Monday, December 19, 2022 Lincoln, Neb. — The Cooper Foundation awarded a grant of $20,000 to the Nebraska Big Red Satellite toward the design, build, and launch of a satellite into space for the study of solar energy. Big Red Satellite is a team of Nebraska middle and high school
Thursday, September 29, 2022 Lincoln, Neb. — The Cooper Foundation awarded a grant of $10,000 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities to advance educational components of the web portal, Nebraska Stories of Humanity, which provides interactive stories and documentation from Nebraska Holocaust survivors &
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 In Memoriam, Pam Hilton Snow, October 26, 1948 – September 7, 2022 Pam Snow joined the board of trustees of the Cooper Foundation in May, 2015, and served until her untimely death in September, 2022. She played a vital role, serving on the Board Policy and
Thursday, June 30, 2022 Lincoln, Neb. — The Cooper Foundation contributed $15,000 to United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County to support the Lincoln Resettlement Fund, a one-time community fundraising effort to support essential services for newly arrived refugees, including families from Afghanistan and Ukraine. The fund will support local
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Lincoln, Neb. — The Cooper Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants in its first quarter cycle totaling $253,500 to 17 diverse nonprofit organizations. Grant recipients are located in Lincoln unless otherwise noted. A grant of $25,000 to the new Solidago Conservancy will support land and natural
