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The Cooper Institute

Foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 23-7075529 Website

THE COOPER INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING LIFE-LONG HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

Key facts about The Cooper Institute

EIN
23-7075529
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$170,800
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$170,800
Median grant
$170,800
Total assets
$14,288,964
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

How The Cooper Institute gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$14.3M

-33.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$171K

+18.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$171K

+18.5% YoY

About The Cooper Institute

Based on IRS filings

The Cooper Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $171K. Net investment income was $7.2M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

DallasRosemont

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$12M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$14,288,964$21,584,293$19,919,211
Revenue$10,534,255$4,239,271$2,070,386
Expenses$2,090,437$3,852,041$3,837,057
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$7,212,731$668,908$423,579
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$47K$94K$140K$187K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Genyouth Incorporated: $171KGenyouth Incorporated$171K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Genyouth Incorporated ($170,800).

RecipientPurposeAmount
GENYOUTH INCORPORATED Rosemont, ILNFL PLAY 60 FITNESS PROGRAM$170,800

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Laura Defina MD — President & CEO: $291KLaura Defina MDPresident & CEO$291KKayla Heath — Chief Financial Officer: $179KKayla HeathChief Financial Officer$179KBeth Wright — Sr. Director of Admin & CCLS: $130KBeth WrightSr. Director of Admin & CCLS$130KKerem Shuval — Director of Epidemiologist: $127KKerem ShuvalDirector of Epidemiologist$127KMichael Callac — Director of It: $108KMichael CallacDirector of It$108KMark Donovan — Assoc. Dir. of Accounting: $106KMark DonovanAssoc. Dir. of Accounting$106KElmer Doty — Trustee: $4KElmer DotyTrustee$4KThomas Codd — Chairman/Audit Committee: $3KThomas CoddChairman/Audit Committee$3KStephen Good — Bot Secretary: $3KStephen GoodBot Secretary$3KRoger Staubach — Trustee: $3KRoger StaubachTrustee$3KBrian Casey — Trustee: $2KBrian CaseyTrustee$2KJames Keyes — Chairman/Investment Committee: $2KJames KeyesChairman/Investment Committee$2KJeanne Phillips — Trustee: $2KJeanne PhillipsTrustee$2KTony Evans THD — Trustee: $1KTony Evans THDTrustee$1KTroy Aikman — Trustee: $512Troy AikmanTrustee$512

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Tedd Mitchell MDBot Chairman2—
Charles AndersonBot Vice Chairman2—
Stephen GoodBot Secretary2$2,735
James KeyesChairman/Investment Committee2$2,106
Thomas CoddChairman/Audit Committee2$3,301
Jeanne PhillipsTrustee1$2,078
Arthur BlankTrustee1—
Brian CaseyTrustee1$2,251
Eduardo Sanchez MDTrustee1—
Elmer DotyTrustee1$3,501
Nina Radford MDTrustee2—
Roger StaubachTrustee1$2,638
Steve ReinemundTrustee1—
Tony Evans THDTrustee1$1,386
Troy AikmanTrustee1$512
Tyler Cooper MDTrustee1—
Laura Defina MDPresident & CEO40$290,776
Kayla HeathChief Financial Officer40$178,904
Beth WrightSr. Director of Admin & CCLS40$130,216
Kerem ShuvalDirector of Epidemiologist40$126,792
Mark DonovanAssoc. Dir. of Accounting40$105,939
Michael CallacDirector of It40$108,150

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Cooper Institute?

The Cooper Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $14.3M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is The Cooper Institute?

As of 2025, The Cooper Institute holds $14.3M in total assets with $10.5M in annual revenue. It awarded 1 grant totaling $171K in 2025.

Where does The Cooper Institute operate?

The Cooper Institute has awarded grants in Illinois, Texas.

What size grants does The Cooper Institute award?

In 2025, The Cooper Institute awarded 1 grant totaling $171K — an average of about $171K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

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 2020–2025.

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

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