Giving
A first-year OCCA appeal explaining why community programs and cultural celebrations needed funding.
Nonprofit support
Donors, foundations, and partners power the mission
NCA sustains culture, education, events, and community connection through donations, foundation support, sponsorships, and people who give their time.
2026 community support
Thank you to our 2026 NCA supporters
The complete 2026 recognition list appears here, while 2025 and earlier supporters remain preserved in the historical honor roll below.
Diamond$10,000+
- Hong Zheng/Dr. Fawn JinHousehold
Platinum$2,000+
- Bellevue UniversityOrganization
- Emprise BankOrganization
- Jian Zhou/Nan ShaoHousehold
- Mutual of OmahaOrganization
- Oriental Trading CompanyOrganization
- Peggy LiuIndividual
- Tiancheng Zhang/Li LiHousehold
- Union PacificOrganization
Gold$1,000+
- Dr. David Steele/Linda SteeleHousehold
- China GardenOrganization
- Drs. Lei Yu/Jason UntrauerHousehold
- Easyway International LLCOrganization
- Great Wall SeafoodOrganization
- Henry and Sarah LuoHousehold
- Hongyan QinIndividual
- Jinya Ramen BarOrganization
- Li Law GroupOrganization
- Lucky International Trading IncOrganization
- Methodist HospitalOrganization
- New Ivy EducationOrganization
- PepsiOrganization
- Tous Les JoursOrganization
- Wenning Qiu/Han YuanHousehold
- Yongge Liu, Family Practice PhysicianIndividual
Silver$500+
- Andy/PingHousehold
- Brian WoodIndividual
- ExtraEmily LLCOrganization
- Guohua WengIndividual
- Jenny McAteeIndividual
- Li Guo/Weidong ZengHousehold
- Lishan Wu/Yan ChenHousehold
- Liu’s Oriental Medical CenterOrganization
- Phoenix Massage TherapyOrganization
- Ping YeIndividual
- Robert DoverIndividual
- Tingting LiuIndividual
- Xiang FangIndividual
- Yaping Tu/Libing PanHousehold
- Zhixian Zhu/Meng XiaHousehold
- Zhi Zhou/Yan XiaHousehold
- Zhongming Huang/Jing ChangHousehold
Contribution$100+
- Abby BakeryOrganization
- Benqun Zhang/Yan ZhangHousehold
- Bin Duan/Xiaochuan ZhaoHousehold
- Changqing Lin/Lei ChenHousehold
- Fang Cao/Yiqiang XuHousehold
- Gang Wu/Yan LinHousehold
- Guangmei WuIndividual
- Haibo Huang/Fang YangHousehold
- Helen LuanIndividual
- Huangui Xiong/Jianuo LiuHousehold
- Jessie Zhang/Rob RichardsonHousehold
- Jing WenIndividual
- Junke Guo/Jun AnHousehold
- Lee ZhuIndividual
- Likang Zhu/Yanling MaHousehold
- Lili LiIndividual
- Mark and Christine KunzHousehold
- Peixian ChenIndividual
- Sean QiaoIndividual
- Shan LiIndividual
- Stewart SolskyIndividual
- Xiang LiuIndividual
- Xiaorong Li/Yun ZhouHousehold
- Xu Luo/Haizhen ZhuHousehold
- Yanhong Zhang/Hua GaoHousehold
- Ying Zhang/Amy LiangHousehold
- Yujie Ying/Dave DuttaHousehold
- Zhende XuIndividual
- Zijun Luo/Daru ZhangHousehold
Contributionunder $100
- Chen ZhangIndividual
- Emma ZhengIndividual
- Leo LuoIndividual
- Lucy LuoIndividual
- Wenning ZhenIndividual
Donor honor roll
Thank you to the people and organizations who support NCA
Browse acknowledgements by year and event. Some earlier materials do not include a date, so they are grouped under Earlier Recognition.
249acknowledgements
20262026 NCA supporters
People, households, businesses, and organizations recognized by NCA in 2026, based on the NCA LNY 2026 sponsor program and current owner updates.
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2026 NCA supporters
People, households, businesses, and organizations recognized by NCA in 2026, based on the NCA LNY 2026 sponsor program and current owner updates.
