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The Cooper Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$10k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Health$28kAnimals$7kInternational$4kEducation$4kArts & Culture$3kHuman Services$3kRecreation & Sports$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$263k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PAT CAIRO FAMILY FOUNDATOIN$2,000
NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE$1,000
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN$1,000
AUTISM SPEAKS$1,000
WELLS MOUNTAIN INITIATIVE$1,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS$1,000
MARYHAVEN CENTER OF HOPE FOUNDATION$1,000
SAVE THE CHIMPS INC$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%CENTER OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
TN
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$44k · 17 repeat orgs$7k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
7

Total granted

$44k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+116%

Still filing today

76%
14%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TP
    The Pat Cairo Family Foundation Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $6k · revenue +213%
  • WM
    WELLS MOUNTAIN INITIATIVE INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $4k · revenue ×11
  • SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
    2× · 2021–2024 · $2k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • WC
    WE CARE FUND (NASS CTY BAR ASSN)
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • GD
    GUIDE DOG FNDTN FOR THE BLIND INC
    one grant, 2023 · $1k
  • NM
    NASSAU MUSEUM OF ART
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
2
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
3
Hugo W Moser Research Institute At Kennedy Krieger Inc

The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…

Science & Tech
4
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
5
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
6
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
7
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
8
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
9
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
10
The Translational Genomics Research Institute

Please see schedule o

Health
11
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
12
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Confide Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

14 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. 14 of the 24 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
8/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Pat Cairo Family Foundation Inc: $6,000 · OtherThe Pat Cairo Family Foundation IncMARY HAVEN CENTER OF HOPE FNDN: $3,000 · OtherMARY HAVEN CENTER OF HOPE FNDNSHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $2,000 · OtherSHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDRENIMPERFECTLY PERFECT INC: $2,000 · OtherIMPERFECTLY PERFECT INCGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC: $2,000 · OtherGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INCIndividual grant recipient: $1,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWE CARE FUND (NASS CTY BAR ASSN): $1,500 · OtherWE CARE FUND (NASS CTY BAR ASSN)GUIDE DOG FNDTN FOR THE BLIND INC: $1,000 · OtherNASSAU MUSEUM OF ART: $1,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $1,000 · Other+2 more: $1,000 · OtherAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $3,000 · HealthAUTISM SPEAKS INCBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INCSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $2,100 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDR…FRIENDS OF CONFIDE INC: $2,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF CONFIDE INCST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH H…THE KATIE MCBRIDE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · HealthTHE KATIE MCBRIDE FOUNDATION …NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $4,000 · AnimalsNORTH SHORE A…SAVE THE CHIMPS INC: $2,000 · AnimalsSAVE THE CHIM…WELLS MOUNTAIN INITIATIVE INC: $4,000 · InternationalWELLS MOU…Nassau County Museum of Art: $2,000 · Arts & CultureSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EducationCENTER OF HOPE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Human Services
Other$22,000Health$13,100Animals$6,000International$4,000Arts & Culture$2,000Education$2,000Human Services$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Pat Cairo Family Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetWELLS MOUNTAIN INITIATIVE INC: $4,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNassau County Museum of Art: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE THE CHIMPS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF CONFIDE INC: $2,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER OF HOPE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KATIE MCBRIDE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budget
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.

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.

Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO5.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 1 of 1Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Cooper Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Cooper Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 74%
  • Center of Hope Foundation Inc: 74% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 24 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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