When you think of Kearney County, do you think of the bells playing from the Courthouse? Going to something at the Opera House? Watching the Pageant on a crisp December night? The Kearney County Community Foundation has funds set up to support all of these things, and more... all designed to improve and benefit our way of life. If you've read our history under our 'Who We Are' page (and if you haven't, please do), you know that our largest investment by far has been owning and maintaining the Minden Opera House building. We renovated and continue to own the Opera House building, striving to not only keep up with the costs of building maintenance (putting over $400,000 into a new HVAC system, new carpet, new roof, etc, in recent years), but also to keep making improvements such as upgrading the lights to LED, and purchasing a new $20,000 projector for the theatre. We also maintain an Operations Endowment for the Opera House. We do these things in addition to directing funds for other community purposes such as the Jensen Memorial Library, the Minden Area Sports Commission, and others--- which you can also see on the "Who We Are" page, as well as the drop down menu of funds on our giving page. In 2024, we also partnered with the Minden Gun Club, in their fundraising for a new building. 

Thus, as a Community Foundation, we work much like a community savings account, providing a way to pool your gifts into funds for a purpose here in Kearney County.

Click on the video below to learn more about how community foundations like the Kearney County Community Foundation work.