· Private foundation
Cope Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- $10k–50k5 grants · $105k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CHILDRENS AID AND FAMILY SERVICES INC | $50,000 |
| YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMA | $30,000 |
| VASSAR COLLEGE | $25,000 |
| AUTISM SPEAKS INC | $20,000 |
| FEEDING AMERICA | $20,000 |
| PUBLIC MEDIA COMPANY | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $185k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 70% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
Feeding America5× · 2020–2025 · $60k · revenue +40%- ASANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC3× · 2020–2022 · $15k · revenue +110%
- HWHumane World for Animals Inc2× · 2020–2021 · $10k · revenue +67%
Funded once
- VCVASSAR COLLEGEone grant, 2025 · $25k · revenue 0%
- PMPUBLIC MEDIA COMPANYgraduatedone grant, 2025 · $10k · revenue +62%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…
Amid the proliferation of advice about treatment options for autism, the ability to access accurate information about research-validated approaches is critically important to those seeking effective treatment.
The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…
To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.
The institute is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the united states and globally.
We will cure ms while empowering people affected by ms to live their best lives.
Altarum is focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. we drive impactful changes in four domains: 1) transform health service delivery - we work…
The mission of the american academy of pediatrics is to obtain optimal physical, mental and social health for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. the academy seeks to promote this goal by encouraging and assisting its…
ADvancing States is a national association representing the 56 state and territorial agencies on aging and disability services. The organization is dedicated to supporting state agencies in developing, implementing, and improving programs…
Ancor's core purpose is to advance the future of supports and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.we are an association of community-based providers relentlessly advocating for person-centered outcomes for…
Lutheran services in america mission: cultivate caring communities that advance health and opportunity for all by building valuable connections, amplifying our voices and empowering our members in their mission to answer god's call to love…
Dup15q alliance empowers individuals living with dup15q syndrome and other related rare diseases to reach their full potential by advancing breakthrough research and life-changing therapeutic treatments, supporting families affected by…
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds YOU GOTTA BELIEVE - THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC ↗
- Who funds Feeding America ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S AID AND FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds AUTISM SPEAKS INC ↗
- Who funds VASSAR COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds PUBLIC MEDIA COMPANY ↗
- Who funds Humane World for Animals Inc ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Cope Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cope Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Children's Aid and Family Services Inc: 1% of income from government
How this is measured
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