Wilson Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 91-1818834

Foundation Overview

Based in Cozad, NE, Wilson Foundation has awarded 159 grants totaling $626,937 to organizations in Nebraska, Ohio and 2 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $90 to $25,000, with a median award of $2,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$626,937
Total Assets
$1,892,439
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
24
Median Grant
$1,500
% Median Grant Decline
-25% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 38%

9 of 24 recipients (38%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Nebraska

98% of all grants are concentrated in Nebraska, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Nebraska, funding concentrates in Cozad (97%), North Platte (2%), Gothenburg (1%).

Funding Trajectory
-43%

Declining funding trend with 43% decrease over 5 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (60%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Wilson Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
100th Meridian Museum $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
Charitable Fund Of Cozad $2,500 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
Clothe Em $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Poverty 2023
Cozad Afterzone $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Educational 2023
Cozad Camping Ministry $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Religious-civic 2023
Cozad Child Care $14,500 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
Cozad Community Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
Cozad Food Pantry $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Poverty 2023
Cozad Grand Generation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Poverty 2023
Cozad Library Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Educational 2023
Cozad Ministerial Assoc $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Civic-religious 2023
Cozad School Foundation $6,016 Cozad, NE, US Educational 2023
Cozad Vfw $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
Cozad Wellness Center $3,854 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
Project Prom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Educational 2023
Great Plains Health $511 North Platte, NE, US Poverty 2023
Robert Henri Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Educational 2023
Cozad Chamber $4,000 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
Hayrack Athletic $500 Cozad, NE, US Educational 2023
Sera Showmaker $400 Cozad, NE, US Educational 2023
Cozad Housing Authority $252 Cozad, NE, US Poverty 2023
Frontier Family Pharmacy $117 Cozad, NE, US Poverty 2023
Brill Chiropractic $90 Cozad, NE, US Poverty 2023
Cozad Community Leaders $500 Cozad, NE, US Civic 2023
100th Meridian Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Civic 2022
Charitable Fund Of Cozad $2,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cloth Em $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2022
Cozad Afterzone $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Camping Ministry $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Child Care $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Community Foundation $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Food Pantry $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Poverty 2022
Cozad Grand Generation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Library Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Education 2022
Cozad Minsterial Assoc $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad School Foundation $8,696 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Education 2022
Cozad Vfw $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Wellness Center $3,680 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Civic 2022
Project Prom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-educational 2022
Robert Henri Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Kids Of The Kingdom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
City Of Cozad $6,100 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Scott Trusdale $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation 2022
100th Meridian Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Civic 2022
Charitable Fund Of Cozad $2,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cloth Em $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2022
Cozad Afterzone $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Camping Ministry $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Child Care $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Community Foundation $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Food Pantry $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Poverty 2022
Cozad Grand Generation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Library Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Education 2022
Cozad Minsterial Assoc $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad School Foundation $8,696 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Education 2022
Cozad Vfw $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Wellness Center $3,680 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Civic 2022
Project Prom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-educational 2022
Robert Henri Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Kids Of The Kingdom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
City Of Cozad $6,100 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Scott Trusdale $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation 2022
100th Meridian Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Civic 2022
Charitable Fund Of Cozad $2,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cloth Em $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2022
Cozad Afterzone $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Camping Ministry $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Child Care $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Community Foundation $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Food Pantry $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Poverty 2022
Cozad Grand Generation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Library Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Education 2022
Cozad Minsterial Assoc $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad School Foundation $8,696 Cozad, NE, US Donation -Education 2022
Cozad Vfw $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Cozad Wellness Center $3,680 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Civic 2022
Project Prom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-educational 2022
Robert Henri Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Kids Of The Kingdom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
City Of Cozad $6,100 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2022
Scott Trusdale $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation 2022
100th Meridian Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -civic 2021
Charitable Fund Of Cozad $3,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cloth Em $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2021
Cozad Afterzone $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Camping Ministry $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Child Care $7,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Community Foundation $2,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Development Corp $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -civic 2021
Cozad Food Pantry $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -poverty 2021
Cozad Grand Generation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Library Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Education 2021
Cozad Minsterial Assoc $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad School Foundation $13,205 Cozad, NE, US Donation -education 2021
Cozad Vfw $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Wellness Center $3,545 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Civic 2021
Great Plains Health $462 North Platte, NE, US Donation-poverty 2021
Project Prom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-educational 2021
Robert Henri Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
United Methodist Church $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Elks Club $246 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad 15oth Celebration $1,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Cozad Chamber Of Commerce $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2021
Dawson Home $428 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2021
Garrett Tire $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2021
Brandon Armagost Construction $1,699 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2021
100th Meridian Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -civic 2020
Cozad Afterzone $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cozad Development Corp $15,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -civic 2020
Cozad Food Pantry $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -poverty 2020
Cozad Grand Generation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cozad Library Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Education 2020
Cozad Minsterial Assoc $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cozad School Foundation $12,274 Cozad, NE, US Donation -education 2020
Cozad United Way $435 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cozad Wellness Center $4,123 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Civic 2020
Project Prom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-educational 2020
Cozad Child Care $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Robert Henri Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Natural Escapes $107 Cozad, NE, US Donation 2020
Cozad Community Foundation $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cozad Vfw $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cloth Em $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2020
The Giving Closet $1,000 Gothenburg, NE, US Donation-poverty 2020
Cozad Camping Ministry $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
United Methodist Church $10,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cozad Legion Baseball $1,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Charitable Fund Of Cozad $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Cozad Hayrack Club $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Give Big Cozad $4,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2020
Phil Chalmers $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US Donation - Civic 2020
Great Plains Health $462 North Platte, NE, US Donation-poverty 2020
Berryman Funeral Home $750 Cozad, NE, US Donation-poverty 2020
100th Meridian Museum $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -civic 2018
Camp Comeca $25,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation - Civic 2018
City Of Cozad $10,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad Afterzone $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad Emergency $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Civic 2018
Cozad Development Corp $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -civic 2018
Cozad Fire Department $1,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad Food Pantry $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation -poverty 2018
Cozad Grand Generation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad Library Foundation $2,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Education 2018
Cozad Little League $2,258 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad Medical Clinic $2,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad Minsterial Assoc $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad School Foundation $16,013 Cozad, NE, US Donation -education 2018
Cozad United Way $3,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Cozad Wellness Center $2,533 Cozad, NE, US Donation- Civic 2018
Dawson County Hero Flight $5,000 Lexington, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Poverty $1,562 Cozad, NE, US Personal Expenses 2018
Project Prom $1,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-educational 2018
Great Plains United Methodist Camp $25,000 Topeka, KS, US Donation-civic 2018
Hawke Inc $5,000 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Hayrack Athletic Club $500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Little Disciples Preschool $2,985 Sarasota, FL, US Donation-civic 2018
Machell Smith $12,500 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Mission To Cozad $532 Cozad, NE, US Donation-civic 2018
Sindy Fiene $650 Cozad, NE, US Donation 2018

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Contact Information

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EIN 91-1818834
Website N/A
Address C/O SCOTT TRUSDALE PO BOX 11 Cozad, NE 69130-0000

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Wilson Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Scott Trusdale
V-president Bruce Hart
Secretary Peggy Montgomery

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.