2026 honor roll
Diamond
1 recognition- Hong Zheng/Dr. Fawn JinHousehold
Platinum
8 recognitions- Bellevue UniversityOrganization
- Emprise BankOrganization
- Jian Zhou/Nan ShaoHousehold
- Mutual of OmahaOrganization
- Oriental Trading CompanyOrganization
- Peggy LiuIndividual
- Tiancheng Zhang/Li LiHousehold
- Union PacificOrganization
Gold
16 recognitions- China GardenOrganization
- Dr. David Steele/Linda SteeleHousehold
- Drs. Lei Yu/Jason UntrauerHousehold
- Easyway International LLCOrganization
- Great Wall SeafoodOrganization
- Henry and Sarah LuoHousehold
- Hongyan QinIndividual
- Jinya Ramen BarOrganization
- Li Law GroupOrganization
- Lucky International Trading IncOrganization
- Methodist HospitalOrganization
- New Ivy EducationOrganization
- PepsiOrganization
- Tous Les JoursOrganization
- Wenning Qiu/Han YuanHousehold
- Yongge Liu, Family Practice PhysicianIndividual
Silver
17 recognitions- Andy/PingHousehold
- Brian WoodIndividual
- ExtraEmily LLCOrganization
- Guohua WengIndividual
- Jenny McAteeIndividual
- Li Guo/Weidong ZengHousehold
- Lishan Wu/Yan ChenHousehold
- Liu’s Oriental Medical CenterOrganization
- Phoenix Massage TherapyOrganization
- Ping YeIndividual
- Robert DoverIndividual
- Tingting LiuIndividual
- Xiang FangIndividual
- Yaping Tu/Libing PanHousehold
- Zhixian Zhu/Meng XiaHousehold
- Zhi Zhou/Yan XiaHousehold
- Zhongming Huang/Jing ChangHousehold
Community supporters
29 recognitions- Abby BakeryOrganization
- Benqun Zhang/Yan ZhangHousehold
- Bin Duan/Xiaochuan ZhaoHousehold
- Changqing Lin/Lei ChenHousehold
- Fang Cao/Yiqiang XuHousehold
- Gang Wu/Yan LinHousehold
- Guangmei WuIndividual
- Haibo Huang/Fang YangHousehold
- Helen LuanIndividual
- Huangui Xiong/Jianuo LiuHousehold
- Jessie Zhang/Rob RichardsonHousehold
- Jing WenIndividual
- Junke Guo/Jun AnHousehold
- Lee ZhuIndividual
- Likang Zhu/Yanling MaHousehold
- Lili LiIndividual
- Mark and Christine KunzHousehold
- Peixian ChenIndividual
- Sean QiaoIndividual
- Shan LiIndividual
- Stewart SolskyIndividual
- Xiang LiuIndividual
- Xiaorong Li/Yun ZhouHousehold
- Xu Luo/Haizhen ZhuHousehold
- Yanhong Zhang/Hua GaoHousehold
- Ying Zhang/Amy LiangHousehold
- Yujie Ying/Dave DuttaHousehold
- Zhende XuIndividual
- Zijun Luo/Daru ZhangHousehold
Additional supporters
5 recognitions- Chen ZhangIndividual
- Emma ZhengIndividual
- Leo LuoIndividual
- Lucy LuoIndividual
- Wenning ZhenIndividual
20252025 sponsor recognition
Organizations thanked by NCA for their support in 2025.
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2025 sponsor recognition
Organizations thanked by NCA for their support in 2025.
2025 honor rollView event program ↗
Title
1 recognition- Asian MarketOrganization
Platinum
2 recognitions- McDonald’sOrganization
- Mutual of OmahaOrganization
Gold
2 recognitions- MethodistOrganization
- ValmontOrganization
Silver
2 recognitions- Enterprise BankOrganization
- PepsiOrganization
20242024 sponsor recognition
Organizations recognized for the 2024 One Community Cultural Festival.
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2024 sponsor recognition
Organizations recognized for the 2024 One Community Cultural Festival.
2024 honor rollView event program ↗
Title
2 recognitions- Asian MarketOrganization
- China Buffet Mongolian GrillOrganization
Platinum
4 recognitions- Mutual of OmahaOrganization
- Oriental TradingOrganization
- Rotary Omaha SuburbanOrganization
- Union PacificOrganization
Gold
6 recognitions- Boys TownOrganization
- Channel 94.1Organization
- MethodistOrganization
- Omaha Sister Cities AssociationOrganization
- ValmontOrganization
- WernerOrganization
Silver
4 recognitions- Bellevue UniversityOrganization
- BlueCross BlueShield NebraskaOrganization
- Enterprise BankOrganization
- PepsiOrganization
20202020 Gala · organizations
Businesses and organizations thanked for supporting the 2020 New Year Gala.
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2020 Gala · organizations
Businesses and organizations thanked for supporting the 2020 New Year Gala.
2020 honor rollView event program ↗
Platinum
3 recognitions- UNL Confucius InstituteOrganization
- UNMCOrganization
- Wells FargoOrganization
Gold
10 recognitions- Bellevue UniversityOrganization
- EBOMOrganizationAs listed in the event program
- EXCED Shipping SuppliesOrganization
Daisy Yu / Steve Yu are listed alongside EXCED Shipping Supplies in the 2020 program.
