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Orville Cook Scholarship Fund 001550

Accepts applications Olean, New York · EIN 166404075

Orville Cook Scholarship Fund 001550 is a private foundation in Olean, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $35,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $4,500 and the largest $9,000. 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 $24,295 the year before.

100% 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$12,5709$899,157
2024$24,2959$989,865
2025$35,0006$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactLinda Meyer Lambert
126-130 South Street PO Box 690, Olean, NY 14760
Phone or email(716) 376-7245
What to submitRefer to packet available at Guidance Office
DeadlinesTBD
RestrictionsWorthy graduating students of any high school located in Seneca County and where without assistance could not pursue their education

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Orville Cook Scholarship Fund 001550 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$22,000
Pennsylvania2$8,500
Virginia1$4,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
Scholarships$9,000
Individual
NY
Scholarships$8,500
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
Scholarships$4,500
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarships$4,500
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA
Scholarships$4,500
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
Scholarships$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Orville Cook Scholarship Fund 001550 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Orville Cook Scholarship Fund 001550 give?

$35,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $4,500.

Who runs Orville Cook Scholarship Fund 001550?

Its 2025 filing lists Community Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Orville Cook Scholarship Fund 001550 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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