Omaha Gets $21M Youth Sports Venue in 2026
Youth sports, fitness, and hospitality operators in West Omaha should prepare for a large new facility projected to draw 400,000 visits a year.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Philanthropy
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The Millard Public Schools Foundation is nearing completion of the $21 million GreenState Millard Activity Center in West Omaha, an 85,000-square-foot facility that it will gift to Millard Public Schools. The center is scheduled to open before the end of 2026 and is relevant to Omaha-area sports organizers and youth training businesses.
Why it matters
The project addresses a documented shortage of hard courts in Millard, and the foundation is funding it without tax dollars. For Omaha operators in youth sports, fitness, and hospitality, the facility signals a large new venue that could draw substantial recurring traffic to the West Omaha corridor.
The $21 million, 85,000-square-foot facility includes 55,000 square feet of indoor court space and is projected to attract 400,000 visits annually. The foundation's 41-year history includes this as its largest gift to date, and no tax dollars were used in construction.
The players
Millard Public Schools Foundation
The nonprofit foundation supporting Millard Public Schools in West Omaha, which built and operates the facility and is gifting its use to the district.
Millard Public Schools
The Omaha-area school district that will receive the use of the activity center.
OrthoNebraska
A regional orthopedic and sports medicine provider that will operate a youth sports performance training center within the facility.
Coca-Cola
The global beverage company that partners with the foundation to operate the cashierless concession store at the center.
GreenState
A Nebraska-based credit union with branches in Elkhorn, Papillion, and Millard, whose name is attached to the activity center.
The details
The foundation built and owns the facility on a 40-acre property adjacent to Keith Lutz Horizon High School near West Q Road and George B. Lake Parkway. The center includes six convertible courts that can be used for basketball or volleyball or converted to 12 pickleball courts, four outdoor sand volleyball courts, and a 16-station eSports gaming lounge. OrthoNebraska will operate a youth sports performance training center in a 5,000-square-foot space within the building, and the foundation runs a cashierless concession store in partnership with Coca-Cola.
Timeline
End of 2026: Scheduled opening of the GreenState Millard Activity Center.
Market Landscape
Nonprofit foundations funding and owning school athletic and activity facilities, rather than relying on bond-funded construction, represent a departure from the conventional public-school capital model in Nebraska. The arrangement places a large privately financed venue in the West Omaha market, where it may compete with existing private gyms and youth sports complexes for tournament and training business.
Omaha operators in youth sports, fitness, and hospitality should factor in a large new venue on the West Omaha corridor expected to draw 400,000 visits annually once it opens. Businesses that supply tournaments, training, concessions, or event services may find new demand, and those with nearby facilities should monitor how the center's scheduling affects their own bookings.
The takeaway
The facility's 400,000-visit projection and its gifted structure make it a significant new competitor and partner for West Omaha sports and training businesses. Operators should watch the center's opening scheduling and any announced vendor or concession partnerships before the end of 2026 to assess where new opportunities or competition may arise.
Further reading
Explore more Philanthropy coverage to see how private giving is shaping community facilities across Omaha.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Omaha World-Herald.
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