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BCAFF Scholarships: Charles O. & Grace M. Stoops Scholarship in Agricultural or Environmental Studies Grant

Nebraska Community Foundation

Funding Amount

More than US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Easily learn more about the BCAFF Scholarships: Charles O. & Grace M. The next deadline for this grant is Mon, 15 Mar 2027.

Nebraska Community Foundation
They believed that with the right tools and resources, people could build the hometowns of their dreams.
The Butler County Area Foundation Fund is offering three scholarships to graduating seniors who meet individual scholarship criteria. These scholarships are the Butler County Clinic Scholarship (medical field major); Charles O. & Grace M. Stoops Scholarship in Agricultural or Environmental Studies; and Butler County Area Foundation Fund Scholarship.
Charles O. & Grace M. Stoops Scholarship in Agricultural or Environmental Studies
Funding for this scholarship through the Butler County Area Foundation Fund has been provided by a gift of Grace M. Stoops and the late Charles O. Stoops of Montecito, California. Scholarship funds are available for students whose major field of study is agricultural or environmental studies.
Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded annually to resident graduates of David City High School, Aquinas High School, or East Butler High School. Additionally, a student who is a resident of Butler County who attends a school outside of Butler County, is also eligible. Each applicant may be an entering freshman or an upperclassman enrolled for post-secondary education at an accredited school of higher education in the general areas of agriculture or environmental studies.
Each scholarship must be used at a post-secondary accredited school of higher education.
Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the school after the student has successfully completed the first semester.

What Nebraska Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
409
Total given
$16.7M
Median grant
$17K
Range
$5,250–$957K
  • By dollars: Nebraska 93%, Colorado 3%, Illinois <1%. Top recipient cities: Omaha, NE; Lincoln, NE; McCook, NE.
  • 2% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 28% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • Agriculture
  • Environment

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