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Cockerill Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Gretna, Nebraska · EIN 461522341

Cockerill Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Gretna, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $10,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $4,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $13,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$27,2558$374,717
2024$13,0006$362,597
2025$10,5006$412,625

How to apply

Cockerill Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cockerill Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska5$8,500
Tennessee1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Patrick Catholic Church
Gretna, NE
cash donation$4,000
St Judes Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
cash donation$2,000
Missionary Society of St Columban
St Columbans, NE
cash donation$2,000
Nebraska Humane Society
Omaha, NE
cash donation$1,000
Open Door Mission
Omaha, NE
cash donation$1,000
Archdiocese of Omaha
Omaha, NE
cash donation$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cockerill Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Cockerill Charitable Trust give?

$10,500 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Cockerill Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Mary C Cockerill Trustee (Trustee).

What does Cockerill Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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