Ron and Carol Cope Foundation
Private foundation · Kearney, NE · EIN 36-3693227 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Cope Ron & Carol Foundation Trust
62grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$8,500lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$2.3Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in NE. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 62 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $250K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1775
Kearney, NE 68848-1775
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION | Kearney, NE | $298,435 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION | Kearney, NE | $200,000 |
| Family Advocacy Network NEW BUILDING | Kearney, NE | $150,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION | Kearney, NE | $116,565 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation EMERGENCY ROOM ADDITION & MANIKIN | Kearney, NE | $100,000 |
| Harmon Sonotorium Restoration Commi RESTORE HARMON PARK SONOTORIUM | Kearney, NE | $63,000 |
| Kearney Area Communty Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Kearney, NE | $59,435 |
| Kearney Area Communty Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Kearney, NE | $50,400 |
| Kearney Catholic Foundatoin 2/5 OF OUTDOOR FACILITIES PROJECT | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Kearney Community Sustainable Housg CAPITAL CAMPAING | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Kearney Public Schools Foundatoin HANNY ARRAM CENTER ADDITIONA | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Church ADDITION | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Safe Center CAPITAL CAMPAING | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Kearney Family YMCA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Church ADDITION | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Harmon Sonotorium Restoration Commi RESTORE HARMON PARK SONOTORIUM | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Hot Meals USA | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Kearney Catholic Foundatoin 1/5 OF OUTDOOR FACILITIES PROJECT | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Church ADDITION | Kearney, NE | $50,000 |
| Kearney Partnership VISITORS CENTER | Kearney, NE | $40,000 |
| Kearney Partnership VISITORS CENTER | Kearney, NE | $40,000 |
| World Theater UPGRADE LIGHTING, HVAC | Kearney, NE | $35,000 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation PURCHASE ECMO HEATER/COOLER | Kearney, NE | $35,000 |
| Mosaic REPAIR CAMPUS HOMES | Axtell, NE | $35,000 |
| Kearney Area Animal Shelter CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | Kearney, NE | $30,000 |
| Community Action Partnership CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - HEAD START | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| Crossroads Center KITCHEN RENOVATION | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| Kearney Rescue Cats ASSISTANCE WITH VETERINARY COSTS | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation 1/2 DRYDAN PARK | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| Kearney Rescue Cats PROGRAMMING | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| World Theater | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| Kearney Community Sustainable Housg CAPITAL CAMPAING | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| Merryman Performing Arts Center PURCHASE EQUIPMENT | Kearney, NE | $25,000 |
| Buffalo County Community Health Par COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Kearney, NE | $24,000 |
| Elm Creek Fire Department PROGRAMMING | Elm Creek, NE | $24,000 |
| Kearney Womans Club CLUBHOUSE REPAIRS | Kearney, NE | $20,000 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust GREATER NEBRASKA REPORTING POSITION | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Buffalo County Historical Society SAVE THE SUNFLOWER SCHOOL | Kearney, NE | $20,000 |
| Little Eagles Learning Center CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Overton, NE | $20,000 |
| Buffalo County Community Health Par | Kearney, NE | $15,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation PAWS UNIVERSITY | Kearney, NE | $15,000 |
| Family Advocacy Network NEW BUILDING | Kearney, NE | $12,965 |
| Kearney Public Schools Foundatoin 8TH GRADE BAND TRIP | Kearney, NE | $12,600 |
| Kearney Family YMCA | Kearney, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust NEBRASKA DOCUMENTERS PROGRAM | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Rowe Sancturary PROGRAMMING | Gibbon, NE | $10,000 |
| Childrens Nebraska Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Kearney Noon Rotary IMAGINATION LIBRARY | Kearney, NE | $8,500 |
| Kearney Noon Rotary IMAGINATION LIBRARY | Kearney, NE | $8,500 |
| Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Reunion 2025 REUNION | Kearney, NE | $8,000 |
| Three Trails Draft Horse Show | Kearney, NE | $8,000 |
| Three Trails Draft Horse Show SHOW SUPPORT | Kearney, NE | $7,500 |
| Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra PROGRAMMING | Kearney, NE | $7,500 |
| Junior Achievement CLASSROOM MATERIALS | Kearney, NE | $7,500 |
| Help Care Clinic | Kearney, NE | $5,000 |
| Kearney Noon Rotary IMAGINATION LIBRARY | Kearney, NE | $5,000 |
| Kearney Public Schools Foundation | Kearney, NE | $5,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Greater Nebraska | Kearney, NE | $5,000 |
| Kearney Area Arts Council SUPPORT FOR JAZZ AT THE WORLD | Kearney, NE | $4,000 |
| Kearney Area Arts Council PROGRAMMING | Kearney, NE | $3,600 |
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