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Kenneth Cooksey-Norma Cook Scholarship Trust

Accepts applications Burlington, Iowa · EIN 466882583

Kenneth Cooksey-Norma Cook Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Burlington, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $29,500 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 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 $12,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3,5002$488,574
2024$12,0006$536,095
2025$29,50010$579,484

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactKelli Johnson
FM Bank and Trust, PO Box 928, Burlington, IA 52601
Phone or email(319) 754-2250
What to submitApplication can be obtained from f&m bank and trust. The submission deadline is april 1st.
DeadlinesApril 1st
Restrictions- must be used within 4 years - must constantly maintain a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale - must pursue a full-time academic course load

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kenneth Cooksey-Norma Cook Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa10$29,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kenneth Cooksey-Norma Cook Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1st.

How much does Kenneth Cooksey-Norma Cook Scholarship Trust give?

$29,500 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Kenneth Cooksey-Norma Cook Scholarship Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists F&m Bank and Trust (Trustee).

What does Kenneth Cooksey-Norma Cook Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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