FACF's mission is to improve the quality of life in the Fremont area by connecting donor interests with community needs and serving as a leader and catalyst in the development of solutions.
Fremont Area Community Foundation
605 N. Broad Street, P.O. Box 182
Fremont, NE 68025
(402) 721-4252
Fax: (402) 721-9359
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Grants Awarded
During the past fiscal year, grants totaling $301,692.25 were made from the FACF and Lester A. Walker Fund.
Since 1980, over $15 million from grants, donor-advised funds, scholarships and other funds has been awarded. All grants listed below were awarded between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Arts and Culture Grants
Fremont Opera House, Inc.
$20,000 was granted for furnishings and operational stability and $2,500 for the Imagine Fremont Radio Drama Camp.
John C. Fremont Days
$5,000 was awarded for the FACF Nonprofit Resource Intensive Program.
Civic Improvements Grants
City of Fremont
$50,000 was awarded for the main arena remodeling project and $5,540 toward the Greener Nebraska Initiative.
Forging Fremont’s Future
$5,000 was given for the Community Visioning project.
Ridge Cemetery Association
$10,000 for Phase 1 of the headstone straightening project.
Education Grants
Fremont High School Band Boosters/Fremont Public Schools Foundation
$30,200 for new band uniforms
Growing Hearts Daycare and Preschool
$1,857.20 fence costs for the Growing Gardens outdoor classroom
Dodge County Head Start
$5,339.30 for new classroom computers
Logan View Public Schools
$3,500 for Automated External Defibrillators
Health and Recreation Grants
Arlington Youth Foundation
$3,050 for multipurpose classroom computers
Dodge County Shooting Stars 4-H Club
$250 toward safety equipment
Fremont High School
$2,081.75 for a new Body Composition Analyzer for the Physical Education Department
Fremont Family YMCA
$3,000 to assist with the Food, Families and Fitness Project
Northeast Nebraska Family Health Services
$10,000 toward updated computer hardware and clinic software
Social Services Grants
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Fremont
$5,000 for the FACF Nonprofit Resource Intensive Program
Crisis Center for Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault
$100,000 toward the “Lighting the Way” capital campaign, $1,100 to assist with funding for the “In My Daughter’s Name” tour, and $5,000 for the FACF Nonprofit Resource Intensive Program
Fremont Area Habitat for Humanity
$5,000 for the FACF Nonprofit Resource Intensive Program
Low Income Ministry of Dodge County
$1,700 was awarded for gutter and downspout replacement. They were also selected by Audre’ Kerrigan, recipient of the 2011 Betsy Mulliken Award for Philanthropy, for the $1,000 grant as part of the award
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc.
$5,574 for the Fremont Nurturing Parenting Program materials
Rebuilding Together Greater Fremont Area
$10,000 was awarded for the Safe at Home Program and $5,000 for the FACF Nonprofit Resource Intensive Program
Salvation Army
$5,000 toward the Summer Food Program
| Why is FACF important to the Fremont area? | Important Grants Program Changes Announced | Summer Food Program Opportunities Available | Gift Planning Tools Now Available | Sports Participation Scholarships Available |
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| FACF's mission is connecting donor interests with community needs. Together, we can work to make a better community for generations to come. | The FACF Grants Program has new application guidelines for the remainder of 2013. The next grant application deadline is July 1, 2013. | The 2013 Summer Lunch Program Coordinating Team has once again been at work planning for another wonderful summer supporting area families. | Gift planning tools,articles and resources are now available on this website. See how your gift can provide for your community now and forever. | Sports participation scholarships are available through the Schilke-Novak Kids' Sports Trust for young athletes in the Fremont area. |