Woods Charitable Fund
ALL GRANTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Adoption Links Worldwide, Inc. $15,525
For staff support and contracting fees to pursue Hague Accreditation to comply with new international adoption laws for this organization dedicated to matching Nebraska families with children around the world who are in need of permanent homes
Asian Community and Cultural Center $20,000
Third-year support of staff time toward sustaining the Asian Elderly New Americans Enrichment Project, a long-standing program of the Center that makes vital human services, behavioral health counseling and social interactions more accessible to Asian seniors
Bright Lights, Inc. $20,500
To help support a new Fundraising Coordinator and website updates for this organization that for 22 years has provided inclusive, unique summer learning opportunities for area youth
Center for People in Need, Inc.  
Support of the Center's capital campaign for a warehouse and office facility to be used for project expansion, including the Truckloads of Help Project. The Center provides essential items for low income families at no cost through the not-for-profit agencies that serve them. $40,000
To continue and expand public policy education on issues affecting low income and high need populations by maintaining a legislative resource database, providing leadership for the Coalition of Human Services Needs and facilitating advocacy education $30,000
General operating support † $5,000
Center for Rural Affairs $20,000
For analysis of and advocacy for Nebraska's microenterprise development, which aims at helping alleviate poverty in struggling urban and rural communities by enabling low and moderate income people to acquire assets and create wealth
CenterPointe, Inc. $35,700
Second payment of a three-year $98,200 grant toward the salary of a new Director of Development to lead fundraising activities and develop private funds for this organization dedicated to serving those affected by co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues
City of Lincoln, Department of Parks and Recreation $20,000
To build a time wall in Trago Park expressing and memorializing the Malone neighborhood African American community's history prior to and during the 1960's Civil Rights Movement
City of Lincoln, Lincoln Area Agency on Aging $15,000
For The Unity Project, which enhances protection and rights of vulnerable adults who reside in Lincoln area nursing homes and assisted living communities and to strengthen the Ombudsman Advocate Program
Cultural Centers Coalition $35,000
For a shared Development Coordinator position for this collaboration, comprised of Asian Community and Cultural Center, Malone Community Center, Indian Center and El Centro de las Americas, that is dedicated to improving its client services through working collaboratively to strengthen each other and overcome the challenges shared by Lincoln's cultural centers
EndowNebraska $10,000
Second-year support to continue and expand a marketing campaign aimed at increasing public understanding and utilization of Nebraska's charitable giving tax credit and to raise awareness of the opportunities to support Nebraska's nonprofit organizations †
Families Inspiring Families, Inc. $20,000
Second-year renewal for the Prevention Advocacy Program, a peer-to-peer support program for families whose children are at risk of becoming state wards due to their emotional, behavioral and/or mental health issues
Family Service Association of Lincoln  
Second payment of a $40,000 grant for Therapy and Family Support services, a behavioral health program provided free-of-charge and on-site at elementary and middle schools to assist kids and families in dealing with life stressors that impact their behaviors and relationships at school or home $20,000
Second-year renewal for expansion of Therapy and Family Support services (see above) $30,000
Flatwater Shakespeare Company $20,000
First payment of a two-year $30,000 grant to support the Artistic Director and Managing Director positions of this organization that inspires and informs Nebraska audiences and students through Shakespeare theatre productions
Food Bank of Lincoln, Inc. $5,000
General operating support for this organization that collects and distributes food and basic need items for low income people †
Friends of Arts Are Basic $20,000
First payment of a two-year $40,000 grant for capacity building and agency partnering efforts to help sustain this organization providing K-12 afterschool programming and teacher training with emphasis in multiculturalism and the arts
Friends of Haydon, Inc. $14,500
First payment of a two-year $29,500 renewal grant for an Education Coordinator to work with Haydon Art Center's volunteer educators and community partners to develop and lead an ongoing series of art education projects primarily for the underserved K-8 students of Lincoln's Community Learning Centers, housed in Lincoln's public schools
Friendship Home of Lincoln $5,000
General operating support for this 25-bed emergency shelter for women and children who experience domestic violence †
Girl Scouts-Spirit of Nebraska $25,000
To launch Homestead Council's Girl Scout Outreach Program, coordinating with schools to offer Girl Scout programming on-site to high-risk middle and high school girls, with programming focus on academic achievement, career development and dealing with real-life issues
Good Neighbor Community Center, Inc. $20,000
First payment of a two-year $30,000 renewal grant to support the Executive Assistant position for this organization that provides clothing and basic needs to low-income people
Goodwill Industries Serving Southeast Nebraska, Inc. $24,000
Second payment of a two-year $54,000 grant to enhance employment and translation services for immigrant and refugee job seekers and potential employers to increase the self-sufficiency of New Americans living in Lincoln and Lancaster County
