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Adoption Links Worldwide, Inc.	$10,000
Toward the Lincoln component of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program that aims to find permanent, loving adoptive families for children in foster care
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lincoln Lancaster County	$8,500
Second-year support of the agency's general operating expenses
BryanLGH Foundation	$20,000
Toward the pilot program, Healthcare Education Across the Lifespan, a collaborative initiative of BryanLGH College of Health Sciences and Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center, to foster an interest in health professions among minority and underserved youth and adults through participation in clubs and camps
CASA for Lancaster County	$12,500
Renewal support for enhancing the volunteer program of this agency that provides a voice for abused and neglected children in the court system so they can thrive in safe, permanent homes
Center for Legal Immigration Assistance (formerly United Methodist Ministries)	$25,000
Toward a new bookkeeper position and transition expenses of the Center for Legal Immigration Assistance as it forms an independent nonprofit
Center for Rural Affairs	$25,000
For organizing a diverse group of microentrepreneurial leaders who will engage in the Nebraska Legislature’s budget and economic development policy debate
Central Plains Center for Services	$20,000
Toward the Education & Training Voucher program which provides post-secondary tuition assistance and other supports to foster care children and state or tribal wards
Christian Heritage Children's Home	$7,200
To provide gap funding to sustain the agency's work on behalf of children placed in foster care while Child Welfare Reform is instituted in Nebraska
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties	$30,000
Second payment of a three-year $90,000 grant toward general operating expenses during a transitional restructuring period of this organization working to improve the quality of life and economic self-sufficiency of people of low income by providing services, support and advocacy
Community CROPS	$10,000
Support for the Executive Director position of this organization that develops and provides community garden space for immigrants, refugees and people of low income so they can grow healthy food and live sustainably
Community Development Resources	$100,000
For the creation of a Community Nonprofit Loan Fund pilot project administered by Community Development Resources, a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution dedicated to providing financial products and services to people and communities underserved by traditional financial markets
Community Development Resources	$15,000
A challenge grant toward the general operating expenses of this organization that expands economic opportunities for low-income, minority, and women business owners by providing loans, access to capital resources, technical assistance, and training
Community Justice Center	$25,000
First payment of a three-year $75,000 grant toward the general operating expenses of this organization that provides information, education and community resources for victims, offenders and communities to heal the harm caused by crime
Community Mental Health Center	$10,000
Toward the Open Studio/Wordshop program, in collaboration with CenterPointe and Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, which offers a safe, creative environment to non-traditional artists who experience mental health and substance abuse issues
Cultural Centers Coalition	$25,000
Second-year support of a shared Development Coordinator position for this collaboration, comprised of Asian Community & 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
El Centro de las Americas	$25,000
Support for the Executive Director position of this organization that exists to educate and empower Hispanic/Latino families and the community at large
Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries	$30,000
Toward its Vision & Building Concept study to examine the possibility of a new main library for the replacement of the Bennett Martin
Fresh Start, Inc.	$10,000
Toward general operating support of this organization that provides resources and support to women who are homeless to increase their self-sufficiency
Friendship Home of Lincoln	$10,000
Second payment of a three-year $30,000 grant to support of a part-time Major Gifts/Planned Giving Officer position to assist the organization’s staff and board in furthering its fund development
Girl Scouts-Spirit of Nebraska	$20,000
Second-year support of its outreach program to offer Girl Scout programming, including topics in self-esteem building, academic achievement and career exploration, to high risk middle and high school girls
Habitat for Humanity	$30,000
First payment of a two-year $45,000 grant in support of the Family Support Manager position to provide Habitat homeowners and housing applicants with resources, education and assistance in owning their own homes
Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters	$25,000
