Workforce and Economic Vitality Initiatives (through Nebraska Blue Foundation)

Workforce and Economic Vitality Initiatives (through Nebraska Blue Foundation) is sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. The Nebraska Blue Foundation, which powers Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska's philanthropic initiatives, funds nonprofits working to strengthen Nebraska communities, including those supporting economic vitality and workforce development.

Nebraska Blue Foundation | BCBSNE Empower. Support. Uplift.

Nebraskans serving Nebraskans – It’s who we are and what we have done for more than 85 years at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE). Our customers and employees have lived, worked and played here for generations, and we’re proud to be part of the Cornhusker State’s history. As a local business, we are also invested in the state’s next chapter because your communities are our communities.

We share in the successes and challenges facing our state and are dedicated to helping Nebraskans thrive by serving as a champion for health and well-being. The Nebraska Blue Foundation, founded in 2024, powers BCBSNE’s philanthropic initiatives. Through the foundation, we support programs improving the health and well-being of Nebraskans and the economic vitality of our state.

The foundation builds on BCBSNE’s rich legacy of uplifting all who call Nebraska home. In 2025, the Nebraska Blue Foundation launched two grant opportunities through its inaugural grant cycles.

The foundation awarded 42 organizations with a total of $500,000 in grant funding to further their goals and missions, supporting organizations across Nebraska that: Provide quality preventive care Serve the aging population Further economic vitality Support the development of third places Grant recipients include: Preventive Health Grant Recipients HOPE-Esparanza, North Platte International Council for Refugees and Immigrants, Omaha Cozad Hospital Foundation, Cozad Creighton University, Omaha Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department Foundation, Wisner Intercultural Senior Center, Omaha Methodist Hospital Foundation, Omaha OneWorld Community Health Centers, Omaha Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement, Omaha Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Foundation, Omaha Creighton University, Omaha Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department Foundation, Wisner Girls Incorporated of Omaha, Omaha Henderson Health Care Foundation, Henderson Mary Young YMCA of Beatrice, Beatrice One Stop Cancer Shop Nebraska, Omaha Third City Community Clinic, Grand Island University of Nebraska Foundation, Lincoln Serving Seniors Grant Recipients The Dreamweaver Foundation, Omaha Live Well Go Fish, Lincoln Lincoln Hygiene Network, Lincoln Asian Community and Cultural Center, Lincoln Catholic Charities of Omaha, Omaha CHI Health Good Samaritan Foundation, Kearney Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Omaha Webster County Community Hospital Foundation, Red Cloud Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East, Fremont Saline County Aging Services, Wilber American Heart Association – Nebraska, Lincoln Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation, Winnebago Intercultural Senior Center, Omaha Kearney Family YMCA, Kearney Kimball Health Services, Kimball Lincoln Hygiene Network, Lincoln New Cassel Foundation, Omaha Omaha Parks Foundation, Omaha Willard Community Center, Lincoln Economic Vitality Grant Recipients African Immigrant Family Services, Omaha Communities for Kids Lincoln County, North Platte Community Hospital Association, McCook Dignity in Health Collective DBA Dignity in Healing Collective, Omaha Heart Ministry Center, Omaha Nebraska Enterprise Fund, Oakland Northeast Community College Foundation, Norfolk United Way of the Kearney Area, Kearney Willow Rising, Grand Island Third Places Grant Recipients Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agriculture Learning, Hastings Forward Wayne – Majestic Theatre, Wayne Alliance Rec Center, Alliance Citizens for a Greater Ord, Nebraska Inc. DBA Bound for a New Playground, Ord Conservation Nebraska, Lincoln No More Empty Pots, Omaha Susan LaFlesche Picotte Center, Walt Hill Additional outreach efforts will take place throughout the year.

For more information on how BCBSNE supports the community, view the 2025 Community Investment and Social Impact Report . To stay up to date on the latest foundation news, join our email list by filling out the contact form below. Please verify that you are not a robot.