Kimmel Foundation

The Richard P. Kimmel and Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation, Inc. is a private philanthropic foundation created by Richard P. Kimmel and his wife, Laurine Kimmel. It was incorporated in Nebraska in 1988. The Foundation became active after Richard Kimmel's death in 1996. The objective of the Foundation is to support innovative ideas from organizations from Nebraska and Iowa which promise substantial impact and which may encourage others to make similar or larger grants. The Foundation seeks ideas which provide leadership in the field, and which contribute to the organization's mission and service to its constituents. Highest priority is given to proposals in Education, Arts, Agriculture, Human Services, and the Humanities.

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The Kimmels championed the benefits of higher education, and in 1925 began work with the University to develop a research facility for alternative crops.

History



Richard P. Kimmel grew up in Nebraska City where he attended school and graduated in 1915. After high school, he attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon.

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The study and development of agricultural-related tourism is an important focus of the Kimmel Education and Research Center (KERC) at Kimmel Orchard.

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