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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News
RECENT NEWS
NEWSLETTERS
2025 Fall Newsletter
Read our Fall Newsletter to learn about this year's Give Where You Live event, see how recent grants are helping area nonprofits, hear from a KACF board member on why he prioritizes being able to call Kearney home, see how KACF is celebrating a big milestone and get some tips that can help you during your year-end giving.
25th Anniversary Impact Report
More than 25 years ago, the simple action of creating a foundation for our community occurred. One donor gave the very first gift and it continued with several other donors giving to the Foundation. One after the other.
2025 Summer Newsletter
Read our Spring Newsletter to learn about how a new bill could affect your charitable giving, find out what local nonprofits are benefitting from the Arthur Klinkacek Community Enrichment grant, hear from a KACF board member about using business skills to make an impact, meet some of this year's scholarship recipient and grant deadlines to keep in mind.