ABOUT
WHO WE AREThe Columbus Area Future Fund (formerly Columbus Area Community Foundation Fund) is an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation* and strives to build a community endowment to promote local leadership development, entrepreneurship, youth engagement and community philanthropy.
The Fund
Enhances the quality of life and helps create new opportunities in the Columbus area
The Fund, through an unrestricted endowment, will work with other non-profit entities in ensuring their viability and service to area communities as well building a substantial unrestricted fund for future projects. Through voluntary donations and estate planning, individuals will be creating a lasting memorial of their success and progress in the Columbus area for generations to come.
The Fund encourages people from all walks of life to give back to their community by providing a full range of gift opportunities.
*As an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, all contributions to the Columbus Area Future 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.
Vision
The vision of the Columbus Area Future fund is to work collaboratively to provide opportunities and to create a community with an exceptional quality of life.
MISSION
The mission of the Columbus Area Future Fund is to empower the greater community to invest in philanthropic giving to enhance the quality of life, while establishing lasting legacies.
VALUES
The Columbus Area Future Fund values:
- Collaboration with other organizations and people;
- Inclusion in working with diverse people and groups;
- Integrity in our commitments to donors, partners, and those in whom we invest, maintaining confidentiality, compliance with the law, and meeting/following donor intent;
- Stewardship in how we use resources given to us to positively impact our area;
- Strategic investments that move our greater community forward.
Fund Advisory Committee
Our 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.
Dee Hanson
Chair
Bill Flint
Vice Chair
Adam Urkoski
Treasurer
Deb Loseke
Coordinator
K.C. Belitz
NCF Representative
Nicole Anderson
FAC Member
Kara Asmus
FAC Member
Rick Chochon
Past Chair
Dennis Hirschbrunner
FAC Member
Lisa Kaslon
FAC Member
Kim Kwapnioski
FAC Member
Renee Mueller
FAC Member
Our Affiliate
Nebraska Community Foundation
The Fund’s affiliation with the Nebraska Community Foundation offers a number of benefits that balance local control with professional management services and economies of scale.
Get in Touch
Director: Deb Loseke
Location: P.O. Box 1734, Columbus, NE 68602
Telephone: (402) 606-6783
Email: director@columbusareafuturefund.org