Guidelines

The Building Strong Families Fund strives to maintain a quality of life for all families and individuals in the greater Lincoln, Nebraska area by providing grants in diverse areas of interest. While grants are made primarily in Lincoln, Nebraska, the Fund, in rare circumstances, will consider grant applications that benefit the entire state of Nebraska. Primary interests are:

• Basic Needs
• At Risk Children and Youth
• Building Strong Families
• Human Diversity

Grants are provided through the Building Strong Families Fund. We accept grants proposals from qualified 501 (c)(3) organizations and other organizations that are recognized by the IRS as those which gifts are tax-deductible. The Fund does not issue grants to organizations that discriminate as to race, gender, sexual preference, age, disability, creed or ethnic group.

The Building Strong Families Fund prefers not to consider grants in the following areas:

• For Profit Businesses
• Religious Programs or Issues
• Environmental Programs
• Medical or Scientific Research
• Private Foundations
• Endowments

Grantmaking Criteria:

• We prefer that your organization communicates with the Building Strong Families Fund before completing an application form. This may save your organization time if the grant proposal does not meet the grant criteria.

• Initial communication may be in person, by phone, mail, facsimile or by e-mail. We will be happy to consult at any stage of the process.

• All material submitted for the application process become the property of the Building Strong Families Fund.

• Grant applications should be a maximum of 10 pages. Short precise applications are preferred.

• Five (5) copies of the grant application must be submitted.

• Grant applications must be postmarked the by submission deadline.

• Additional contact and correspondence with the applicant, when needed, will be conducted following preliminary review of the grant proposals.

• Formal evaluation of projects funded through the Building Strong Families Fund may be required as a condition of the grant. Formal financial accounting of expenditures and regular narrative reports may also be required.

• All final grant decisions are made by the funder.

• All grant contacts must go through the administrators of the fund.

Download the Grantmaking Guidelines