Patrice D Cooper Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Antonio, TX EIN: 41-1982224

Patrice D Cooper Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $791K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $36K.

Patrice D Cooper Foundation at a glance

In short: Patrice D Cooper Foundation gave $19K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,500
+37.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,625
+37.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,500
Total assets
$790,722
+2.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (73% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Patrice D Cooper Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

MinneapolisEdinaNew YorkSmyrnaDuluthSt. Paul

How Patrice D Cooper Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 242% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K7 grants2019 7 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $31K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$18,500
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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
2025$790,722$47,134$29,630$18,5004$18,500$36,004$7,643
2024$773,616$34,374$19,622$13,5004$13,500$28,252$42,629
2023$769,001$9,033$19,723$10,0004$10,000$13,140$39,589
2022$775,916$18,361$26,951$10,0004$10,000$15,438$6,668
2021$797,064$122,437$30,800$20,0005$20,000$111,637$2,071
2020$700,463$53,928$39,716$30,5007—$44,712$2,700
2019$685,586$71,819$30,043$20,0007—$61,776$2,566

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Patrice D Cooper Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Patrice D Cooper Foundation is led by Nicole M Cooper, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nicole M Cooper

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Weiss

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Giliotti

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Violet Elaine Dilly (2019) — Secretary

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 Patrice D Cooper Foundation

How much does Patrice D Cooper Foundation give each year?

Patrice D Cooper Foundation gave $19K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 4 grants.

What is Patrice D Cooper Foundation's typical grant size?

Patrice D Cooper Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $4,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Patrice D Cooper Foundation give grants?

Patrice D Cooper Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (27%).

Does Patrice D Cooper Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Patrice D Cooper 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 Patrice D Cooper Foundation?

Patrice D Cooper Foundation reported $791K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Patrice D Cooper Foundation's EIN?

Patrice D Cooper Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1982224. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 20, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 12, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 15, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 16, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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