Shickley Community Foundation

05/15/2026

Congratulations to the Shickley class of 2026. The Shickley Community Foundation has provided personalized mailboxes to each of the graduates since 2014. The mailboxes represent a lasting memory of Shickley as their home along with an open invitation to come back, have a career, raise a family, and retire. The 2026 seniors are Joseph DiLeo, Luke Elting, Lexie Johnson, Levi Kamler, Ortencia Mendez Gnuse, Brady Noel, Tobias Oewre, and Olivia Schlegel. The Shickley Community Foundation wishes them all the best of luck with their future plans and is anxious to welcome them back

02/12/2026

The Shickley Community Foundation congratulates Bean and Barrel for being named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Fillmore County Development Corporation at their annual meeting held in Shickley.

11/26/2025

Heartland Bank & Wilkins Fund Make $25,000 Donation

The Shickley Community Foundation held its annual donor appreciation dinner on November 21st.

During the meeting, Richard Walter gave an update on the Hometown Challenge Campaign.

Richard announced that Heartland Bank and the Earl & Jessie Wilkins Fund, a donor advised fund operating under the Filmore County Foundation, have made a combined donation of $25,000.00 to help support the fundraising effort.

Lucas Swartzendruber, Heartland Trust Company President, together with Kevin Parde, Heartland Bank Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, are shown above presenting the $25,000.00 gift to Gerald Stengel and Richard Walter.

With these gifts, the Shickley Community Foundation has raised $248,000.00 of the $300,000.00 campaign goal.

The Shickley Community Foundation is forever grateful to the Heartland Bank and the Earl & Jessie Wilkins Fund for their generosity.

11/20/2025

Reminder: Don't forget to joins us for the Million Dollar Dinner Donor Celebration tomorrow evening at the Shickley Community Center

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

Attention Shickley Community Foundation supporters. Invites were sent out today for our annual donor celebration dinner to be held Friday November 21st. One piece of information we omitted on the invites was requesting RSVP's. We would ask that you please RSVP for the dinner to help us with a dinner count. Send your RSVP to either Joe Kamler 402-759-2316 [email protected] or Wade Walters 402-759-1831 [email protected] by Friday November 14th. Thank you.

09/12/2025

On September 8th, the Shickley Community Foundation hosted visitors from the Foundation of Nova Scotia. Daniel Holland, Harley Levy, and Kathleen Murphy came to learn about the affiliated fund model that the Nebraska Community Foundation has in place. While in Shickley, they were given a the Big Little Town tour and spent a couple of hours discussing the operations and activities of the Shickley Community Foundation and its relationship with the Nebraska Community Foundation.
Their trip was a week long information gathering trip with stops in Shickley, Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

08/22/2025

The grant application deadline is approaching quickly! Make sure to get yours submitted by September 1, 2025 for the fall grant cycle. Reach out to an FAC member or visit our website if you have any questions!

https://www.shickleycommunityfoundation.org/

08/19/2025

REMINDER!! Tomorrow we are hosting a blood drive at the community center from 10AM-4PM. If you do not have an appointment, contact Loree Hendrickson to schedule one. Walk-ins are also welcome for any last minute donors! Thank you for helping us reach our goal!

08/12/2025

Happy 1st Day of School to all the students and staff at Shickley Public School. Last spring, we granted money for a variety of new improvements that you may see around the building- such as new weight room equipment, a format printer, and soccer goals! We look forward to seeing all of the successes that this year brings!

08/11/2025

Mark your calendars! The Shickley Community Foundation is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, August 20th from 10AM-4PM at the community center. Please help us reach our goal and sign up for a time to donate! If you are interested in donating, contact Loree Hendrickson or any SCF FAC member.