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Help Build Up the Next Catholic Leaders!

Your gift gives a college student a great place to land and a home away from home. Your gift will bear fruit for generations!

How to Help

JPII Newman Endowment

This fund has been established for the future growth and development of the St. John Paul II Newman Center. These funds will be used to support student activities and our facility.

JPII Newman
Annual Fund

This is our annual operating fund that supports our building, campus ministry, retreats, programming, all parish activities, formation, recruitment, and fundraising. This is mission.

JPII Newman
Debt Fund

Since 2020, more than $10.4M has been raised to reduce our debt burden to within $2M. Your gift ensures that we can operate and maintain our building for decades to come.

Ways To Give Now

If your company has a matching program, just let us know and we can help you submit your gift for matching.

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Give via Phone

402.557.5575

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Give via Mail

JPII Newman
1221 S. 71st St. Omaha, NE 68106

Give Online

Give via IRA Distribution

If you are at least 70½ years old, you can also transfer a gift to JPII Newman directly from your IRA as part of your Required Minimum Distribution and avoid paying taxes by donating that money directly.

Our EIN Number is 90-1033171 and listed under the St. John Paul II Newman Center, Inc. Just contact your IRA plan administrator to make arrangements.

If you have any questions, contact Susan Kathol Gnann by calling 402.557.5575 ext. 4111 or emailing susan.gnann@JPiiOmaha.org

Give via
Appreciated Stock

We welcome gifts of appreciated stocks that can provide significant tax advantages to donors. To initiate the electronic transfer of stock, please contact:

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
402-496-5150
13321 California St Ste. 200
Omaha, NE 68154
Acct Name: St John Paul II Newman Center
DTC #: 8862
Acct #: 68102842

Give via NU Foundation

Many companies provide matching gift programs that multiply their employees’ charitable donations. If you or your spouse are employed by a matching gift company, your contribution to the JPII Newman Center through the University of Nebraska Foundation could be significantly increased. Your matching gifts count toward the achievement of giving levels for the Nebraska Foundation’s Giving Society.

Click HERE to learn about how to obtain a matching gift from your employer.

Ways To Give Later

Your faith is your most valuable asset. Your gift makes it possible for college students to grow in theirs.

Name JPII Newman in Your Will or Trust

Name JPII Newman in your will or trust with an asset, a specific dollar amount, or a percentage of your Estate.

Name JPII Newman as a Beneficiary

Name JPII Newman as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401K, life insurance policy, donor-advised fund, or annuity. This saves taxes for your heirs.

Create a Trust that Returns Income

These trusts provide you income and, upon death or at the end of the term, the balance goes to JPII Newman.

Build a Legacy

For more information, please contact Susan Kathol Gnann at 402-557-5575 ext 4111. Please also contact your tax advisor or estate attorney for help in remembering JPII Newman in your estate plan.

It's not just about your money and your belongings, it is about how you want to be remembered and your legacy.

You can affordably create your will in as little as 15 minutes and have the opportunity to provide a Legacy Gift to JPII Newman.

Use the code JPIIOMAHA to complete your will FREE!

Student Stories

 
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“Through everything that the JPII Newman Center has been able to provide me, I have discerned the Lord calling me to Himself in a particular way, and I will be entering with the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus in August of this year.”

Erin Jones, UNO Grad

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“My time here has helped me to grow into the person God has called me to be.”

Scott Fryda, Metropolitan Community College

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“The journey through RCIA was eye opening and strengthened my spirit. I know that I am now on a path that will bring me closer to God. This would have never happened if it wasn’t for the amazing people I met at JPII Newman."

Caleb McGill, UNO Student