Cooper Foundation

LINCOLN, NE EIN: 47-0401230

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$698K

+6.0% YoY

Grant Count

54

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

+6.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$251K$503K$754K$1M82 grants202063 grants202179 grants202254 grants202354 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-L…$50KCLYDE MALONE COMMUNITY C…$30KUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-L…$26KASIAN COMMUNITY & CULTUR…$25KUNITED WAY OF LINCOLNLAN…$23KSUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS INC$20KLIVE YES STUDIOS INC (PA…$20KYWCA LINCOLN$20KWILLA CATHER FOUNDATION$20KLINCOLN ARTS COUNCIL$20K

Grant Size Distribution

332 grants across all recorded years

323<$50K9$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

VICTORIA GRASSOPRESIDENT$139KE ARTHUR THOMPSONCHAIR$18KRICHARD J VIERKTRUSTEE$2KBRAD KORELLTREASURER$2KCONNIE DUNCANVICE CHAIR$2KMICHELLE SUAREZTRUSTEE$2KJASMINE KINGSLEYTRUSTEE$2KKIM ROBAKTRUSTEE$2KTYRE J MCDOWELLTRUSTEE$2KJACK D CAMPBELLTRUSTEE$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
E ARTHUR THOMPSONCHAIR2$17,677
KIM ROBAKTRUSTEE2$1,600
BRAD KORELLTREASURER2$1,700
JACK D CAMPBELLTRUSTEE2$1,550
CONNIE DUNCANVICE CHAIR2$1,700
TYRE J MCDOWELLTRUSTEE2$1,600
MICHELLE SUAREZTRUSTEE2$1,650
RICHARD J VIERKTRUSTEE2$1,750
VICTORIA GRASSOPRESIDENT40$138,712
JASMINE KINGSLEYTRUSTEE2$1,650

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ALLIANCEBELLEVUEBLOOMFIELDCHADRONCOLUMBUSCRETEDENTONEDGEFIELDFREMONTGERINGGRAND ISLANDHASTINGSHICKMANKANSAS CITYLINCOLNOMAHARED CLOUDTOPEKA

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

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