Woods Charitable Fund
CIVIC & COMMUNITY
Center for Rural Affairs $25,000
Toward its efforts to engage micro-entrepreneurs and community leaders in the debate over Nebraska economic development policy through education, policy updates and a media campaign
Community CROPS $15,000
General operating support to help enhance the capacity and fundraising capabilities of this organization that supports the food security and agricultural-based enterprises of immigrant, refugee and low income gardeners in Lincoln and Southeast Nebraska
Community Development Resources $20,000
General operating support for this organization that provides lending capital, affordable housing resources and business training for women, minorities and economically disadvantaged individuals
Community Services Fund of Nebraska $6,000
For the purchase of computer software that provides enhanced online features to the potential donors of its future workplace giving campaigns in Lincoln and greater Nebraska
Heritage Nebraska $10,000
For advocacy training activities by Heritage Nebraska field staff as part of its technical assistance to local historic preservation groups to help them protect Nebraska's historic built and cultural environment
Legal Aid of Nebraska $25,000
For its Ethnic Island and Special Populations Outreach program that takes civil legal aid services directly to ethnic and homeless populations in comfortable community settings
Lincoln Housing Charities $10,000
First 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 Human Services Federation, Inc. $3,500
To support a study on predatory payday lenders in Lincoln and Lancaster County
The Mediation Center $17,600
First 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
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, Inc. $43,832
Final 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
State of Nebraska, Nebraska Deptartment of Correctional Services $6,750
To support the training of Department staff on how to be better role models in order to improve inmates' interpersonal behavior and increase their success in re-entering society following incarceration
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County $5,000
For a technology system upgrade through the purchase of a new software program designed to better track, process and analyze its pledge, donor and recipient data
Updowntowners $15,000
Toward the Events Coordinator position to increase and sustain the organization's ability to plan and promote downtown Lincoln's annual festivals and events that create millions of dollars of economic impact for the city
VolunteerLinc dba Volunteer Partners $30,790
To provide board diversity development and training to nonprofit boards of directors and to ultimately enhance the diversity and functioning of local nonprofit organizations’ boards, a collaborative-led project with Lincoln Lancaster County Human Services Federation and Leadership Lincoln
TOTAL CIVIC & COMMUNITY $233,472
Woods Charitable Fund  •  PO Box 81309  •  Lincoln, Nebraska 68501
info@woodscharitable.org  •  (402) 436-5971  •  Fax (402) 742-0123