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Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
11
Grants FY2025
8
Organizations funded FY2024
38%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$100,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$400,000
Organizations funded a year
4 to 18
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$24M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 38% of the organizations Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $71k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesPublic BenefitArts & CulturePhilanthropySocial ScienceOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving11$1.5M55%
FY20248$467k38%
FY202311$519k45%
FY20224$325k25%
FY20218$340k75%
FY202016$325k75%
FY20198$256k63%
FY201818$348k67%
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$2.4MArts & Culture$416kPhilanthropy$268kPublic Benefit$248kSocial Science$237kAnimals$190kHuman Services$126kPublic Safety & Disaster$125kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MA
PA
CA
UT
WV
VA
AZ
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The George W Bush Foundation$865,00070%
Creativets$400,00019%
Emory University$300,00030%
The Philanthropy Roundtable$250,00031%
Wake Forest University$230,00050%
The Seminar Network Inc$225,00030%
Franklin Road Academy Inc$165,00060%
Consumers' Research Inc$158,00021%
Beacon Rescue$125,0001n/a
Fellowship Foundation Inc$100,00011%
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All grantees of Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The George W Bush Foundation$865,00070%
Creativets$400,00019%
Emory University$300,00030%
The Philanthropy Roundtable$250,00031%
Wake Forest University$230,00050%
The Seminar Network Inc$225,00030%
Franklin Road Academy Inc$165,00060%
Consumers' Research Inc$158,00021%
Beacon Rescue$125,0001n/a
Fellowship Foundation Inc$100,00011%
Mercatus Center Inc$100,00010%
Washington and Lee University$85,00020%
The University of Georgia Foundation$67,50030%
For Others Collective Inc$61,00020%
Turning Point USA Inc$40,00010%
University of the South$30,00010%
Shepherd Center Foundation Inc$30,0002n/a
Judicial Watch Inc$25,00010%
Them Before US$25,0001n/a
The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy$20,00010%
Ocearch$20,00012%
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art$14,00020%
Institute for Humane Studies$12,50010%
Golden Isles Leadership Foundation Inc$12,00023%
Oak Hill School$10,50020%
Young Life$10,00010%
Friends of the Warner Parks Inc$10,00011%
Wesley Woods Inc$6,00012%
Mother to Mother Inc$5,00010%
The Relevate Group Inc$5,00010%
Beacon Center of Tennessee$5,00010%
Teach for America Inc$5,00010%
Alive Hospice Inc$4,00010%
Thistle Farms Inc$2,50010%
Agape Community Center$2,00020%
Atlanta Historical Society Inc$1,70010%
Lead Public Schools Inc$1,50010%
Bakers National Education Foundation$1,00012%
Georgia Research Alliance Inc$1,00010%
Kipp Nashville$1,00010%
Youth Villages Inc$1,00010%
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc$50010%
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($926k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe George W Bush Foundation: $865,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCreativets: $400,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetEmory University: $300,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Philanthropy Roundtable: $250,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetWake Forest University: $230,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Seminar Network Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFranklin Road Academy Inc: $165,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetConsumers' Research Inc: $158,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetFellowship Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMercatus Center Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $85,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $67,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFor Others Collective Inc: $61,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of the South: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOcearch: $20,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: $14,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInstitute for Humane Studies: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGolden Isles Leadership Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetOak Hill School: $10,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Life: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Warner Parks Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWesley Woods Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetMother to Mother Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Relevate Group Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBeacon Center of Tennessee: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlive Hospice Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAgape Community Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAtlanta Historical Society Inc: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLead Public Schools Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBakers National Education Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGeorgia Research Alliance Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKipp Nashville: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Villages Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee IncTN19.2× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Servant Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Dettwiller Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc reported 11 grants totaling $1,463,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 18 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (53%), Arts & Culture (9%), Philanthropy (6%).
Who are Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The George W Bush Foundation ($865k), Creativets ($400k), Emory University ($300k).
Does Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Servant Foundation, Christian Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Cooper Family Charitable Foundation Inc is based in TN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 67 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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