Lexington Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Lexington Community Foundation supports education, health, arts and culture, recreation, human services, non-denominational religion and community and civic life in Nebraska.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, health, arts and culture, recreation, human services, non-denominational religion, community, civic life
IP TAKE: LCF’s unrestricted assets are accessible throughout the year and go towards many different topics that enhance the quality of life in this local area.
PROFILE: Established in 1982, the Lexington Community Foundation (LCF) is a community foundation based in Lexington, Nebraska. Its work is informed by decades of networking with the area’s local philanthropists. The foundation aims to "encourage and strengthen philanthropy in order to provide a permanent source of funding for opportunities to improve the quality of life, strengthen the sense of community and benefit future generations in Lexington, Nebraska.” LCF funds local efforts for education, health, arts and culture, recreation, human services, religion and community and civic life.
The Lexington Community Foundation supports a wide variety of local nonprofits though its primary grant program. It provides funding for capital projects, challenge gifts, programs and projects and seed grants. However, LCF does not provide grants from its unrestricted funds for operational expenses, travel, individuals, endowment funds or denominational religious causes. LCF’s Good Samaritan funds support school administrators, the Sara Rickertsen Special Needs Grant Program supports the needs of local residents with disabilities and the Athea Roberts Music Grant Program supports local music-related activities.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $100,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Lexington area of Nebraska. Past local grantees include the Johnson Lake Trails Fund, Lexington Public Schools and YMCA of the Prairie.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. LCF provides its application form on its website and requires that applicants submit it by mail. There are no strict application deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at office@lexfoundation.org or 308-324-6704.
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