The Pacific Life Foundation announced today that it will provide $389,000 in grants supporting the communities where Pacific Life employees live and work in the greater Omaha, Nebraska area. In 2016, the Pacific Life Foundation will contribute a total of $6.25 million in grants nationwide.
Grants totaling $327,500 will be awarded to 28 local nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture; civic, community, and environment; education, and health and human services.
American Red Cross, Nebraska/SW Iowa Region | $12,500 | |
Autism Action Partnership | $5,000 | |
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha | $12,500 | |
Completely KIDS | $5,000 | |
Girls Incorporated of Omaha | $15,000 | |
Heartland Family Service | $15,000 | |
HELP Adult Services | $7,500 | |
Holy Name Housing Corporation | $10,000 | |
Hope Center for Kids | $12,500 | |
Hope Medical Outreach Coalition | $10,000 | |
Joslyn Art Museum | $10,000 | |
Kids Can Community Center | $10,000 | |
MICAH House | $7,500 | |
Nebraska Council on Economic Education | $5,000 | |
NorthStar Foundation | $10,000 | |
Omaha Children’s Museum | $10,000 | |
Omaha Home for Boys | $10,000 | |
Omaha Performing Arts Society | $15,000 | |
Omaha Public Library | $5,000 | |
Omaha Theatre Company | $7,500 | |
Omaha Zoo Foundation | $65,000 | |
OneWorld Community Health Centers | $15,000 | |
Project Harmony | $10,000 | |
Rebuilding Together Omaha | $7,500 | |
Together Inc. of Metropolitan Omaha | $5,000 | |
Volunteers Assisting Seniors | $10,000 | |
Women’s Center for Advancement | $10,000 | |
YMCA of Greater Omaha | $10,000 | |
The Foundation’s 3T’s of Education program will give a total of $61,500 in grants to local K-12 schools where there are concentrations of children and grandchildren of Pacific Life employees. A 3T’s of Education grant must be designated in one of the following areas: Teacher Training, Textbooks, or Technology. The 22 Omaha area schools that will be given a 2016 3T’s of Education grant are:
- Bell Elementary (Papillion)
- Crestridge Magnet Elementary (Omaha)
- Elkhorn Ridge Middle (Elkhorn)
- Holling Heights Elementary (Omaha)
- Joslyn Elementary (Omaha)
- Kreft Primary (Council Bluffs)
- Lewis and Clark Middle (Bellevue)
- Lewis Central High (Council Bluffs)
- Millard West High (Omaha)
- Ronald Reagan Elementary (Omaha)
- Roosevelt Elementary (Council Bluffs)
- Saint Albert Elementary (Council Bluffs)
- Saint Columbkille Elementary (Papillion)
- Spring Ridge Elementary (Elkhorn)
- Thomas Jefferson High (Council Bluffs)
- Westbrook Elementary (Omaha)
- Westside High (Omaha)
- Westside Middle (Omaha)
- Wheeler Elementary (Omaha)
- Whitetail Creek Elementary (Omaha)
- Wilma Upchurch Elementary (Omaha)
- Wilson Middle (Council Bluffs)
Pacific Life has over 350 employees working in its regional business center at Aksarben Village in Omaha, Nebraska. The Pacific Life Good Guys, an employee volunteer program, volunteered over 1,512 hours at 29 nonprofit projects within the greater Omaha area throughout 2015.
For a complete listing of the 2016 grant awards and additional details about the Foundation’s programs, please visit www.PacificLifeFoundation.com.
About Pacific Life and the Pacific Life Foundation
The Pacific Life Foundation was established in 1984. Together with Pacific Life, the Foundation has contributed more than $90 million to community and national nonprofit organizations. Grants are made to organizations that address a broad spectrum of social needs.
Offering insurance since 1868, Pacific Life provides a wide range of life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds, and offers a variety of investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Pacific Life counts more than half of the 100 largest U.S. companies as its clients. For additional company information, including current financial strength ratings, visit www.PacificLife.com.
Pacific Life refers to Pacific Life Insurance Company and its affiliates, including Pacific Life & Annuity Company. Client count as of June 2015 is compiled by Pacific Life using the 2015 FORTUNE 500® list.
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