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The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$973k
Granted FY2023
5
Grants FY2023
5
Organizations funded FY2023
60%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$319,836
Largest grant, FY2023
$321,107
Organizations funded a year
5 to 57
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
4
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 60% of the organizations The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 99% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 1% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $961k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationInternationalArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY20235$973k60%
FY202219$30k21%
FY202133$23k15%
FY202044$28k20%
FY201930$25k20%
FY201857$32k44%
FY201740$28kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Philanthropy$1.0MHuman Services$43kHealth$37kReligion$37kInternational$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$14kArts & Culture$5kEducation$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
DE
KS
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Shriners Hospitals for Children$12,30040%
Congregation Oheb Shalom$11,9225n/a
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$6,71060%
Eclc Foundation$6,50040%
Golda Och Academy$3,00020%
Anti-Defamation League$2,90060%
Onehope Foundation$2,60020%
Emory Jewish Student Center Inc$2,0001n/a
Birthright Israel Foundation$1,90050%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$1,77540%
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All grantees of The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Shriners Hospitals for Children$12,30040%
Congregation Oheb Shalom$11,9225n/a
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$6,71060%
Eclc Foundation$6,50040%
Golda Och Academy$3,00020%
Anti-Defamation League$2,90060%
Onehope Foundation$2,60020%
Emory Jewish Student Center Inc$2,0001n/a
Birthright Israel Foundation$1,90050%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$1,77540%
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation$1,70050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,50010%
Parkinsons Unity Walk Inc$1,50030%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$1,40050%
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc$1,20020%
The Valerie Fund$1,10030%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$1,10030%
Yeshiva Tiferes Torah of Boca Raton Inc$1,0001n/a
Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,00050%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,00010%
The Friendship Circle Inc$1,00020%
Covenant House Michigan$90030%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$80020%
American Friends of Migdal OHR$70020%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$70040%
The Bass Foundation Inc$65030%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$60020%
Sage Eldercare$60020%
Milwaukee B'Nai B'Rith Non-Profit Housing Corporation-Covenant House$60030%
Jespy House Inc$50020%
Boca Helping Hands Inc$50010%
Chabad Lubavitch of Puerto Rico Inc$5001n/a
Robin Hood Foundation$50010%
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun$5001n/a
International March of the Living I$5001n/a
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation Inc$50010%
Foundation for Diabetes Research$5001n/a
Torah Academy of Boca Raton Inc$48010%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$40040%
The Salvation Army$4003n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$30010%
Jewish Community Center of Metrowest Inc$20010%
Preschool Advantage Inc$20020%
Humane World for Animals Inc$20020%
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc$20020%
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch$20010%
Goodwill Rescue Mission Inc$20020%
American Jewish Committee$20010%
Hias Inc$10010%
Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust$10010%
Autism Speaks Inc$1001n/a
Smile Train Inc$10010%
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc$10010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $12,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $6,710 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEclc Foundation: $6,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetGolda Och Academy: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $2,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOnehope Foundation: $2,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $1,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $1,775 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation: $1,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParkinsons Unity Walk Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Valerie Fund: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Inc: $1,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friendship Circle Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCovenant House Michigan: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Migdal OHR: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bass Foundation Inc: $650 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSage Eldercare: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee B'Nai B'Rith Non-Profit Housing Corporation-Covenant House: $600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJespy House Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoca Helping Hands Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Tennis Centers Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTorah Academy of Boca Raton Inc: $480 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Center of Metrowest Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPreschool Advantage Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCal Farley's Boys Ranch: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGoodwill Rescue Mission Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMultiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $100 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 45.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY19.6× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Wayne and Deborah Zuckerman Family Foundation Inc · The Florin Family Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ · Chubb Charitable Foundation · American Express Foundation · The Hall Schultz Foundation · The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Columbia Bank 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.

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About The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation

How much does The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation give?
The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $973,279 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 57 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (86%), Human Services (4%), Health (3%).
Who are The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Shriners Hospitals for Children ($12k), Congregation Oheb Shalom ($12k), Friends of the Israel Defense Forces ($7k).
Does The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Wayne and Deborah Zuckerman Family Foundation Inc, The Florin Family Foundation Inc.
Where is The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation based?
The Howard J Cooperman Charitable Foundation is based in PA.

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 95 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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