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Funding search · EIN 470719195 · Eagan, MN

James M Cox Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

69
grants reported: $446,260
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship scholarships

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln2 grants · $56,000
University of Nebraska Lincoln2 grants · $55,560
Northeast Community College4 grants · $54,000
University of Nebraska Omaha3 grants · $36,000
Wayne State College4 grants · $33,000
Southeast Community College4 grants · $28,000
Nebraska Children'S Home4 grants · $20,000
Grace Childrens Home4 grants · $20,000
Hamilton Community Foundation4 grants · $20,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$106,700

2022

$108,560

2023

$110,000

2024

$121,000

2025

Grant history

All 69 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$29,000
University of Nebraska Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$26,560
University of Nebraska Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$26,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$17,000
Northeast Community College · Norfolk, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$16,000
University of Nebraska Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$14,000
Northeast Community College · Norfolk, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$14,000
Northeast Community College · Norfolk, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$14,000
University of Nebraska Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Southeast Community College · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$9,000
Wayne State College · Wayne, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$9,000
Northeast Community College · Norfolk, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Southeast Community College · Milford, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$8,000
Wayne State College · Wayne, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$8,000
University of Nebraska - Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$8,000
Wayne State College · Wayne, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$8,000
Wayne State College · Wayne, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
Metro Community College · Omaha, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$6,000
Central Community College · Columbus, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$6,000
University of Nebraska-Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$6,000
University of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$6,000
Southeast Community College · Council Bluffs, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
University of Nebraska Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
University of Nebraska Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
University of Nebraskaomaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
Grace Childrens Home · Henderson, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$5,000
Hamilton Community Foundation · Hamilton, OH · 2025
General operating
$5,000
Nebraska Children'S Home · Omaha, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$5,000
Out of Poverty · Levittown, PA · 2025
General operating
$5,000
Grace Childrens Home · Henderson, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Hamilton Community Foundation · Aurora, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Nebraska Children'S Home · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Grace Childrens Home · Henderson, NE · 2023
General operating
$5,000
Hamilton Community Foundation · Hamilton, OH · 2023
General operating
$5,000
Nebraska Children'S Home · Omaha, NE · 2023
General operating
$5,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2023
General operating
$5,000
Central Community College · Columbus, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
Grace Childrens Home · Henderson, NE · 2022
General operating
$5,000
Hamilton Community Foundation · Hamilton, OH · 2022
General operating
$5,000
Nebraska Children'S Home · Omaha, NE · 2022
General operating
$5,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty · Omaha, NE · 2022
General operating
$4,000
Central Community College · Columbus, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Nebraska Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
Southeast Community College · Milford, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Nebraska-Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
Chadron State College · Chadron, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Doane University · Crete, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Nebraska College of Technical · Curtis, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Nebraska Methodist College · Council Bluffs, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Peru State College · Peru, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Xenon Academy · Grand Island, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Bryan College of Health Sciences · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Clarkson College · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Concordia University · Seward, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Hastings College · Hastings, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Metro Community College · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Peru State College · Peru, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Se Community College - Milford · Milford, NE · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Heartland Baptist Bible College · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
Nebraska College of Technical · Curtis, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$1,000
Metro Community College · Omaha, NE · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
College of Saint Mary · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$1,000
Concordia University · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Scholarships
$1,000
Peru State College · Peru, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$1,000
Xenon Academy · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$700
Janice Larson · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.