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Kenneth Cook Trust

Accepts applications Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 436924947

Kenneth Cook Trust is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $69,477 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,219 and the largest $28,947. 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 $60,904 the year before.

67% 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$59,73012$1.4 million
2024$60,9048$1.4 million
2025$69,47713$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactRobert Dunehoo
US Bank NA 900 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone or email(785) 865-0346
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsPlease contact the above

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kenneth Cook Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas10$38,092
Illinois1$28,947
Missouri1$1,219
Virginia1$1,219

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Salvation Army
Hoffman Estates, IL
General operating$28,947
Midland Care Connection Inc
Topeka, KS
General operating$28,947
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Scholarship$1,219
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
Scholarship$1,219
Labette Community College
Parsons, KS
Scholarship$1,219
Johnson Country Community College
Overland Park, KS
Scholarship$1,219
Emporia State University
Emporia, KS
Scholarships$1,219
Drury University
Springfield, MO
Scholarship$1,219
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS
Scholarship$1,219
Individual
KS
Scholarship$914
Washburn University
Topeka, KS
Scholarship$914
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS
Scholarship$611
Highland Community College
Highland, KS
Scholarship$611

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kenneth Cook Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please contact the above.

How much does Kenneth Cook Trust give?

$69,477 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,219.

Who runs Kenneth Cook Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Kenneth Cook Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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