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Received · Oct 26, 2026
- Check sent October 2026
- Receipt from Simon Says JOY! on file · Oct 26, 2026
- Featured with their OK
$2,500 for Birthday JOY
Not every check we write goes to a hospital. This one's for birthdays.
Simon Says JOY! is an Omaha nonprofit that lifts up kids ages 1 to 18 facing financial, emotional, and physical challenges. They make sure those kids get to celebrate the big days, like birthdays and graduations, and feel valued while they do it.
“Our mission is to give them a moment to be seen, feel joy, and know they are loved on their special day.”
Simon Says JOY! · simonsaysjoy.org
How it found us
Family sent it. A couple from Omaha who've backed House of Hogs for a decade passed us the link in September. We read it and said yes the same day.
What it does
The grant goes straight to Birthday JOY for the kids Simon Says serves. Joy is the whole reason we fire up a smoker, so this one felt like home.
- Who
- Simon Says JOY! (Simon Says Live a Better Life Mission), a 501(c)(3)
- Where
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Serves
- Kids ages 1 to 18
- Website
- simonsaysjoy.org
Where the last $30,000 went
Kids fighting cancer, their families, and children in need. Same three lanes, every time.
Three rules, no exceptions
Receipt first
A check goes up here after the organization tells us it landed. Not when we drop it in the mail.
They say yes first
Every organization OKs being featured before we name them. Their story, their call.
Kids' privacy wins
No child's name, face, or story goes up without a parent's written OK. Ever.
More checks from this fall are on their way. Each one shows up here when its receipt does.
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