Grants awarded
Since our inception in 1979, Peter Kiewit Foundation
has awarded grants totaling over
$875M
Year | Organization | Location | Title | Grant Type | Strategic Priority | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To provide three years of program support for the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy. | Program | College Access and Success | $500,000 |
2022 | Nebraska 4-H Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To provide three years of support for STEM programming. | Program | Youth Development | $150,000 |
2022 | No More Empty Pots | Omaha, NE | To provide two years of support for the Food Entrepreneur Program. | Program | Economic Development & Opportunity | $80,000 |
2022 | Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons, NE | To provide one year of program support for the Center for Rural Affairs Small Business Services within Greater Nebraska and Nebraska’s Native American Tribes. | Program | Economic Development & Opportunity | $75,000 |
2022 | Whispering Roots, Inc. | Omaha, NE | To provide three years of support for STEM, agriculture, nutrition, and culinary education programs. | Program | Youth Development | $225,000 |
2022 | Nebraska Association of Skills USA | Lincoln, NE | To provide two years of support for SkillsUSA Nebraska programs. | 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 |
2023 | DREAM | Omaha, NE | To provide two years of program support for out of school programs. | Program | Youth Development | $50,000 |
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 |
2023 | Omaha Community Foundation | Omaha, NE | To provide one year of program support for the Community Interest Funds. | Program | Community Capacity | $150,000 |