Houses of Hope of Nebraska, Inc. $75,000
Toward the Vision of Hope capital campaign to create a new recovery campus, including three new halfway house facilities and an administrative office, for this agency that provides affordable residential treatment and support services for men recovering from substance abuse
Indian Center, Inc. $20,000
Toward a Youth Coordinator position to help administer the Center's services for at-risk Native American youth, including academic guidance and educational and employment opportunities
Informal Educators $3,000
To support efforts of the Informal Educators' network, a membership group comprised of museums, nature centers, libraries and performing arts organizations, to plan and implement Teachers' Night Out, an event for K-12 teachers to network and learn from speakers about informal educational opportunities
Leadership Lincoln, Inc. $10,000
Emergency funding for its youth programming which offers leadership development to Lincoln teens
Lincoln and Lancaster County Child Guidance Center $35,000
Renewal support to enable the agency to continue offering parent counseling services to those who cannot afford to pay, in order to enhance outcomes for the Center's child clients receiving mental health therapy
Lincoln Arts Council $20,450
For support of Community Partnerships for the Arts, a capacity building project offering professional resources, technical assistance and training to help strengthen local arts organizations and artists
Lincoln Children's Zoo $15,000
For organizational technology improvements to allow the Zoo to maintain comprehensive and efficient records of its members, guests, donors and program users
Lincoln Literacy Council  
Second payment of a two-year $90,000 grant for the English Language Academy (ELA) project, to extend the organization's administrative and pedagogical strengths to several collaborating ethnic and faith-based community partners in order to enhance and increase Lincoln's English language services $45,000
First payment of a $74,600 renewal grant for the ELA (see above) $44,600
Lincoln Medical Education Partnership $5,000
Renewal support for the evaluation of the School Community Intervention Program (SCIP) an in-school program to help elementary, middle and high school students with drug and alcohol abuse
Lincoln Municipal Band Association, Inc. $20,000
Toward a feasibility study to evaluate the technical, economic, organizational and community aspects of this organization's plan to construct a new band shell in Antelope Park
Lincoln Orchestra Association dba Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra $30,000
For administrative, marketing and fundraising staff support to help further this organization working to broaden appreciation of and support for orchestral music
Lincoln Parks and Recreation Foundation $14,370
Second payment of a two-year $34,370 grant for an Executive Administrator to enhance fund development, community and volunteer involvement and to achieve the strategic plan set out by this organization that provides support to Lincoln's parks and recreational resources
Lincoln YWCA $10,000
Second payment of a two-year $20,000 grant toward the Administrative Manager position, to enhance the YWCA's existing leadership, strengthen its management and program support, and improve its governance, income generation and marketing
Lux Center for the Arts $15,000
To develop and implement a new mobile art outreach program serving low income children and senior citizens
Madonna Foundation $10,000
Second payment of a two-year $30,000 grant for the expansion of the rehabilitation hospital's on-site learning center for children, which dedicates itself to helping students with acquired disabilities successfully integrate back into their regular school environments
Malaika Foundation $7,500
For financial support of teachers from Title I schools in Lincoln to attend the International Education symposium, Bringing the World to Your Classroom, which offers teachers the knowledge and resources to help students understand and appreciate their own culture in relation to other cultures at home and abroad
Malone Community Center $5,000
General operating support of this organization that serves ethnic minority and low income residents of Lincoln †
Matt Talbot Kitchen $30,000
Toward a Development Specialist position to enhance capacity building and fund development for this agency dedicated to providing food and services to Lincoln's homeless and working poor
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, Inc. $40,077
Second payment of a three-year $120,000 grant for the creation of a new anti-poverty plan and public campaign, the Economic Opportunity Agenda for Nebraska, which will contain an assessment of current Nebraska anti-poverty programs and initiatives and for preparing a comprehensive media and messaging strategy to garner support for the Agenda
Nebraska Humanities Council $20,000
Second payment of a $25,000 grant toward technological improvements including online updates and a new information system for tracking its fundraising activities
NeighborWorks, Lincoln $110,000
To continue and expand on strategies developed during its five-year project aimed at increasing affordable housing in Lincoln as part of this organization's mission to keep Lincoln a safe and prosperous community through building stronger neighborhoods
Northeast Family Resource Center  
For administrative support and for efforts in capacity building and strategic planning of this organization whose mission is to build strong families and neighborhoods in northeast Lincoln through education and support $15,000
For the Parents as Partners project, a merging of the Center's two existing early childhood education programs, to provide parents with training in skill building and child development $10,000
Planned Parenthood of Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Inc.  
