The Cooper Institute
The Cooper Institute is dedicated to promoting life-long health and wellness through research and education.
The Cooper Institute at a glance
In short: The Cooper Institute gave $325K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $325K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $324,901
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $324,901
- Median grant
- $324,901
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Who The Cooper Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Genyouth Incorporated ($325K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $183K (2022) to $325K (2025, 14 months). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $325K.
*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Genyouth Incorporated Rosemont, IL | NFL Play 60 Fitness Program | $324,901 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | — | $10,673,455 | $2,294,937 | $324,901 | 1 | $7,288,273 |
| 2024 | $21,584,293 | $4,239,271 | $3,852,041 | $304,509 | 1 | $668,908 |
| 2023 | $19,919,211 | $2,070,386 | $3,837,057 | $292,856 | 1 | $423,579 |
| 2022 | $21,168,691 | $6,086,797 | $3,422,024 | $183,338 | 2 | $433,440 |
| 2021 | $20,675,481 | $4,716,934 | $4,767,800 | $247,720 | 2 | $648,601 |
| 2020 | $17,271,900 | $4,823,302 | $5,854,016 | $292,230 | 2 | $293,913 |
| 2019 | $18,093,419 | $3,359,055 | $6,304,686 | $205,104 | 2 | $-553,976 |
*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).
About The Cooper Institute
Based on IRS filings
The Cooper Institute is a public charity focused on Health, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $325K. Net investment income was $7.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Cooper Institute is led by Laura Defina MD, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura Defina MD
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$291K (2019) → $175K (2025)
James Keyes
Bot Chairman
Trustee → Chairman & Investment Committee, 2020
Chairman & Investment Committee → Bot Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Charles Anderson
Bot Vice Chairman
Vice Chairman → Bot Vice Chairman, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Stephen Good
Bot Secretary
Secretary → Bot Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$3K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Kayla Heath
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$142K (2021) → $64K (2025)
Former officers (30)
- Former: Arthur Blank (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Beth Wright (2019–2024) — S.r Director of Administrator
- Former: Brian Casey (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Drayton McLane Jr. (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Eduardo Sanchez MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Elmer Doty (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jeanne Phillips (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Nina Radford MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ray Hunt (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Roger Staubach (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Reinemund (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tedd Mitchell MD (2019–2024) — Bot Chairman
- Former: Thomas Codd (2019–2024) — Chairman & Audit Committee
- Former: Troy Aikman (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tyler Cooper MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tony Evans Thd (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joel Romo (2021–2024) — Director of External Affairs
- Former: Kerem Shuval (2022–2024) — Director of Epidemiologist
- Former: Michael Callac (2023–2024) — Director of It
- Former: Andjelka Pavlovic (2024) — Director of Youth
- Former: Steve Farrell (2019–2023) — Senior Investigator
- Former: Kenneth H. Cooper MD (2019–2022) — Founder & Chairman Emeritus
- Former: Susan Dell (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Amy Johnson (2019–2021) — Chief Dev't. Officer
- Former: Ben Willis (2019–2020) — Director of Ccls Study
- Former: David Glass (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Onyeka Nchege (2020) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Shebronda Blackburn (2020) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Jeremy Lyon (2019) — President of Youth
- Former: Tony Evans (2019) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $175K, to Laura Defina MD (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Cooper Institute
How much does The Cooper Institute give each year?
The Cooper Institute gave $325K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. The 2025 filing year covers 14 months because its fiscal year-end changed. In 2024 it gave $305K across 1 grant.
What is The Cooper Institute?
The Cooper Institute is a public charity focused on Health, based in Dallas, TX.
Where does The Cooper Institute operate?
The Cooper Institute has awarded grants in Illinois, Texas.
What is The Cooper Institute's EIN?
The Cooper Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7075529. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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