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Cozad Foundation

Accepts applications Champaign, Illinois · EIN 371241497

Cozad Foundation is a private foundation in Champaign, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $16,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $7,000 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,0005$112,678
2024$7,0005$123,670
2025$16,0005$125,062

How to apply

ContactGreg Cozad
2501 Galen Drive, Champaign, IL 61821
Phone or email(217) 356-8363, greg@cozadasset.com
What to submitLetter of request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cozad Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$8,000
District of Columbia2$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Opportunity International
Chicago, IL
Humanitarian$4,000
Spur Local
Washington, DC
Humanitarian$4,000
District Church
Washington, DC
Religious$4,000
Champaign Public Library Foundation
Champaign, IL
Educational$3,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Champaign, IL
Religiousreligious$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cozad Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Cozad Foundation give?

$16,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Cozad Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Greg Cozad (President), Cynthia Norris (Director) and John Norris (Director).

What does Cozad Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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