Cooper Family Foundation
Cooper Family Foundation is a private foundation, 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.
Cooper Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Cooper Family Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,400
- -85.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,350
- -77.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,125
- Total assets
- $12,131
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cooper Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Our Fabulous Variety Show ($3K). Together the top 4 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $44K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Our Fabulous Variety Show Hampton Bays, NY | General Fund | $2,850 |
| Broadway Dreams New York, NY | General Fund | $1,500 |
| Broadway Caresefa Suite, NY | General Fund | $750 |
| ARF - Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons East Hampton, NY | General Fund | $300 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,131 | — | $5,400 | $5,400 | 4 | $5,400 | — | $780 |
| 2024 | $16,993 | — | $41,210 | $36,051 | 6 | $36,926 | — | $1,733 |
| 2023 | $58,203 | — | $15,517 | $14,216 | 6 | $14,216 | — | $3,113 |
| 2022 | $73,720 | $810 | $48,865 | $43,675 | 8 | $43,915 | — | $2,542 |
| 2021 | $121,775 | $30,075 | $7,635 | $7,500 | 3 | $7,635 | $30,075 | $3,653 |
| 2020 | $99,335 | $4,957 | $41,423 | $31,175 | 4 | — | — | $6,929 |
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.
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'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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
Live grants for the work Cooper Family Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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