Peter Kiewit Foundation has moved to a rolling grant cycle. Learn more about our application process here.

Kids Can

Educates, engages, and inspires children through early childhood care and out-of-school experiences.

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha Community Foundation

The Equality Fund makes grants to support LGBTQI+ issues in the Omaha metro.

Omaha, Nebraska

Rabble Mill

Creates more skilled, supported, connected communities through education, outreach, and storytelling across subcultures – skateboard, music, and art.
Omaha, Nebraska

Bike Union Mentoring

Provides workforce development and personal growth to young adults who are impacted by foster care.

Omaha, Nebraska

College Possible

Prepares low-income students to gain admission to and complete college.

Omaha, Nebraska

 “We can improve the downtown area, we can attract more industry to provide and add employment, and we can create work opportunities for more of our citizens. But more to the point, we must, here in the Midlands, establish a social order in which the ideals for brotherhood and justice become the standards of human relationship.” -Peter Kiewit

Vision

 Engaged citizens. Thriving communities.

Mission

To create opportunities for people to live in and help build strong and vibrant communities, achieve economic success, and enjoy a high quality of life.

Impact Areas

Youth Pathways to Success

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Economic Growth and Opportunity

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Thriving Places

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Youth Pathways to Success: Increase the number of youth who progress in their education and secure meaningful employment.

Cradle-to-Career Alignment: Better align P-16 education systems, out-of-school time programs, community and family supports, and employers.

College Access and Success: Ensure youth are able to gain admission to, attend, and complete higher education ready to enter a meaningful career.

Youth Development: Enable youth, particularly vulnerable youth, to access the programs and services they need to be prepared for academic, personal, and professional success.

Economic growth and opportunity: Bolster a vital, diverse and growing economy that advances individual and community prosperity.

Economic Development: Support efforts to improve Nebraska’s economic competitiveness, strengthen regional economies, and revitalize distressed communities.

Talent Development: Cultivate a skilled workforce and foster entrepreneurial activity to fuel economic growth.

Economic Opportunity: Expand opportunities for low-income individuals and families to achieve greater economic success.

Thriving Places: Support local efforts to build thriving communities.

Community Capacity in Greater Nebraska: Strengthen communities’ ability to pursue their own future.

Quality of Place Amenities: Invest in and increase access to quality civic, cultural, and recreational amenities.

Guiding principles

We engage in activities and apply our resources guided by the following ideals:

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Seek the Greatest Impact

We are driven to deliver community-wide benefit, significantly improve people’s lives, and reduce disparities.

Support Community-Driven Solutions

We invest in the efforts of individuals, organizations and communities dedicated to improving their circumstances through hard work and the application of local resources.

Foster Collaboration

We support collective approaches and partner broadly to address complex issues. We respect the expertise and viewpoints of our partners and work with them to achieve shared goals.

Take Action

We make challenge grants to fund capital projects, support promising and proven programs, and improve nonprofit performance. We convene and build capacity within the fields we support. We launch initiatives. We use research, communications and advocacy to advance practice and improve policy.

Commit to Outcomes

We believe in setting bold goals and recognize that we may need to take risks and commit to longer-term solutions to make significant progress.

Learn and Improve

We use data and evaluation to learn, hold ourselves accountable for achieving goals, improve our performance, and share what we learn with our partners.