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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
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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
Would you like to apply for a grant? If so, click here to download a grant application.

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)
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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.
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P.O. Box 163, Wayne, NE 68787, USA
402-375-2240
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