Open Foundations · Nebraska

Ron and Carol Cope Foundation

Kearney, Nebraska · EIN 363693227. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $780K across 25 grants in 2025, a median of $25K each.

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$780K
paid in 2025
25
grants paid
$25K
median grant
19%
to first-time recipients
$7.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
WILLIAM OLDFATHER
Address
PO BOX 1775, KEARNEY, NE, 68848
Phone
3082374571
Form the request should take
APPLICATION FORMS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST >> PROVIDE FULL DETAILS ON PROPOSED PROJECT OR NEED
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
EXEMPT ORGANIZATION 50(C)(3); EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, RELIGIOUS, LITERARY, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611159349100401. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

capital

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 25 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Nebraska FoundationNE$200,000RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION
2Kearney Area Communty FoundationNE$50,400CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
3Kearney Catholic FoundatoinNE$50,0002/5 OF OUTDOOR FACILITIES PROJECT
4Kearney Community Sustainable HousgNE$50,000CAPITAL CAMPAING
5Kearney Public Schools FoundatoinNE$50,000HANNY ARRAM CENTER ADDITIONA
6Prince of Peace Catholic ChurchNE$50,000ADDITION
7Safe CenterNE$50,000CAPITAL CAMPAING
8Kearney PartnershipNE$40,000VISITORS CENTER
9World TheaterNE$35,000UPGRADE LIGHTING, HVAC
10Community Action PartnershipNE$25,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - HEAD START
11Crossroads CenterNE$25,000KITCHEN RENOVATION
12Kearney Rescue CatsNE$25,000ASSISTANCE WITH VETERINARY COSTS
13University of Nebraska FoundationNE$25,0001/2 DRYDAN PARK
14Kearney Womans ClubNE$20,000CLUBHOUSE REPAIRS
15Buffalo County Community Health ParNE$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202014$664K
202118$664K
202222$800K
202317$760K
202420$775K
2025 (partial year)25$780K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Nebraska100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Cindy WalkerTRUSTEE · 2025
Rachelle BryantVICE-PRESIDE · 2025
Richard HranacTRUSTEE · 2025
Sherry MorrowPRESIDENT · 2025
William OldfatherSECRETARY/TR · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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