Funding search · EIN 470596705 · Scottsbluff, NE

Oregon Trail Community Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

67
grants reported
$1.9M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$16,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationcommunityyouthbettermentfoodinsecuritieshousingmedical

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Northfield Haven2 grants · $329,075
  • Regional West Foundation2 grants · $105,400
  • Riverside Discovery Center1 grant · $96,500
  • Cirrus House3 grants · $80,824
  • Friends of the Midwest Theater1 grant · $77,620
  • Platte River Basin Environments1 grant · $75,000
  • University of Nebraska Foundation2 grants · $73,200
  • Platte River Basin1 grant · $65,000
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes3 grants · $62,100
  • Scottsbluff Schools Foundation2 grants · $61,000

Giving over time

$690,712
2022
$502,482
2023
$716,051
2024

Grant history

All 67 reported grants, largest first.

  • $254,075

    Northfield Haven · Gering, NE · 2022

    Community betterment

  • $96,500

    Riverside Discovery Center · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Community

  • $77,620

    Friends of the Midwest Theater · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Historic preservation

  • $75,000

    Northfield Haven · Gering, NE · 2024

    Youth / special needs

  • $75,000

    Platte River Basin Environments · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Conservation

  • $65,000

    Platte River Basin · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Land acquisition for animal habitat

  • $59,100

    Cirrus House · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Housing / special needs

  • $58,000

    Cooperative Ministries · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Food insecurities

  • $57,000

    First United Methodist Church · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Church

  • $54,900

    Capwn · Gering, NE · 2024

    Food insecurities / homeless

  • $53,950

    Regional West Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Medical nonprofit

  • $51,450

    Regional West Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Medical equipment

  • $51,000

    Scottsbluff Schools Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Education

  • $47,919

    Scotts Bluff County Volunteer Center · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Food insecurities/ eldercare

  • $40,200

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023

    Education

  • $36,692

    Legacy of the Plains Museum · Gering, NE · 2022

    Arts/humanities

  • $33,000

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    Education

  • $32,543

    Leid Scottsbluff Library · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

  • $28,750

    University of Ne Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022

    Education

  • $27,045

    Midwest Theater · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Arts/humanities

  • $26,700

    Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Youth camps and prog

  • $25,000

    Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023

    Recreation pathway to historic monument

  • $25,000

    Scottsbluff Public Schools Fdn · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Youth programming

  • $24,500

    Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, KS · 2023

    Youth programs

  • $23,580

    Hemingford Community Foundation · Hemingford, NE · 2024

    Children / recreation

  • $21,700

    11 13 Ministries · Gering, NE · 2023

    Food insecurities

  • $20,695

    23 Club Baseball · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

  • $20,200

    Casa of Scotts Bluff County · Gering, NE · 2024

    Children community support

  • $20,000

    Brent Eley Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024

    Medical / family support

  • $20,000

    Mitchell Berean Church · Mitchell, NE · 2022

  • $19,200

    11 13 Ministries · Gering, NE · 2024

    Food insecurities

  • $18,000

    Western Nebraska Respite Network · Chadron, NE · 2023

    Health resources

  • $16,500

    Horizon Music Festival · Gering, NE · 2024

    Community betterment

  • $16,000

    11 13 Ministries · Gering, NE · 2022

  • $15,750

    Cooperative Ministries Council · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Community betterment

  • $15,190

    The Doves Program · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Adult services

  • $15,000

    Potter'S Wheel Ministries · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Housing renovation

  • $15,000

    Brent Eley Foundation Dba Brent'S Place · Aurora, CO · 2023

    Community betterment

  • $15,000

    Rocky Mountain Children'S Health Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2023

    Health

  • $12,890

    Kids First Preschool · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Education

  • $12,722

    Scotts Bluff County Robotics · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Education

  • $12,500

    Cooperative Ministries Council · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Community betterment

  • $11,500

    Post Playhouse · Chadron, NE · 2024

    Historic preservation

  • $11,000

    Scotts Bluff County Habitat for Humanity · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Housing/ community

  • $10,912

    Cirrus House · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

  • $10,900

    Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    Youth programs

  • $10,812

    Cirrus House · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Housing project

  • $10,000

    I'Ve Got a Name · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    Educaton

  • $10,000

    Scratch My Belly · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2024

    Animal rescue

  • $10,000

    St Agnes Church · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Religion

  • $10,000

    Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2023

    Educational scholarships

  • $10,000

    Kingdom Sports · Chadron, NE · 2023

    Sports ministry

  • $10,000

    Playtime Matters Project · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    Scottsbluff Schools Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    Weston County School District #1 Endowment · Newcastle, WY · 2023

    Education

  • $10,000

    City of Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

  • $10,000

    Cornerstone Education & Research Fo · Superior, CO · 2022

  • $10,000

    Morill Public Schools · Morrill, NE · 2022

  • $9,000

    Chadron Alzheimer'S Caregiver'S Support Group · Chadron, NE · 2024

    Education/eldercare

  • $7,450

    Teammates of Scotts Bluff County · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Youth programs

  • $7,200

    Ymca of Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Youth programs

  • $6,300

    Wncc Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2023

    Education

  • $6,250

    Ymca of Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Youth programming

  • $5,800

    Wncc Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Educational

  • $5,550

    Festival of Hope · Scottsbluff, NE · 2022

    Medical nonprofit

  • $5,500

    Wncc Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024

    Education

  • $5,200

    Legacy of the Plains · Gering, NE · 2023

    Arts/humanities

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.