As listed in the event program - Grand China BuffetOrganization
- Hunan FusionOrganization
- JINYA Ramen Bar – OmahaOrganization
- Methodist HealthOrganization
- Mutual of OmahaOrganization
- New China GardenOrganization
- Red Key Real EstatesOrganization
Silver
11 recognitions- A1 KitchenOrganization
- Enterprise BankOrganization
- Grand FortuneOrganization
- Great Wall Restaurant SupplyOrganization
- Jade PalaceOrganization
- Li Law GroupOrganization
- LIT INCOrganization
- PepsiOrganization
- Phoenix MessageOrganizationAs listed in the event program
- QueenFoodOrganization
- U.S. BankOrganization
20202020 Gala · people and households
Individuals and families thanked for supporting the 2020 New Year Gala.
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2020 Gala · people and households
Individuals and families thanked for supporting the 2020 New Year Gala.
2020 honor rollView event program ↗
Diamond
3 recognitions- David / Linda SteeleHousehold
- Hong Zheng / Fawn JinHousehold
- Xiuyu LiuIndividual
Platinum
1 recognition- Michael / Yan Rui KnuassHouseholdAs listed in the event program
Gold
6 recognitions- Grant Wu / Yan LinHousehold
- Lacey YuIndividual
- Li Guo / Weidong ZengHousehold
- Ping YeIndividual
- Tiancheng Zhang / Li LiHousehold
- Yongge Liu / Keli MuHousehold
Silver
5 recognitions- AnonymousAnonymous
- George ZhouIndividual
- Jun / Tim WhiteHousehold
- Peng Li / Heidi LiHousehold
- Ryan SongIndividual
20152015 Omaha Gives supporters
Supporters named in the Summer 2015 OCCA Newsletter.
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2015 Omaha Gives supporters
Supporters named in the Summer 2015 OCCA Newsletter.
2015 honor roll
Recognition level not shown
60 recognitions- Adam ZhangIndividual
- Bing ChenIndividual
- Carl ChongIndividual
- Cheng WangIndividual
- Chi LinIndividual
- Chi ZhangIndividual
- Chrissy ConantIndividual
- David KeithIndividual
- David LiIndividual
- Eric McAteeIndividual
- Eric SteeleIndividual
- Fang CaoIndividual
- Fawn JinIndividual
- Grant WuIndividual
- Gwen ZhouIndividual
- Haifeng GuoIndividual
- Haizhen ZhuIndividual
- Han YuanIndividual
- Hong LiIndividual
- Hong ZhengIndividual
- Huiling PangIndividual
- Jialin ZhengIndividual
- Jin LinIndividual
- Juei Hua ChangIndividual
- Julie VerebelyIndividual
- Jun AnIndividual
- Jun WhiteIndividual
- Kai FuIndividual
- Kevin SteeleIndividual
- Kong Shun GaoIndividual
- Leanna KeithIndividual
- Li GuanIndividual
- Lijuan DengIndividual
- Li LiIndividual
- Linda SteeleIndividual
- Luzheng LiuIndividual
- Mei KeithIndividual
- Mei ZhangIndividual
- Meng ZhangIndividual
- Miao Hui ZhangIndividual
- Michelle WarnerIndividual
- Miner LiangIndividual
- Ping YeIndividual
- Qiuming ZhuIndividual
- Rachel ZengIndividual
- Runqing LuIndividual
- Song CiIndividual
- Sumin ZhouIndividual
- Timothy WhiteIndividual
- Tsui-hua McAteeIndividual
- Weidong ZengIndividual
- Weining ZhenIndividual
- Wei RoweIndividual
- Xiu LiuIndividual
- Xu LuoIndividual
- Yan LinIndividual
- Ye YeIndividual
- Yishun LinIndividual
- Yun ZhouIndividual
- Zhi ZhouIndividual
20192019 sponsor recognition
Organizations thanked on NCA’s 2019 sponsor page.
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2019 sponsor recognition
Organizations thanked on NCA’s 2019 sponsor page.
2019 honor rollView event program ↗
Recognition level not shown
35 recognitions- Asian MarketOrganization
- Back Yard BurgersOrganization
- Bellevue UniversityOrganization
- BLUE & FLY Asian KitchenOrganization
- Burlington CapitalOrganization
- CBRE | MEGAOrganization
- China GardenOrganization
- China PalaceOrganization
- College of Saint MaryOrganization
- David USA EducationOrganization
- Easy Way International LLCOrganization
- Enterprise BankOrganization
- Formosa Zen Asian CuisineOrganization
- Great Wall Discount & WholesaleOrganization
- Jade PalaceOrganization
- Marian High SchoolOrganization
- MethodistOrganization
- Nan Liu Enterprise Co., Ltd. / 南六企業股份有限公司Organization
- New Canton HouseOrganization
- Okinawa Sushi Bar & GrillOrganization
- Orange Leaf — America’s Frozen YogurtOrganization
- Oriental TradingOrganization
- PepsiCoOrganization
- Phoenix MassageOrganization
- PrudentialOrganization
- Red Key Real EstateOrganization
- SyscoOrganization
- The Matric Investment & Consulting Group, LLCOrganization
- Tokyo Sushi Japanese RestaurantOrganization
A second, separately named Tokyo Sushi acknowledgement shown in the 2019 program.
