Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lake Worth Beach, FL EIN: 91-2029629

Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc is a private foundation, based in Lake Worth Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $55K.

Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc gave $55K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $55K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$54,705
-99.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$54,705
-99.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$54,705
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs: $55KAccess to Capital forEntrepreneurs$55K

The largest 2024 recipient was Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs ($55K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ChristiansburgClevelandRed LodgeBaltimoreWashington

How Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc gives

  • Giving fell 81% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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

$0$2M$4M$6M1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2024) to $5.7M (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $55K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Cleveland, GADissolution$54,705
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024—$95$162,367$54,7051$118,689—$6,516
2023$167,819$-323,126$5,813,111$5,729,5671$5,801,980$268,914$269,361
2022$8,235,315$250,278$140,593$79,1181$357,616$247,483$348,282
2021$6,463,363$489,575$347,870$290,9292—$210,287$235,328
2020$6,530,130$275,981$675,800$600,0002—$251,785$249,058
2019$6,332,261$178,568$910,271$800,0001—$183,713$1,000,153

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ross George

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $25K (2019) → $62K (2024)

  • Boisfeuillet Jones Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Walker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert L. Bunnen Jr Esquire

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: John G. Simon (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Barry Gaberman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ernest Osborne (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ray B. Loeschner (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Ross George — Director: $62KRoss GeorgeDirector$62K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $62K, to Ross George (Director).

Frequently asked questions about Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc

How much does Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc give each year?

Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc gave $55K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $5.7M across 1 grant.

Where does Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc operate?

Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, Virginia.

How much is Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $7K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc's EIN?

Cooperative Assistance Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2029629. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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