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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0634714

Ron & Carol Cope Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Kearney, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $407,001 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $407,001

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,075,791

  • Tax year 2024

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,350,448

  • Tax year 2023

    $355,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,336,959

  • Tax year 2022

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,516,862

  • Tax year 2021

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,825,647

  • Tax year 2020

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,220,903

  • Tax year 2019

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,423,394

  • Tax year 2018

    $354,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,673,936

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of Nebraska ArtKearney, NE

    Program support

    $162,637
  2. St James Catholic ChurchKearney, NE

    Spiritual support

    $74,318
  3. City of Kearney Public LiKearney, NE

    Program support

    $40,700
  4. Kearney Community TheatreKearney, NE

    Program support

    $40,659
  5. University of Nebraska FoKearney, NE

    Program support - ne ST safety cente

    $29,101
  6. Ft Kearney American Red C CrossKearney, NE

    Program support

    $19,862
  7. American Cancer SocietyKearney, NE

    Program support

    $19,862
  8. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Program support

    $19,862

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $203,29691% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $19,8629% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska8 grants $407,001

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sherry MorrowPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • William OldfatherSECRETARY/TR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rachelle BryantVICE-PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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