Funding
Understanding Who We Fund
The primary function of the Weitz Family Foundation is to distribute fiscal resources to our partner organizations. In 2014, we created an annual application process that allows organizations to formally apply for funding. We adjust the application each year to match our values and priorities. We make sure to offer applicants opportunities to better understand our process by sharing videos, providing documents detailing application questions, and hosting informative Zoom sessions.
Throughout the first 20 years of the Weitz Family Foundation’s history, we gave almost $200,000,000 to area organizations. Although every grant may not have proved fruitful or reached every goal, we are extremely proud of our partners and thrilled to see how early grants blossomed into programs, replicated in other places, and touched all of our lives.
Our Current Grantees
Utilize the table below to search for organizations, understand our key giving areas, and gain insight into the financial impact of our foundation on the nonprofit sector.
| Area of Focus | Organization Name | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arts | African Culture Connection | $10,000 |
| Arts | BFF Omaha | $10,000 |
| Arts | Circle Theatre | $10,000 |
| Arts | Culxr House | $25,000 |
| Arts | Eat N’ Talk Africa | $10,000 |
| Arts | El Museo Latino | $50,000 |
| Arts | Film Streams | $169,000 |
| Arts | Great Plains Black Museum and Interpretive Center, Inc. | $20,000 |
| Arts | Great Plains Theatre Commons | $80,000 |
| Arts | House of Afros, Capes and Curls | $80,000 |
| Arts | Joslyn Art Museum | $1,600,000 |
| Arts | KANEKO | $15,000 |
| Arts | KindAir @ Benson Theater | $10,000 |
| Arts | KVNO Radio | $10,000 |
| Arts | Nebraska Public Media | $20,000 |
| Arts | Nebraska Writers Collective | $60,000 |
| Arts | Omaha Community Broadcasting | $10,000 |
| Arts | Omaha Film Festival | $5,000 |
| Arts | Omaha Girls Rock | $20,000 |
| Arts | Omaha Symphony | $100,000 |
| Arts | Opera Omaha | $444,000 |
| Arts | Pear Tree Performing Arts | $18,000 |
| Arts | Omaha “Rose” Theater Company | $20,000 |
| Arts | Stockyard Institute | $300,000 |
| Arts | The Union for Contemporary Art | $469,000 |
| Education | Avenue Scholars | $400,000 |
| Education | Carleton College | $5,000,000 |
| Education | Collective for Youth | $50,000 |
| Education | College Possible | $125,000 |
| Education | Columbia Brain/Income Study – Baby’s First Years | $500,000 |
| Education | DIBS for Kids | $10,000 |
| Education | Financial Beginnings Nebraska | $5,000 |
| Education | Financial Hope Collaborative | $50,000 |
| Education | Koegel PRT (Stanford) | $40,000 |
| Education | Learning for ALL | $17,000 |
| Education | Metro Community College Foundation | $10,000 |
| Education | Mildred D Brown Memorial Study Center | $65,000 |
| Education | Nothing But Net | $40,000 |
| Education | Somali American Heritage of Nebraska | $15,000 |
| Education | Southwest Autism Research | $25,000 |
| Education | University of Nebraska Medical Center | $100,000 |
| Education | University of Nebraska Omaha | $504,000 |
| Education | World Speaks Omaha | $50,000 |
| Human Services | National Coalition of the 100 Black Women Omaha Chapter | $20,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Omaha Municipal Land Bank | $5,000 |
| Human Services | Omaha Permaculture | $50,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Seventy-Five North | $400,000 |
| Health | CRCC | $20,000 |
| Health | Center for Holistic Development | $85,000 |
| Health | Charles Drew Health Center | $100,000 |
| Health | Children’s Hospital and Medical Center | $300,000 |
| Health | Children’s Square USA | $40,000 |
| Health | Heartland Bike Share | $10,000 |
| Health | Methodist Hospital SANE/SART | $100,000 |
| Health | MOMentum Park | $20,000 |
| Health | Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition | $186,000 |
| Health | OneWorld Community Health Centers | $285,000 |
| Health | Planned Parenthood | $400,000 |
| Health | Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte Center | $125,000 |
| Health | Nebraska Abortion Resources | $20,000 |
| Human Services | 100 Black Men | $30,000 |
| Human Services | Bannister’s Leadership Academy | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Big Garden | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Black & Pink | $40,000 |
| Human Services | Bountiful Harvest | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands | $20,000 |
| Human Services | Canopy South | $40,000 |
| Human Services | CASA Douglas County | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Child Saving Institute | $20,000 |
| Human Services | City Sprouts | $20,000 |
| Human Services | Clyde Malone Center | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Collective for Hope | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Community Bike Project Omaha | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Completely Kids | $20,000 |
| Human Services | Credit Advisors Foundation | $10,000 |
| Human Services | D2 Center | $96,000 |
| Human Services | Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership | $20,000 |
| Human Services | Family Housing Advisory Services | $225,000 |
| Human Services | Girls, Inc. | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Gotta Be Me | $54,000 |
| Human Services | Habitat for Humanity | $150,000 |
| Human Services | Heart Ministry Center | $30,000 |
| Human Services | Heartland Workers Center | $100,000 |
| Human Services | Holy Name Housing | $60,000 |
| Human Services | Immigrant Legal Center | $450,000 |
| Human Services | inCOMMON Community Development | $60,000 |
