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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 Surpasses Goal
December 5, 2019
In just 24 short hours our community came together and "Did Something Great!"
Thank you for giving so generously! On this special day, Thursday, Dec. 5, there were 5,603 individual donations.
Thank you for loving your community! You came together to donate to all 165 participating local nonprofits.
Thank you for giving back! Thank you for volunteering! Thank you for promoting this amazing event! Thank you for providing us with food and fellowship!
Thank you for coming together to rally around our community after one tough year! Thank you for caring about other people! Thank you for supporting Give Where You Live!
Thank you for being on our community team! When we work together towards a common goal, we can do awesome things - like 1.2 million of them!
You came!
You donated!
You rocked!
Kearney Area Community Foundation 2020 Scholarship Recipients Announced
Today, the Kearney Area Community Foundation (KACF) manages 53 scholarship funds. We have awarded 104 scholarships equaling more than $143,000 in 2020 to local students enrolled in a technical college, community college and/or university. This year, we worked with 81 scholarship recipients.
Arthur Klinkacek Community
Enrichment Fund Est.
The Arthur Klinkacek Community Enrichment Fund will award grants to local nonprofits for programs and projects that will enrich the lives and communities for those in Buffalo County.
Ted Baldwin Donor Advised Fund Est.
Last year a local family decided to dissolve their family’s private foundation, the Theodore G. Baldwin Foundation, and chose the Kearney Area Community Foundation (KACF) to manage its assets. With that, the Ted Baldwin Donor Advised Fund was established.