Bertrand Area Community Fund

05/11/2026

During the 2025-2026 fiscal year, our unrestricted endowment earnings allowed us the opportunity to grant over $36,000 back out into the community! With the current increase to that fund, thanks to the Dahlgren Challenge Grant Campaign, we are projected to be able to grant over $42,000 back into the community during 2026-2027! THANK YOU!!

If you would like to make a contribution to the Dahlgren Challenge Grant before the end of our fiscal year (June 30th) and thus increase the amount of potential grant dollars we can send back into the community, click on the link below to find out how!

We truly thank all of YOU for making this possible!



https://www.nebcommfound.org/give/bertrand-area-community-fund/

04/30/2026

As many of you know, we are in the middle of the Dahlgren Homegrown Challenge Campaign! Thanks to the generosity of the
Gary & Marlene Dahlgren Family, this campaign will grow our unrestricted endowment fund, thus increasing the amount of grant dollars that we can put back into the community!

We truly appreciate all of those who have already contributed to this campaign! You are helping us grant funds toward projects that will benefit the Bertrand of today and tomorrow!

If you would like to be a part of the Dahlgren Challenge, be sure to reach out to our team today! Challenge grant and BACF contact info at the link below!

https://www.nebcommfound.org/give/bertrand-area-community-fund/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExOEJyZzZWYzBlTjBIMTRxanNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5VV6PfZLGCEServ8QBzNB7vH90rbwZO3GhA4GwvahxsRS-4k3J6sWSSkgJJA_aem_1CsF-0qBTM67jJJDQy1w-A

04/20/2026

We are so THANKFUL for the past and present volunteers of the BACF!

We are also THANKFUL for all of you, who through your generous gifts to The Foundation, have helped us grant funds to better the Bertrand of today and tomorrow since 2011!

04/09/2026

We truly enjoyed having Tom Mosgaller and Mike Breininger, authors of Pulling Together: A Handbook For Community Change, in Bertrand yesterday!

We gave these men, along with the accompanying Nebraska Community Foundation team a true taste of Bertrand with lunch at the Blue Moose Bar & Grill - Bertrand, NE , dessert at the Bertrand Viking Nation Viking Grind, and a tour of Bertrand! We visited the Bertrand Aquatic Center , the Bertrand Fair and Rodeo grounds, and one of the Bertrand Community Builders home projects! It was a wonderful afternoon!

04/09/2026

Every person can easily make a 'Positive Impact' in their respective community!

In every day, there are 1,440 minutes.
That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

04/02/2026

The Peer Leaning Session attended by BACF members was featured on Pure Nebraska! The video below give some insight onto the amazing session we had! Thank you again to Overton Area Community Fund for hosting!

Members of affiliated funds from different parts of the state got an opportunity to share with each other in Overton recently. The event was one of multiple sessions hosted by Nebraska Community Foundation. Attendees enjoyed a catered meal and networking opportunities.

03/30/2026

Emergency Grant Vote – Sunday, March 29, 2026

Bertrand Area Community Fund, an Affiliated Fund of Nebraska Community Foundation, grants $8,000 to Bertrand Fire Department. These funds are for vehicle/rig maintenance and the maintenance/replacement of other small equipment (including communication items).

BACF is grateful for your rapid response to the fires that developed in the early morning hours on Palm Sunday south of Bertrand. We also want to thank the many local farmers and other neighboring communities that came together to assist.

03/25/2026

"All across Nebraska, neighbors are stepping up and communities are standing together. It's collective action - a common courage - that creates lasting change."

Members of the BACF traveled to Overton for a Peer Learning Session focused on Common Courage in our communities. We truly appreciate Overton Area Community Fund for hosting!

BACF members reflected on the courage seen from Bertrand community members as they tackled projects focused on bettering the Bertrand of today AND tomorrow through collective hard work, volunteer efforts and generous monetary gifts!

We got to brag on YOU and we loved every bit of it! The Village of Bertrand is doing some BIG things and we are excited to be a part of it! THANK YOU!

12/04/2025

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠
As 2025 ends, here are some important guidelines to ensure your (and your donors’) contributions count for this calendar year.