| Human Services | Intercultural Senior Center | $85,000 |
| Human Services | International Council for Refugees and Immigrants | $75,000 |
| Human Services | Kids Can! | $230,000 |
| Human Services | Latino Center of Midlands | $144,000 |
| Human Services | Legal Aid Nebraska | $71,000 |
| Human Services | Lending Link | $125,000 |
| Human Services | MENTOR Nebraska | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Nebraska Appleseed | $344,000 |
| Human Services | Nebraska Children and Families Foundation | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Nebraska Children’s Home Society | $20,000 |
| Human Services | New Life Family Alliance | $20,000 |
| Human Services | No More Empty Pots | $250,000 |
| Human Services | Notre Dame Housing | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Omaha 100 | $30,000 |
| Human Services | Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance | $20,000 |
| Human Services | Project Harmony | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Project Houseworks | $20,000 |
| Human Services | Refuge Empowerment Center | $115,000 |
| Human Services | Refugee Women Rising | $30,000 |
| Human Services | Restoring Dignity | $20,000 |
| Human Services | Set Me Free Project | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Sheltering Tree | $17,000 |
| Human Services | Together Inc | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Urban League | $200,000 |
| Human Services | Whispering Roots | $100,000 |
| Human Services | Women’s Center for Advancement (YWCA) | $50,000 |
| Human Services | Women’s Fund | $194,000 |
| Human Services | Wonderfully Made USA | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | ACLU Nebraska | $100,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | African American Empowerment Network | $250,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Autism Center of Nebraska | $5,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Autism Action Partnership | $75,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Black Men United | $50,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Black Votes Matter | $50,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Business Ethics Alliance | $20,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Carole’s House of Hope | $50,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Center for Rural Affairs | $135,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Centro Hispano Comunitario de Nebraska | $60,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Civic Nebraska | $50,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Comunidad Maya Pixan | $100,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | East African Development Association | $5,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Education Rights Council | $145,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Imagine Inclusion | $5,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Inclusive Communities | $100,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Institute for Pubic Leadership | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | League of Women Voters | $30,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Midlands African Chamber | $40,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Movement in Omaha for Racial Equity | $5,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Nebraska Enterprise Fund | $20,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Nebraska Civic Engagement Table | $321,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | NOISE | $50,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Non-Profit Association Midlands | $40,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Omaha Economic Development Corporation | $291,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Omaha By Design | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | ONE Omaha | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | OpenSky Policy Institute | $110,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | OutNebraska | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Partners for Livable Omaha | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | POC Collaborative Resource Center | $15,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | REACH Omaha Chamber | $185,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | The Simple Foundation | $166,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Somali Community Service, Inc | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | SPARK | $250,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Survivors Rising | $10,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Unity in Action | $20,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Voices for Children | $50,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Youth Emergency Services Omaha | $20,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Coalition for a Strong Nebraska | $15,000 |
| Human Services | 1st Sky Omaha | $100,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Flatwater Free Press (The Sower) | $300,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | Omaha Documenters | $30,000 |
| Public/Societal Benefit | United by Culture Media | $15,000 |
| Human Services | Yates Fund | $1,000,000 |
| Human Services | Imagine Omaha | $5,000 |
| Human Services | Heartland Integration Center | $10,000 |
| Human Services | I Be Black Girl | $60,000 |
| Human Services | Omaha ForUs | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Our Gathering Place | $10,000 |
| Human Services | RESPECT | $10,000 |
| Human Services | Room for Roots | $5,000 |
| Human Services | Tri Faith Initiative | $30,000 |