Support of the operations of its community-based child and youth mentoring program, including the recruitment, screening, assessing, background checks and oversight of its mentoring matches
HUB Central Access Point for Young Adults	$50,000
Toward the purchase of a new facility for this organization that provides support and access to services for young people transitioning into adulthood who are disconnected from their families and community
Illusion Theater and School, Inc.	$10,000
For public readings of its new adaptation of Willa Cather’s My Antonia and for related community and youth workshops in Lincoln, in partnership with Haymarket Theatre
Illusion Theater and School, Inc. (Project Trust)	$4,447
Toward performances and outreach of Project Trust’s sexual abuse prevention/awareness play, TOUCH, at Lincoln elementary schools, in partnership with the Child Advocacy Center
Indian Center, Inc.	$10,000
Toward the operation of its Commodity Supplemental Food Program which provides monthly food packages to people of low income in Lancaster County
KVC Behavioral Healthcare Nebraska, Inc.	$24,920
Toward the targeted recruitment of foster parents of Latino and African American ethnicities to provide homes for abused and neglected children
Lighthouse	$20,000
Second-year support for its Truancy Intervention and Prevention program focusing on youth in grades 5 through 12 who have problems with school attendance
Lincoln and Lancaster County Child Guidance Center	$25,000
First payment of a $50,000 grant toward a 4,000 square foot renovation of its facility to allow expanded therapy services for children and families experiencing trauma and mental illness
Lincoln Community Playhouse, Inc.	$30,000
First payment of a three-year $75,000 grant in support of the Executive Director position of this organization dedicated to creating and promoting quality theatrical experiences for Lincoln
Lincoln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs, Inc.	$20,000
For the implementation of a learning environment program to offer college students studying to be future licensed mental health professionals the opportunity to conduct supervised drug and alcohol abuse assessments with its clients
Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music dba Sheldon Friends of Chamber Music	$1,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of Sheldon Friends of Chamber Music
Lincoln Housing Charities	$6,000
To support the Expanding Horizons program which provides free educational enrichment activities during the summer for at-risk elementary-age children in Lincoln's Air Park area
Lincoln Housing Charities	$10,000
Second payment of a two-year $20,000 grant toward the RentWise program which presents a structured curriculum to educate diverse renters, helping them obtain and keep rental housing and be successful renters
Lincoln Lancaster County Child Advocacy Center	$60,000
Second payment of a $175,000 grant toward the construction of a new facility in Northeast Lincoln to accommodate the growing number of children and families served by this organization whose mission is to reduce trauma suffered by child abuse victims during abuse investigations and to increase the successful prosecution of child abusers
Lincoln Orchestra Association dba Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra	$3,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
Lincoln Orchestra Association dba Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra	$10,000
General operating support to help stabilize this organization that exists to broaden appreciation of and support for orchestral music of artistic excellence
Lincoln YWCA	$30,000
General operating support for this organization dedicated to facilitating the security, self-discovery and leadership of women and youth
Lux Center for the Arts	$15,000
For general operating support of its education programs, including its center-based art classes and its visual arts education outreach to underserved, disadvantaged youth and senior citizens
Matt Talbot Kitchen	$50,000
Second payment of a $100,000 grant in support of its capital campaign, Witness to Hope, to construct a larger facility for this organization providing hunger relief and homeless prevention services to Lincoln’s homeless and working poor individuals and families
Meadowlark Music Festival	$10,000
First payment of a three-year $25,000 general operating support for this annual summer chamber music festival
Meadowlark Music Festival	$10,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of MeadowLark
Mourning Hope	$10,000
General operating support for this organization that provides grief support groups, education, resources and referrals to children, teens, young adults and their families who are experiencing the death or serious illness of a loved one
Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.	$10,000
Support of its two-day Summer Institute on Authentic, Inclusive Lifestyles focusing on assuring that people with disabilities are fully included in the community, at work and at home
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, Inc.	$25,000
Toward the Health Care Reform Policy Implementation project to ensure that the interests of low income families are represented as Nebraska prepares to implement the federal health care reform legislation
