
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!
Ways You Can Help
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 $13.1M has been raised to reduce our debt burden to within $1.5M. Your gift ensures that we can operate and maintain our building for decades to come.
Student
Financial Aid
This fund has been established to support students who want to live at JPII Newman who have financial need. Every student who qualifies will receive 25% off their total least rate.
Marian
Garden
This fund supports the design and creation of a Marian Garden on the NE corner of the property by the bell towers. Adding a serene place for prayer and devotion to Our Mother.
JPII Newman Fund at NU Foundation
This fund has been established to support community efforts on the campus of UNO and building maintenance.
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.
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.
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 Land via
Sower Legacy Fund
A 721 exchange is an exchange of real estate for shares in a partnership. Sower’s Legacy Farmland Fund now brings this simple and powerful solution to farmland owners, successors and tenants. Legacy Farmland Fund allows farmland owners to defer capital gains taxes and avoid the loss of value that occurs during a traditional sale, and easily and tax-efficiently make gifts to charities, now and after death.
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.
Do You Have a Will?
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!

Donor Stories
“Few places are creating disciples the way JPII Newman is. We give because this ministry is winning souls for Christ and sending young people back to parish life with energy and leadership.”
Theresa and Bob Gunia
“The Newman Center is not just a place we went to and left, it left with us! We give to ensure others can have that same experience.”
Danielle and James Crotty, Alumni and Donors
“JPII Newman is not just impacting our own kids, it’s impacting the lives of so many. We make it part of our monthly giving so young people can have an alternative to the prevailing culture."
Katherine and Bernie Lorkovic