Frances & Dawson Cooper Educational

GATESVILLE, TX EIN: 74-6494283

Frances & Dawson Cooper Educational is a private foundation focused on Education, based in GATESVILLE, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $49K. Net investment income was $41K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.0M

-0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$49K

+270.9% YoY

Grant Count

10

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+85.4% YoY

About Frances & Dawson Cooper Educational

Based on IRS filings

Frances & Dawson Cooper Educational is a private foundation focused on Education, based in GATESVILLE, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $49K. Net investment income was $41K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

ClarendonCollege StationCorpus ChristiGalvestonGatesvilleHunstvilleLubbockSan AngeloSan MarcosStephenvilleTempleWaco

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$81K$161K$242K$323K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,043,140$1,052,108$1,036,788
Revenue$41,321$29,954$25,134
Expenses$50,289$14,634$31,126
Qualifying Distributions$48,528$13,085$24,914
Net Investment Income$41,321$29,954$25,134
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$12K$24K$36K$49K11 grants202011 grants20219 grants20225 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY -…$11KTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - …$8KAM UNIVERSITY - EMMA BLA…$6KTEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - SA…$5KTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - …$5KTEXAS AM UNIVERSITY - CO…$5KTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - …$3KTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - …$3KTARLETON STATE UNIVERSIT…$3KTEMPLE COLLEGE - RIANN T…$2K

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Barrett L PollardTrustee
Elizabeth ShoafTrustee
Roger A MillerTrustee

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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