WHAT WE FUND

Goal:
Increase (2- and 4- year) college-going, persistence, and completion.

Investments in:

Programs and initiatives that help students to improve readiness for, access to, and success in post-secondary education.

Post-secondary institutions’ efforts to build their own capacity to improve student success outcomes.

Programs and initiatives that strengthen the alignment between high schools, post-secondaries, and employers to create a seamless school-to-career pathway.

Two Scholarship Programs:

• “Kiewit Vocational Scholarship” Program with Nebraska Community Colleges and Iowa Western
• “Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy” at the University of Nebraska

Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Community College

Goal:
Increase the number of K-12 underserved youth participating in high-quality out-of-school programs that enhance academic and personal learning.

Investments in:

• Omaha metro area nonprofit organizations that provide high-quality out-of-school programs for K-12 underserved youth (after school/summer learning, college/career readiness, mentoring, and character-building).
• Nebraska nonprofit intermediaries working to build the quality, capacity, and reach of the out-of-school time sector across the state.

Goal:
Increase the number of high-quality STEM programs and learning experiences accessed by K-12 underserved youth outside the school day.

Investments in:

• Omaha metro nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that provide high quality STEM awareness, experiences, and exposure opportunities.
• Quality of place amenities that provide STEM experiences (science museums, children’s museums, libraries, etc.)
• Networks that support quality STEM experiences and connect them to educational and career pathways.

Goal:
Increase the number of people who live, work, and play in Downtown Omaha.

Investments in:

• Civic, cultural, and recreational amenities that engage and improve the quality of life for residents in Downtown and the Urban Core.
• Efforts that take a capital project from “basic to beautiful.”
• Efforts that support walkable, bikeable communities as well as multi-modal transportation options (e.g., bikeshare programs, trail networks, bus rapid transit programs and supports, etc.)

Goal:
Stabilize and grow neighborhoods in east Omaha experiencing decline and disinvestment.

Investments in:

• Catalyst projects and initiatives that revitalize the built environment.
• Beautification efforts for capital projects such as green space, streetscape amenities, transportation corridor amenities and employment center amenities.

Goal:
Increase employment, jobs, and workforce in distressed communities (aimed at developing economic independence for underserved and low- moderate income people).

Investments in:

• Workforce development programs that build skills and connect individuals to employment.

Goal:
Increase the availability of and access to high-quality civic, recreational, and cultural amenities.

Investments in:

• Capital projects across Nebraska and Western Iowa supporting communities and non-profits building and restoring high-quality community amenities.

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Goal:
Improve communities’ ability to lead and respond to their own needs and opportunities.

Investments in:

• Community foundations and regional networks working to build capacity of community leaders.