Cooper Foundation Grants (Waco, Texas)

Fact (page-stated, cooperfdn.org/grants): Madison Cooper created the Cooper Foundation with a mission to make Waco, Texas a better or more desirable city in which to live, realised through grant awards to qualifying nonprofits in Waco; the Foundation funds education, health, arts and culture, community building and social services, and senior citizens. Fact (page-stated): grants are made only to 501(c)(3) public charities with a 509(a)(1) or (2) designation or to governmental agencies; the Foundation does not make grants to churches, to fund activities that teach, promote or deny any particular religion, or for event sponsorships, and it funds projects in Waco only (Waco Foundation covers the rest of McLennan County). Fact (page-stated): the Foundation funds capital projects, programs and services, and capacity-building projects, and there are no set limitations on the amount that can be requested. Fact (page-stated): recent grants include Waco ISD $296,250, Mission Waco $269,818, Greater Waco Legal Services $150,000, Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce $100,000, MCC Foundation $100,000, Habitat for Humanity $80,000 and Better at Last $5,000. Fact (page-stated): an invitation to submit a proposal does not imply a guarantee of funding, and the Foundation makes no advance commitment of funds beyond the project grant. Assumption: the deadline recorded here is the next published full-proposal date after this scan (November 2); grant inquiries themselves are accepted on a rolling basis.