Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation Inc

The Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation (NeFU Foudation) was organized in 1986 to provide our members and supporters with a 501 c3 tax exempt vehicle that could partner with Nebraska Farmers Union with their educational efforts to serve family farmers and ranchers, and our state as a whole.  

The range of educational efforts and service programs the NeFU Foundation is involved in is as diverse as family farm agriculture in Nebraska.  

NeFU Foundation's educational programs for the public and family farmers and ranchers include topics that range from high value-added locally produced foods of all kinds, to renewable energy opportunities including wind, solar, ethanol, and biofuels to soil and water conservation programs, to climate change to livestock husbandry issues.

The NeFU Foundation embraces the opportunity to share information and perspective on the tough issues and challenges facing our society as a whole and family farm agriciutlure. We believe in the value of and need for a healthy and vibrant civil society as part of our citizenship responsibilities. 

In the past year, Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation has sponsored workshops by Joe Hawbaker and Dave Goeller on farm and ranch business succession & estate planning to help prepare the next generation of farmers.

For over 25 years the Foundation has provided financial support to the Farm Crisis Council, the oldest farm crisis organization in the nation. The Council provides emergency help, bookkeeping services and mental health treatment to Nebraska's farmers in need to make it through tough times.

NeFU Foundation is also working with local people to develop a local foods hub. We are working to help make Lincoln and Nebraska a better and greener place to live by strengthening the link between our families that farm and raise our food and fuel and yours.  

Your generous tax-deductible 501 c3 donation helps us continue the ongoing work of education and communication for our members of all sizes,conventional, sustainable, organic and everything in between.  We’re asking you to think of us with a donation that will help us expand our educational programs and activities.  

Please donate what you can to the Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation online through the Razoo page.

Many thanks for your support.

John K. Hansen, President