
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
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Designated Funds are personalized funds that make it easy for you to support the causes and organizations you care about. You can use cash, stock, or other assets to create a named fund and qualify for an immediate income tax deduction. We will then regularly distribute grants to the charities you identify when the fund is created.
If you are interested in setting up a Designated Fund with the Kearney Area Community Foundation, please call our office at (308) 237-3114. Thank you!
This list of charitable funds was established by you, the charitable individuals of the Kearney area, since 1995. It is a powerful testimony to the causes and institutions you consider vital to our community’s well-being.
Designated Funds
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Ainsworth United Methodist Church Endowment
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Amherst Schools Expendable
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Archway Society
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Arthur E Klinkacek Community Enrichment
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Beau's Brigade
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Buffalo County Recreation Area - Ravenna Lake Improvement
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Carol and Larry Hardesty Juniata Cemetery Endowed Fund
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Central Nebraska Chess Association Fund
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Central Nebraska Reading Council
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Central Nebraska Veterans Memorial
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Central Nebraska Veterans Memorial Endowment
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Clara Cool Endowment Fund
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Dr. B.M. Stevenson Family Endowment
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Dwight and Lois Gangwish United Methodist Church
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Elm Creek Public School District #9
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Elm Creek Public School Foundation Clara Marshall Endowment
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Elm Creek United Methodist Church Endowment
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Elm Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue
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Faith Christian School Warrior Fund
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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First Responders Support Network
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Forever Pink Foundation
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Fort Kearny Outdoor Expo
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Forward Kearney Building Fund
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FreeThinking Ministries
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Friends of Loper Wrestling
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Friends of the Axtell Public Library
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Friends of the Oshkosh Library
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Garden County Friends of Antelope Valley Historical Church
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Garden County High School Foundation
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Garden County Historical Society
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Garden County Lisco Multipurpose Court
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Garden County Rural Health
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Gibbon Volunteer Fire Department
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Gracious Givers Food Pantry
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Grow Garden County
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HeartBeatz
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church Endowment
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Impact Art
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Jeff and Brette Ensz UNK Political Science Fund
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K-9 Freekz Rescue
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Kearney Area Employee Emergency Relief Fund
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Kearney Area Storytelling Festival
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Kearney Cemetery Beautification
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Kearney Creates - A Chronicle and Celebration
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Kearney Cultural Partners
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Kearney Growth and Development Endowment
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Kearney Junior Golf Classic
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Kearney Literacy Council
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Kearney LOSS (Local Outreach for Suicide Survivors)
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Kearney Noon Rotary Dolly Parton Imagination Library
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Kearney Pickleball Club
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Kearney Rail Viewing Platform Project
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Kearney Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program
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Kearney Volunteer Fire Department
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Kearney Whitewater Association
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Kearney Whitewater Association Endowment
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Kearney/Buffalo County Friends of Law Enforcement
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Kearney-Buffalo County Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association
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Kearney-Buffalo County Crimestoppers
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Larry and Carol Hardesty Loup Valley Cemetery Endowed Fund
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Leadership Kearney
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Lisco Presbyterian Church Endowment
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Loper GridIron
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LoperCats
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McKenna's Rae of Hope Foundation
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Mike Brimlow Fund
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Musicians Investing Kindness and Energy (MIKE)
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Nebraska Animal Rescue Foundation
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Nebraska State Senior Games
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Nebraska Veterans First
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One Lost Sheep Ministries
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Oshkosh Community Improvement
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Peterson Senior Activity Center
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Platte River Children’s Chorale
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Platte River Singers
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Pleasanton “Save the Depot”
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Pleasanton Old Settlers
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Pleasanton PIK (Parents Interested in Kids)
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Pleasanton Public School Foundation
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Pleasanton Volunteer Fire and Rescue
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Prairie Art Brothers
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Ravenna Public School Foundation
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RESTORE
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ReUse It
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Richard & Audrey Kauders Museum of Nebraska Art Endowment
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Rooted
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Sarah Luddington Memorial
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Sea Star Foundation Fund
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Senior College of Central Nebraska
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Senior Hospitality Center Charitable Future
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Shelton Activities Booster Club Fund
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Shelton Cemetery Beautification
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Shelton Community Pool Project Fund
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Shelton Elementary PTO
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Shelton FFA Boosters
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Shelton Fireworks Fund
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Shelton Helping Everyone Live Longer (SHELL)
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Shelton Public Library Friends
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Shelton Public School Foundation
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Shelton Volunteer Fire & Rescue Fund
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Skills for Success
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Smiles for Vets Fund
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SPS-Playground Improvements Fund
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St. George Building Fund
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St. George Church Endowment
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Tasha Keiter Memorial Youth Golf
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The Brickwalk Project
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Tri-City BMX Track
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United Methodist Church of Oshkosh Endowment
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UNK Men's Tennis Fund
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Vernon and Beverly Reinertson Memorial Endowment
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Water 4 Haiti
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Where Eagles Fly Fund for Vets