University of Nebraska-Lincoln En Thompson Forum On World Issues
LINCOLN, NE
$80.4KTax year 2025
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Cooper Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 47-0401230 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Cooper Foundation
- Phone
- (402) 476-7571
- Deadlines
- Applications are reviewed at board of trustee meetings
- Application materials
- Applications must be submitted online. Each application should include a request narrative that includes the following information: amount requested and its purpose, who will benefit, funding goal and plan to achieve that funding, and the specific outcomes the grantee hopes to achieve and the benchmarks that will be used to measure their success. Each application should also include the following supporting documentation: project budget, operating budget for the current year and next fiscal year, if applicable, balance sheet, income/expense statement, the most recent budget vs actual comparision, year-end financial report, and a listing of the board of directors and staff.
- Restrictions
- Grants are made primarily to nebraska non-profit organizations
Original filing text
- Contact
- COOPER FOUNDATION
- Address
- 870 WELLS FARGO CENTER 1248 O STREET LINCOLN, NE, 68508
- Phone
- 4024767571
- Deadlines
- APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AT BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE. EACH APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE A REQUEST NARRATIVE THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: AMOUNT REQUESTED AND ITS PURPOSE, WHO WILL BENEFIT, FUNDING GOAL AND PLAN TO ACHIEVE THAT FUNDING, AND THE SPECIFIC OUTCOMES THE GRANTEE HOPES TO ACHIEVE AND THE BENCHMARKS THAT WILL BE USED TO MEASURE THEIR SUCCESS. EACH APPLICATION SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION: PROJECT BUDGET, OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND NEXT FISCAL YEAR, IF APPLICABLE, BALANCE SHEET, INCOME/EXPENSE STATEMENT, THE MOST RECENT BUDGET VS ACTUAL COMPARISION, YEAR-END FINANCIAL REPORT, AND A LISTING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF.
- Restrictions
- GRANTS ARE MADE PRIMARILY TO NEBRASKA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Reported organization name: COOPER FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | $1M |
| 2024 | 54 | $698.2K |
Where Cooper Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln En Thompson Forum On World Issues
LINCOLN, NE
$50KTax year 2024
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United Way of Lincolnlancaster County
LINCOLN, NE
$39KTax year 2025
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Clyde Malone Community Center
LINCOLN, NE
$30KTax year 2024
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Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation
LINCOLN, NE
$30KTax year 2025
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Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (119 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Cooper Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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