As listed in the event program - Tokyo Sushi sushi barOrganization
One of two separate Tokyo Sushi acknowledgements shown in the 2019 program.
As listed in the event program - Union PacificOrganization
- UNMCOrganization
- UNO International StudentsOrganizationAs listed in the event program
- Wells FargoOrganization
- Wild Rice Sushi and GrillOrganization
Earlier yearsPast sponsor recognition · year not listed
Organizations recognized in a past NCA sponsorship booklet; the publication year was not listed.
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Past sponsor recognition · year not listed
Organizations recognized in a past NCA sponsorship booklet; the publication year was not listed.
Earlier recognition · date not listedView event program ↗
Recognition level not shown
16 recognitions- Asian MarketOrganization
- Bellevue UniversityOrganization
- China Buffet Mongolian GrillOrganization
- China GardenOrganization
- Easyway International LLCOrganization
- Great Wall SeafoodOrganization
- JINYA Ramen BarOrganization
- Li Law GroupOrganization
- Liu's Oriental Medical Center P.C.Organization
- Lucky International Trading IncOrganization
- MethodistOrganization
- New Ivy ConsortiumOrganization
- Phoenix MassageOrganization
- TOUS les JOURS CaféOrganization
- Union PacificOrganization
- Yongge Liu, MDOrganization
Additional acknowledgements
These names and community references also appear in past NCA program materials.
- William Xu — President / Easyway International LLCAppeared in a past Easyway International LLC advertisement.View program ↗
- ExtraEmily / TwitchAppeared in a past sponsor booklet as a Twitch and brand reference.View program ↗
Help us say thank you
Suggest an update →Is a name or community story missing?
NCA’s honor roll is built from past event programs and community materials. If you or someone you know should be included, send the name, year, and event so we can update the list.
Letters, campaigns & milestones
Stories of community generosity
Explore the campaigns, thank-you notes, and milestones that helped NCA grow from an idea into a community home.
Fundraising Event
A campaign to acquire a building and create a permanent home for the community.
5K Walk/Run Fundraiser
This 5K fundraiser connected a community walk/run with the campaign for an OCCA home.
A Note From The President of OCCA
A public thank-you to One Center One Community donors, participants, and volunteers.
Town Hall Meeting: OCCA Community Center
A public update on fundraising, the building search, and the community-center vision.
You Shop. Amazon Gives to OCCA.
Former retailer-linked giving programThis 2015 notice documented OCCA's participation in the former AmazonSmile program. For current ways to support NCA, see the options below.
A look back at a past NCA programWe MADE It!!!
The public announcement that OCCA received the keys to its new community home.
Nebraska Chinese Center Grand Opening
A milestone story tracing the organization’s roots to 2008 community fundraising after the Sichuan earthquake and Little Sioux tornado.
Omaha Gives!
Prior-year community participation recognizedThe 2016 appeal remembered the community's participation in the prior year's campaign.
THANK YOU!
A 24-hour community campaignA public thank-you after the community’s 24-hour Omaha Gives campaign.
Name-A-Room Sponsorship Program
This past program invited supporters to sponsor rooms and be recognized on the Chinese Center donor wall. Contact NCA to ask about current sponsorship opportunities.
A look back at a past NCA programSummer 2015 OCCA Newsletter
This newsletter includes Omaha Gives updates, the community-center campaign, and a donor list. Participation facts are summarized with their original page references.
- Page 1 reports participation by more than 70 donors.
- Page 3 credits Jun White with leading the effort and reports participation by more than 60 individuals.
- Page 4 lists 60 supporters by name.
OCCA Town Hall Meeting deck
A 24-page historical deck documenting the community-center plan and past fundraising activity. It also notes a separate building gift without identifying the donor.
- The presentation records support from companies and organizations.
- The presentation records support from individuals and households.
- The presentation separately notes a building gift without naming the donor.
2022 One Community Cultural Festival sponsor package
A three-page historical sponsor package created in 2022 and later referenced by the 2024 and 2025 recognition pages. Its recognition framework and terms are not a current offer.
- The 2022 letter names Dr. Li Guo, Linda Steele, Sharon Chen, and Hong Zheng in the festival executive committee.
- The 2022 festival used Title, Platinum, Gold, and Silver recognition levels.
Have a photo, letter, or story from one of these moments? Share it with NCA at OmahaChinese@gmail.com.
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