Cooper Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 86-0905824

Cooper Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K.

Key facts about Cooper Family Foundation

In short: Cooper Family Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
86-0905824
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$5,400
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$1,350
Median grant
$1,125
Total assets
$12,131
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$12K

-28.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$5K

-85.0% YoY

Grant Count

4

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

-77.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cooper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $780 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Cooper Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 88% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 692% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 4 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

East HamptonHampton BaysNew YorkSanta ClaraSuiteAlpharettaDouglasSouthamptonBrooklynJamesportKeswickSebastopolSt Petersburg

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K4 grants20203 grants20218 grants20226 grants20236 grants20244 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Our Fabulous Variety Show: $3KOur Fabulous Variety Show$3KBroadway Dreams: $2KBroadway Dreams$2KBroadway Caresefa: $750Broadway Caresefa$750Arf - Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons: $300Arf - Animal Rescue Fund ofthe Hamptons$300

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
OUR FABULOUS VARIETY SHOW Hampton Bays, NYGENERAL FUND$2,850
BROADWAY DREAMS New York, NYGENERAL FUND$1,500
BROADWAY CARESEFA Suite, NYGENERAL FUND$750
ARF - ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS East Hampton, NYGENERAL FUND$300

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$12,131$16,993$58,203
Revenue———
Expenses$5,400$41,210$15,517
Qualifying Distributions$5,400$36,926$14,216
Net Investment Income———
Distributable Amount$780$1,733$3,113

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  8. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  9. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  10. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  11. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  12. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cooper Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christine Cooper

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Cooper

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • John Cooper

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Mary Cooper (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Cooper Family Foundation

How much does Cooper Family Foundation give each year?

Cooper Family Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 6 grants.

What is Cooper Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Cooper Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,125, and its average grant was $1,350, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Cooper Family Foundation give grants?

Cooper Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Cooper Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Cooper Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Cooper Family Foundation?

Cooper Family Foundation reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $780 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Cooper Family Foundation?

Cooper Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It holds $12K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Cooper Family Foundation's EIN?

Cooper Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0905824. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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