We INVITE YOU to be a PART of the LEGACY.
Promote PROGRESS in our area by GIVING to the ENDOWMENT
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Our Vision
The Wayne Area is a generous community where all ages can live, work and play for generations to come.
We invite you to be a part of the legacy, promoting progress in our area by giving to the unrestricted endowment. Similar to a community savings account, unrestricted endowments are an important tool to keep hometowns across Nebraska growing, thriving, and improving future generations. While a portion of the income earned by the endowment is granted annually to fund projects and programs to benefit the community, the principal remains intact and grows every year.
Our Mission
To inspire generosity, invest resources, identify the anticipated needs, and involve everyone in the betterment of the Wayne area.
"We unleash abundant local assets, inspire charitable giving, and connect ambitious people to build stronger communities and a Greater Nebraska"
Nebraska Community Foundation
How We Help
The following programs have received grants from WALF
- Wayne Kids Club (After School Program)
- Wayne Senior Center Freezer Project and Pool Table Resurfacing
- Rainbow World/Little Roots- Technology Grants, Equipment, Playground Upgrade
- Boy Scouts Recycling Project
- Majestic Theatre
- Wayne Community School Mental Health Services
- Dreamer's Place - Community Tables
- Wayne Baseball Association - Pitching Mounds
- Little Roots - Playground Renovation
- Calibraska - Wayne Animation Camp
- NE Nebraska Public Health - Distracted Driving Program
- Greenwood Cemetery Technology Grants
- Wayne FFA Beef Project and GoDirect Tech Grant
- Village of Carroll Park Renovation Project
- Ike's Lake Playground and Dock Projects
- Wayne Public Library - Adult Learning Tablets
- City of Wayne - Prairie Park Project
- Wayne Farm Bureau - Beef in Our Schools
- Wayne Community School E-Sports
- Haven House - Privacy Fence
- St. Mary's School Reading Program
- Salvation Army Back to School Backpacks
- Majestic Theatre
Ways To Give
Whether large or small, your give will have a lasting impact on our community. There are many ways to invest in the future of the Wayne area.
Examples of giving include:
- gifts of cash
- gifts of grain or livestock
- monthly ACH from your bank account
- bequests in your will
- retirement plans
- gifts of life insurance
- gifts of property
- memorials or honorary gifts
- gifts of annuities
Donate by mail
Please do not send cash by post. Send a check or money order to:
Wayne Area Legacy Fund
P.O. Box 163
Wayne, NE 68787
Or DONATE ONLINE (click here)
Let's Work Together!
Be a PART of our TEAM
Our Donors
ROYAL LEGACY
$100,000+
MPM Farms - Kent & Jodi Pulfer
Bob & Debbie Ensz
Dick & Becky Keidel
PLATINUM
$50,000-$99,999
State Nebraska Bank & Trust
William Claybaugh
DIAMOND
$25,000-$49,999
Julie Claybaugh
Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust Co.
KTCH/KCTY Radio
GOLD
$10,000-$24,999
Arnie's Ford-Mercury, Inc.
Bill & Deb Dickey
KEL Physical Therapy & Wellness - Karen Longe
Lincoln Clean Energy
Carter Peterson
Vicki Pick
SILVER
$5,000-$9,999
F&M Bank
Dairy Queen - Steve & Lori Avery
Shane & Abbie Baack
Family 1st Dental of Wayne
Anonymous
Fyre-Tec
Max & Essie Kathol
Roland Lentz
Matt Ley & Sandy Brown
Michael & Kayla Varley
Mardelle Wiseman
Robert and Stephanie Liska
Scott & Mary Kay Hasemann
David & Kaki Ley
Thompkins Land & Cattle
Don & Claudia Koeber
BRONZE
$1,000-$4,999
Wes & Andrea Blecke
Mark & Gail McCorkindale
Duane & Betty Schroeder
David Zach
Michael & Diane Pieper
Connie Webber
Anne Liska
Kenneth & Karen Kwapnioski
Schumacher-Hasemann Funeral Homes Inc.
Jean & Duane Blomenkamp
Darrel & Phyllis Rahn
Charles Maier
Sand Creek Post & Beam, Inc.
Exposure Marketing & Promotion
KTCH/KCTY RADIO
Bank First
Darrel & Betty Heier
George Burcum & Susan Boust
David Zach
Jared & Mandy Heithold
Big Scoot's Lawn Care
Eldon & Ellen Heinemann
Anonymous
William & Ann Kinney
Lutt Trucking Inc. - Christin & Rod Lutt
White Farmhouse Realty, LLC
Randy & Rozan Pedersen
Len Dickinson
Brian & Amy Bowers
Scooters of Wayne
Heath & Morgan Erwin
Cale Giese
Anne Bierling & Lori Lange in Honor of their parents Lanora & Delwyn Sorensen
Andi & Katie Diediker
Adam & Natalie Endicott
Edward Jones
John & Anita Fuelberth
Ken & Jean Loberg
Denny & Jean Lutt
Brandon Mainquist
Ken & Karen Marra
Darrell & Cynthia Miller
Rusty Parker
Dan & Kyle Rose
Interested in more INFORMATION?
Please click on the following articles to learn more about opportunities through the WALF.
Transfer of Wealth Study Reveals Massive Opportunity in Nebraska
WALF Annual Report 2025
Fund Advisory Committee
Bill Dickey Karen Longe
Karissa Hays Brandon Mainquist
Mike Varley Morgan Erwin
Adam Endicott Andi Diediker
Shane Baack Amber Sperry
Emily Eilers
The Wayne Area Legacy Fund (WALF) is governed by local advisory committee members who have made contributions to the organization both financially and by volunteering their time. These members determine how the funds are distributed to projects in the areas surrounding Wayne.
The Wayne Area Legacy Fund is an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. All contributions to WALF are tax-deductible.
Want to learn more about the Nebraska Community Foundation? If so, click here.