Funding search · EIN 436924947 · Eagan, MN

Kenneth Cook Trust

Name: Kenneth Cook Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

44
grants reported: $264,119
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,219
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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Midland Care Connection4 grants · $104,466
The Salvation Army3 grants · $81,351
Salvation Army1 grant · $23,115
University of Kansas3 grants · $10,986
Kansas State University2 grants · $6,472
Washburn University3 grants · $5,208
Emporia State University3 grants · $4,707
Kentucky State University1 grant · $3,159
Labette Community College2 grants · $2,368
Highland Community College3 grants · $2,280

Giving over time

$74,008

2022

$59,730

2023

$60,904

2024

$69,477

2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$29,390
Midland Care Connection · Topeka, KS · 2022
General operating
$29,390
The Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2022
General operating
$28,947
Midland Care Connection · Topeka, KS · 2025
General operating
$28,947
The Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2025
General operating
$23,115
Midland Care Connection · Topeka, KS · 2023
General operating
$23,115
Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2023
General operating
$23,014
Midland Care Connection · Topeka, KS · 2024
General operating
$23,014
The Salvation Army · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2024
General operating
$6,563
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Scholarship
$5,652
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Scholarship
$3,274
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$3,159
Kentucky State University · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Scholarship
$2,380
Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2024
Scholarship
$2,298
Emporia State University · Emporia, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$2,010
Johnson County Community College · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$1,914
Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2022
Scholarships
$1,219
Benedictine College · Atchison, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$1,219
Drury University · Springfield, MO · 2025
Scholarship
$1,219
Emporia State University · Emporia, KS · 2025
Scholarships
$1,219
Johnson Country Community College · Overland Park, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$1,219
Labette Community College · Parsons, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$1,219
Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,219
Pittsburg State University · Pittsburg, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$1,190
Emporia State University · Emporia, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$1,190
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$1,190
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Scholarships
$1,149
Labette Community College · Parsons, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$1,149
Northeastern Oklahoma a&M College · Miami, OK · 2023
Scholarship
$1,149
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$1,094
Butler Community College · Andover, KS · 2022
Scholarship
$1,094
Geneva College · Beaver Falls, PA · 2022
Scholarships
$1,094
Highland Community College · Highland, KS · 2022
Scholarships
$1,094
Northwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO · 2022
Scholarships
$1,008
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2022
Scholarships
$914
Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$914
White Line Cdl Training · Topeka, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$861
Washburn University of Topeka · Topeka, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$820
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Scholarships
$611
Baker University · Baldwin City, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$611
Highland Community College · Highland, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$575
90 Day Dental Assistant · Mesa, AZ · 2023
Scholarship
$575
Highland Community College · Highland, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$575
University of Saint Mary · Leavenworth, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$547
College of the Ozarks · Point Lookout, MO · 2022
Scholarship

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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.