Nebraska Cultural Endowment	$20,000
Second payment of a three-year $60,000 support of administration expenses to conduct the $5 million fundraising campaign for this organization established to provide long-term stability and funding for the arts and humanities in Nebraska
Nebraska Humanities Council	$10,000
Toward its efforts to assess and engage young adults in humanities programming
Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation	$10,903
Toward the Nebraska State Historical Society’s project, Who Are “We” in Nebraska, an exhibit, lecture series, public broadcast series and a teachers’ institute focused on the history of civil liberties in Nebraska
NeighborWorks, Lincoln	$30,000
For outreach efforts in Lincoln’s core neighborhoods through community organizing, financial fitness instruction, and homebuyer education
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland	$50,000
First payment of a three-year $150,000 grant in support of the operations of the new Women’s Reproductive Health Clinic in Lincoln
Projecto Cultural dba Proyecto Cultural	$3,500
Toward the Summer Dance Institute of this group dedicated to sharing Hispanic/Latino culture with the community through educational performances
Public Interest Projects, Inc.	$30,000
First payment of a two-year $60,000 grant in support of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Infrastructure Project, a collaborative project with Nebraska Appleseed, the NAACP and the Progressive Student Coalition, to defend and expand affirmative action and other efforts to promote full inclusion of people of color and women
Saint David's Welsh Society of Nebraska	$2,000
Support of community-based workshop and performance events in June 2010 to promote its centennial celebration
TEAMS Educational Center	$20,000
Toward its Community Relations/Development Director position and Operation Reach, a program for low-income families to gain access to tutoring services for children with special needs
The Angels Theatre Company	$5,000
For the production of and community discussions about In My Daughter’s Name, a new locally written play focusing on the true story of a domestic violence murder
The Mediation Center	$17,600
Second payment of a two-year $35,200 grant to help sustain and possibly expand the Small Claims Court Mediation Program of this agency that provides low cost, neutral mediation services in Lincoln
Third Chair Chamber Players	$1,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to be used at the discretion of Third Chair Chamber Players
Union College	$28,170
Second payment of a three-year $84,510 grant toward the development and implementation of a program to help transition Lincoln students with disabilities into high school, college and adult life, in collaboration with Nebraska Department of Education, Lincoln Public Schools and Nebraska Advocacy Services
University of Nebraska Foundation (Sheldon Arts & Humanities Extension)	$100,000
Second payment of a $750,000 grant toward the creation of an Arts and Humanities Center in Lincoln's Haymarket to function as Sheldon Museum of Art’s community annex for exhibits, events and programs, in partnership with the 2015 Vision Group and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
UNL-Department of Clothing, Textiles and Design	$8,300
Support of a project manager position to develop community-based, creative textiles arts educational programming in relation to the Textile Society of America’s 12th Biennial Symposium
UNL-Department of Community and Regional Planning	$25,000
For the Enhancing Citizen Engagement in Community Assessment with Innovative GIS Technology project, in collaboration with NeighborWorks Lincoln and the City of Lincoln Urban Development Department, to involve residents of two of the city’s vulnerable neighborhoods in a neighborhood-wide property assessment to help set goals for improvement
UNL-International Quilt Study Center	$25,000
Second payment of a two-year $50,000 grant in support of the Communications Coordinator position for the implementation of strategic communications to increase the Quilt Museum’s visibility, with a focus on neighborhood and community outreach
UNL-Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools	$50,000
First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant in support of its program, Building Bridges Through Relationships, to increase student engagement, motivation, and achievement among Lincoln Northeast and North Star High Schools’ 9th graders at risk of dropping out
UNL-School of Music	$10,000
Retiring WCF board member's designated grant to support the cost of visiting mentors' fees and expenses for the Arts Entrepreneurship Initiative at the School of Music
Voices for Children in Nebraska	$30,000
Second payment of a two-year $60,000 grant toward general operating and capacity-building efforts of this statewide organization that advocates for the well-being of children in Nebraska as it prepares for a transition in leadership
Voices of Hope of Lincoln, Inc.	$25,000
Toward the cost of operating the agency’s core 24-hour advocacy and crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the community
TOTAL GRANTS 2010	$1,439,040