Grant funders

Cooper Foundation

Private foundation, Nebraska

United States
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Given in 2024 $673k
Typical grant $10k Middle half $10k to $20k
New grantees in 2024 41% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

41% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Nebraska 153 grants · typical $10k
Missouri 2 grants · typical $8,750
South Carolina 1 grant · typical $15k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Poverty Impact Network Inc Grant to Poverty Impact Network Inc $10k 31 Dec 2024
Indian Center Inc Grant to Indian Center Inc $10k 31 Dec 2024
Lincoln Police Department Grant to Lincoln Police Department $16k 31 Dec 2024
Junior Achievement of Lincoln Inc Grant to Junior Achievement of Lincoln Inc $10k 31 Dec 2024
YWCA Lincoln Grant to YWCA Lincoln $20k 31 Dec 2024
Lincoln Community Playhouse Grant to Lincoln Community Playhouse $10k 31 Dec 2024
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Grant to Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest $10k 31 Dec 2024
Lux Center for the Arts Grant to Lux Center for the Arts $20k 31 Dec 2024
Give Nebraska Grant to Give Nebraska $7,000 31 Dec 2024
Nebraska Transition College Grant to Nebraska Transition College $7,500 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
Applications must be submitted online. Each application should include a request narrative that includes the following information: Amount requested and its purpose, WHO will benefit, funding goal and plan to achieve that funding, and the specific outcomes the grantee hopes to achieve and the benchmarks that will be used to measure their success. Each application should also include the following supporting documentation: Project budget, operating budget for the current year and next fiscal year, if applicable, balance sheet, income/expense statement, the most recent budget vs actual comparision, year-end financial report, and a listing of the board of directors and staff.
Deadlines
Applications are reviewed at board of trustee meetings
Restrictions
Grants are made primarily to nebraska non-profit organizations
Contact
Cooper Foundation
Address
870 Wells Fargo Center 1248 O, Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone
4024767571

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)