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“Building for Tomorrow” Applications Now Online

By News Jul 7, 2020 | 3:22 PM

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Kearney Area Community Foundation (KACF) “Building for Tomorrow” (BFT) fund is transitioning from paper grant applications to an online system called Kaleidoscope. This new software was purchased thanks to donations made through the Foundation’s Edison Society campaign.

Before Kaleidoscope, hardcopy grant applications were dropped off at the Foundation office. Now, the Foundation can go even greener and continue to social distance, while also making it easier to apply for grants for nonprofit organizations in our community.

“Since Kaleidoscope worked so smoothly for our 2019 scholarships, we wanted to see if it could do the same thing with our BFT grant applications,” said Laurel McKellips, Program Manager at KACF. “Not only does Kaleidoscope simplify the process, it also allows applicants to save and continue their grant application whenever and where ever.”

The BFT grant typically funds projects or programs in the Kearney area and surrounding communities. Grants are made to nonprofit, federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) qualified organizations, or organizations delivering a project or program which have a fiscal relationship with a qualified charity.

Applications are accepted on a bi-annual basis with the approaching deadline of August 1. Organizations are encouraged to read the grants guidelines by visiting www.kearneyfoundation.org/building-for-tomorrow to determine if their organization qualifies. The next BFT grant cycle is February 1, 2021.