Cooper Family Foundation
The Cooper Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmonds, Washington. Its 2025 filing reports 23 grants totaling $19,650, with most grant dollars going to organizations in Washington.
Cooper Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Cooper Family Foundation gave $20K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $854.348), mostly in Washington. 22% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,650
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $854
- -7.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $264,050
- +2.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 22% first-time grantees (5 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Washington (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Cooper Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 9940 Water Street, Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: (425) 259-1577
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cooper Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Housing Hope - Tomorrows Hope ($5K). Together the top 10 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
91 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 91 grants of 91 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Washington recipients accounted for 75% of grant dollars. The filing also reports shares of 5% each for Maryland, Illinois, and Connecticut, and 3% for New York. The listed grants include recipients in Everett and Edmonds, Washington, as well as organizations in other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Cooper Family Foundation open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 23 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $270; repeat grants $1K. How we count
Medians: $250 first-time, $500 repeat.
- 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 111% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Hope - Tomorrows Hope Everett, WA | Charitable Purpose | $5,000 |
| United Way of Snohomish County Everett, WA | Charitable Purpose | $5,000 |
| Anxiety & Depression Association of America Silver Springs, MD | Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Chicago, IL | Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| Dawson Place Everett, WA | Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Norwalk, CT | Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| Edmonds Center for the Arts Edmonds, WA | Charitable Purpose | $500 |
| Epsf Endowment Everett, WA | Charitable Purpose | $500 |
| Housing Hope Everett, WA | Charitable Purpose | $500 |
| Imagine Children's Museum Everett Everett, WA | Charitable Purpose | $500 |
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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 | $264,050 | $31,079 | $25,608 | $19,650 | 23 | $19,650 | $31,079 | $17,670 |
| 2024 | $258,379 | $23,748 | $22,833 | $18,500 | 20 | $18,500 | $23,632 | $16,525 |
| 2023 | $257,464 | $14,262 | $18,227 | $15,225 | 13 | $15,225 | $14,156 | $14,785 |
| 2022 | $261,429 | $18,195 | $17,149 | $13,250 | 19 | $13,658 | $14,791 | $14,837 |
| 2021 | $260,383 | $29,304 | $20,131 | $18,000 | 16 | $18,117 | $27,290 | $17,081 |
| 2020 | $251,210 | $14,588 | $15,370 | $12,350 | 13 | — | $11,917 | $14,715 |
| 2019 | $251,992 | $14,183 | $19,123 | $16,250 | 11 | — | $11,582 | $14,704 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cooper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including housing, community services, the arts, health, research, and conservation. For example, Housing Hope says its mission is to provide affordable housing and related services to low- and very low-income residents of Snohomish County and Camano Island. United Way of Snohomish County says it brings people, resources, and strategy together to improve lives for families in the county.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 23 grants totaling $19,650. Grants ranged from $100 to $5,000, with a median of $500. The largest grants were $5,000 each to Housing Hope – Tomorrows Hope and United Way of Snohomish County, both in Everett, Washington. Other grants included $1,000 each to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, Dawson Place, and Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
Other 2025 recipients included Edmonds Center for the Arts ($500), Housing Hope ($500), Planned Parenthood Federation of America ($400), Everett Museum of History ($300), Good Energy Collective ($200), and Panthera Corporation ($200). The grantees describe their work as including performing arts and community engagement, reproductive and complementary health care, local history education, clean-energy policy research, and wild-cat conservation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Sue M. Cooper is listed as a director on the 2025 filing.
Cooper Family Foundation is led by Sue M. Cooper, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sue M. Cooper
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Thomas P. Cooper MD (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $20K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 20 grants.
What is Cooper Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Cooper Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $854, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cooper Family Foundation that year got $270 on average.
Where does Cooper Family Foundation give grants?
Cooper Family Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (5%) and Illinois (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Everett, WA (9 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Who are Cooper Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Cooper Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Housing Hope - Tomorrows Hope ($5,000), United Way of Snohomish County ($5,000) and Anxiety & Depression Association of America ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cooper Family Foundation?
Cooper Family Foundation reported $264K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Cooper Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including housing, community services, the arts, health, research, and conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cooper Family Foundation?
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cooper Family Foundation's EIN?
Cooper Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1525513. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Cooper Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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