about Give Where You Live breaking records, celebrating stakeholders, holiday dinners, as well as the impact of the Disaster Relief Fund.