Big Swings in Lincoln

Lincoln’s child-care system is bigger than any one preschool classroom. These four nonprofits let donors fund the real pressure points: provider meals and compliance, full-day care, tuition help, and family support.

Picking one Nebraska charity is often the wrong question. Give Nebraska is the statewide system that lets one gift move across multiple local nonprofits through workplace campaigns, payroll deduction, and donor choice.

Lincoln Tree of Hope is most interesting not as a holiday charity, but as a Lincoln backup system: a private Facebook group that routes neighbors toward food help, referrals, and the next practical step. Founded by Colton Nisley in 2018, it pairs Thanksgiving and Christmas giving with year-round local resource navigation.