Grants awarded
Who does Cope Ron & Carol Foundation Trust fund?
Cope Ron & Carol Foundation Trust has awarded $4.4 million across 116 grants to 69 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $8,500 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $35,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$4.4M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
69
Grants
116
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Nebraska Foundation
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$598K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Family Advocacy Network
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$450K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| G Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation | $326K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Nebraska Foundation | $225K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $210K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $178K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Crossroads Center | $175K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Prince of Peace Catholic Church | $150K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Buffalo County Historical Society | $145K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kearney Catholic Foundation | $120K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Kearney Area Communty Foundation | $110K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| K Kearney Partnership | $80K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Y Yanney Heritage Park Foundation INC | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
| K Kearney Community Sustainable Housg | $75K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kearney Public Schools | $72K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E Elm Creek Fire Department | $64K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kearney Public Schools Foundatoin | $63K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W World Theater | $60K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $59K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Merryman Performing Arts Center | $50K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hot Meals USA
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| S Safe Center | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| B Buffalo County Community Health Par | $39K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mosaic | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Ravenna Area Vision Fund | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Three Trails Draft Horse Show | $33K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kearney Area Animal Shelter INC
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$30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Kearney Rescue Cats
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| C Community Action Partnership | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Master Trauma Foundation | $24K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | |
| L Little Eagles Learning Center | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| K Kearney Womans Club | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Christian Heritage | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Kearney Area Community Foundation
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Childrens Nebraska Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Nebraska Journalism Trust | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Buffalo County Community Partners | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Kearney Housing Development Corporation | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| H Help Care Clinic | $10K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friend Historical Society | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | |
| C Crane River Theater | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Reunion INC | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
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$8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| E East Lawn Trailer and Food Pantry | $7K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Helpcare Clinic
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kearney Public Schools Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kearney Woman's Club | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Elm Creek High School | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kearney Area Arts Council | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kearney Area Arts Council | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Axtell Oratorio Society | $3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| N Nebraska Serious Injury & Line of D | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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