ABOUT

WHO WE ARE

The 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.

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

Dee Hanson

Chair

Bill Flint

Bill Flint

Vice Chair

Adam Urkoski

Adam Urkoski

Treasurer

Deb Loseke

Deb Loseke

Coordinator

K.C. Belitz

K.C. Belitz

NCF Representative

Nicole Anderson

Nicole Anderson

FAC Member

Kara Asmus

Kara Asmus

FAC Member

Rick Chochon

Rick Chochon

Past Chair

Dennis Hirschbrunner

Dennis Hirschbrunner

FAC Member

Lisa Kaslon

Lisa Kaslon

FAC Member

Kim Kwapnioski

Kim Kwapnioski

FAC Member

Renee Mueller

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