Second payment of a three-year $150,000 grant for general operating support for this organization that provides affordable and confidential reproductive health care and sex education in Lincoln, Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa $50,000
General operating support † $5,000
People's City Mission $10,000
For horticultural education, vocational training, planting supplies and garden space for shelter residents and transitional housing tenants, a collaborative project with UNL Extension in Lancaster County
State of Nebraska, Region V Systems $5,000
For the Let's Build initiative managed by Region V Systems, with its partner the Lancaster County Funders Group, to assist community and faith-based organizations with becoming operationally effective and financially sound to better meet social service needs in the community
St. Monica's Home $22,500
Renewal support for implementation of its newly developed Cultural Diversity Organizational Model, The Quilted Web, to better serve its clients by improving the cultural diversity and multicultural competencies of this organization that serves women affected by substance abuse and other behavioral health disorders
Sunrise Communications, Inc. $40,000
To convert KZUM radio station's transmission signal from analog to digital and to create a second community radio station focused on serving Lincoln refugees, immigrants and low income individuals
The Loft at the Mill $22,000
Third-year support of the Business Manager position to oversee the fundraising efforts of this organization that serves as a community-wide center for the arts
The Mediation Center $15,000
Second payment of a two-year $35,000 grant to support a Marketing/Development Specialist to diversify the Center's funding base and increase the amount of revenue from the fee-for-service programs of this organization dedicated to helping people reach agreement through mediation
Union College $6,500
Toward the planning and development of a program to help transition Lincoln students with disabilities into high school, college and adult life, in collaboration with the Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln Public Schools and Nebraska Advocacy Services
United Methodist Ministries $25,000
Second payment of a two-year $50,000 grant for the position of Bilingual Legal Adviser for the Equity-in- Nebraska program, a federally accredited program dedicated to providing affordable legal immigration services
UNL-Center on Children, Families and the Law $30,000
Second payment of a two-year $61,000 grant to develop judicial guidelines on children's participation in their foster care hearings through assessing child perceptions and attitudes about court participation and gathering information on the impact of their experience, in partnership with Lancaster County Juvenile Court
UNL-Department of Art and Art History $5,000
Second payment of a $10,000 grant toward the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Art and Art History Department's efforts in providing free art lessons and community arts projects to Lincoln Public Schools students, including instruction by visiting artists of national prominence
UNL-International Quilt Study Center $45,000
Second payment of a $93,600 two-year grant toward an Education and Outreach Coordinator to support public programming and educational activities during the organization's first and second years of operation in a new facility
UNL-Lied Center for Performing Arts $25,000
Toward the production of Loop Divers, an original performance work that integrates dance, theatre and interactive media and the company's interaction with diverse community constituents, including schools and cultural centers
UNL-University of Nebraska Public Policy Center $20,000
Second payment of a three-year $60,000 grant to create, implement and promote a comprehensive, searchable online database of available human service resources in the state, to be freely accessible to Lincoln residents and service professionals
VolunteerLinc dba Volunteer Partners $15,781
Second-year support of the marketing, staffing and office operations of a Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) in Lincoln, which promotes workplace volunteerism, following its 2006 start-up phase
YMCA of Lincoln $20,000
Second-payment of a three-year $60,000 grant to support before and after-school programming for low income children in grades K-8 who will be served at the new northwest YMCA to be co-located with the Lincoln Public Schools' new middle school
TOTAL GRANTS 2008 $1,442,003
Woods Charitable Fund  •  PO Box 81309  •  Lincoln, Nebraska 68501
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