Community Philanthropy
The Valley County Community Foundation Fund is dedicated to the improvement and long-term viability of our community.
The Valley County Community Foundation Fund encourages people from all walks of life to give back to their community by providing a full range of gift opportunities. A volunteer Fund Advisory Committee works actively to increase charitable giving and award grants to worthwhile organizations that are addressing the emerging needs and future opportunities in our community.
VISION: Valley County is a vibrant community which embraces a culture of collaboration, growth, and opportunity where families enjoy an exceptional quality of life in a healthy and safe environment.
MISSION: Empowering caring people to impact the lives of others through volunteer commitment and financial generosity.
VALUES:
Integrity~We believe in operating with integrity in our commitments to donors and partners by maintaining confidentiality, practicing high moral standards and legal compliance, and honoring donor intent.
Respect~We believe all people have the inherent capacity to positively impact their community. We respect individuals and value their collective interests, strengths, and cultures.
Collaboration~We believe in creating partnerships with organizations which support the development of youth, leadership, entrepreneurship, and charitable giving for the benefit of our county-wide community.
Progressive Thinking~We believe in supporting programs and projects that address the changing needs of our area and offer the greatest benefits to our citizens.
The Valley County Community Foundation Fund enhances the quality of life and helps create new opportunities in Valley County by:
- Supporting and strengthening local nonprofit organizations
- Providing innovative ways for donors to benefit their community
- Identifying needs and making grants in our community
- Participating in partnerships with other community groups
Entrepreneurship Camp for area youth
As an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, all contributions to the Valley County Community Foundation Fund are tax-deductible. The Nebraska Community Foundation is confirmed in compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations, and has met the nation’s highest philanthropic standards of operational quality, integrity and accountability.
Please consider giving to the Valley County Community Foundation Fund and help us build a bright future. For more information, contact Dahn Hagge below or download a brochure here.
Dahn Hagge, Valley County Community Foundation Fund Coordinator
1514 K St. Suite 2, Ord, NE 68862
dahnhagge@gmail.com
(308) 728-7875
Please consider donating here.
CURRENT EVENTS:
Connecting Young Nebraskans Scholarship Application
The Valley County Communty Foundation Fund has awarded three $100 scholarships for local citizens to attend the annual Connecting Young Nebraskans Summit on October 27-28, 2011 in West Point, Nebraska. Scholarship recipients were Jennifer Remmereid, Harold Benton, and Jamie Keep. The VCCFF believes in the importance of engaging local emerging leaders in planning for the successful future of our local communities and state.
Jennifer Remmereid, Jamie Keep, Harold Benton
Professional Advisors Workshop – The Art of Charitable Giving
This workshop detailed gift planning tools and offered practical ideas to initiate discussions about planning for the benefit of our community and charitable organizations across Nebraska. The workshop was held on Wednesday, November 16 from at the CCC – Ord Learning Center, 1514 K Street. Jim Gustafson, Gift Planning Director for Nebraska Community Foundation, was the guest speaker. The event was hosted by the Valley County Community Foundation Fund, Nebraska Community Foundation, Central Community College Foundation, Valley County Health System Foundation, Ord Township Library Foundation, Ord Golf Course Foundation, and the Ord Area TeamMates. A recap of the event can be found here.
Business Discovery Day
On January 18, 2012 students from Greeley, Sherman, and Valley counties attended a Business Discovery Day that exposed them to various aspects of entrepreneurship, business planning, marketing, and a variety of other business related topics. The VCCFF helped to coordinate and sponsor the event along with many other organizations including the Nebraska Department of Education, UNL Extension, Central Community College, Valley County Economic Development, and several other local businesses and entrepreneurs. You can read the full article here.
Participants developed business plans as a part of the Whatchamacallit Competition
Wozab Fund gives $30,700 in grants to Valley County
Lincoln–John and Alyce Wozab created a gift that keeps on growing and a legacy that lasts forever when they established an endowment through the Nebraska Community Foundation.
In 1998, according to their wishes, an estate bequest of $1.2 million established the John & Alyce Wozab Memorial Fund to enhance the quality of life and create new opportunities in Valley County.
Over the past 13 years, the Fund has reinvested more than $545,000 to benefit dozens of community programs and thousands of individual citizens in Valley County. Each year grants are made from the earnings on the endowment, yet the endowment continues to grow. It now has $1.28 million in assets.
John and Alyce Wozab’s endowed gift ensures that their love for their community and their generous giving will continue for generations to come.
Nebraska Community Foundation handles the financial management of the Wozab Fund and each year works with the Valley County Board of Supervisors, which serves as the Fund Advisory Committee in making grants back to the community. The committee reviews funding proposals from organizations that provide important services throughout the county. In March 2012, the committee approved 33 of the 38 funding requests it received and awarded a total of $30,700 to help support a broad range of community projects and programs:
Parks and Recreation — $5,750, including grants to support softball, wrestling, youth football, baseball, basketball and summer camp programs.
Youth Engagement and Development — $4,850, for programs including Heartland Youth Ranch, Cornhusker Girls State, 4-H community beatification projects, youth mission trips, and an entrepreneurship discovery day camp.
Public Safety – $4,500, to area fire and rescue units for 10 self-contained breathing apparatuses, training for EMTs, and automated external defibrillators (AED) for Ord Jr/Sr High School and Comstock Volunteer Fire Dept.
Libraries — $3,950, to Ord Township Library, Arcadia Township Library and North Loup Public Library to support children’s reading programs and building repair.
Health Care — $3,750, for early childhood development and parenting education, an air conditioning unit at Senior Classics of Valley County, and a recumbent stepper for the Valley View Living Center.
Economic Development — $2,000 to support an intern for implementation of Vision Valley County 2020.
Historic Preservation — $1,000 for improvements to the Valley County Historical Society building.
Community Infrastructure – $900 to the purchase welcome banners for Arcadia and a flag and flagpole at Aubles Pond.
Other Programs — $4,000 for St. John’s Lutheran Halloween and Thanksgiving community events, Loup Valley Popcorn Days and Arcadia’s Fall Festival.
John and Alyce Wozab were life-long residents of Ord and Valley County. They were involved in the abstracting , title insurance and real estate and sales business for more than 45 years, and John was the Valley County Veteran’s Service Officer for 46 years. They are just two examples of Nebraskans and former Nebraskans who have left legacies to their hometowns.
For information on creating a personal legacy through a planned gift, contact Jim Gustafson, Gift Planning Director at the Nebraska Community Foundation, (402) 323-7341 or jgustafson@nebcommfound.org.
You may also contact Dahn Hagge, Coordinator at the Valley County Community Foundation Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, at (308) 728-7875 or dahnhagge@gmail.com.
Get the Latest Updates!
