Grants awarded
Since our inception in 1979, Peter Kiewit Foundation
has awarded grants totaling over
$988M
| Year | Organization | Location | Title | Grant Type | Strategic Priority | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To provide five years of support for the Nebraska Statewide Workforce & Education Reporting System (NSWERS). | Program | College Access and Success | $2,000,000 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Association of Skills USA | Lincoln, NE | To provide two years of support for SkillsUSA Nebraska programs. | Program | Youth Development | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Nebraska Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To provide three years of program support for the Nebraska Community Foundation Peer Learning Network. | Program | Community Capacity | $450,000 |
| 2024 | Nebraska Children and Families Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To fund Year Two of the ELO Engineering Pathways Initiative during the Summer of 2024 and the 2024-25 school year. | Program | Youth Development | $75,000 |
| 2023 | Nebraska Children and Families Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To fund the ELO Engineering Pathways Initiative during the Summer of 2023 and the 2023-24 school year. | Program | Youth Development | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Children and Families Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To provide three years of support for Beyond School Bells’ core work & statewide expansion and enhancement. | Program | Youth Development | $750,000 |
| 2024 | Kearney Area Community Foundation | Kearney, NE | To provide capital support for relocation of Kearney Area Community Foundation offices including the buildout of the Community Collaboration Space. | Capital | Community Capacity | $75,000 |
| 2023 | University of Nebraska Foundation | Kearney, NE | To provide capital support for the Rural Health Education Building (RHEB) in Kearney. | Capital | College Access and Success | $2,700,000 |
| 2023 | Grow Nebraska Inc. | Kearney, NE | To provide two years of operating support for GROW Nebraska and GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center. | Operating | Economic Development & Opportunity | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Young Mens Christian Association of the Prairie | Holdrege, NE | To provide capital support for the Orthman Community YMCA of Lexington. | Capital | Greater Nebraska | $500,000 |