Cooper Foundation
Private foundation · Lincoln, NE · EIN 47-0401230 · reported 2023–2025
173grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$2.4Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 173 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
870 Wells Fargo Center 1248 O St
Lincoln, NE 68508-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln EN Thompson Forum on World Issues PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $80,398 |
| Rabble Mill PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $50,000 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln EN Thompson Forum on World Issues PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $50,000 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln EN Thompson Forum on World Issues PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $50,000 |
| United Way of Lincolnlancaster County PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $39,000 |
| Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $30,000 |
| Rabble Mill OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $30,000 |
| Clyde Malone Community Center OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $30,000 |
| Southeast Community College Educational Foundation PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $27,000 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln EN Thompson Forum on World Issues PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $26,157 |
| Center for Immigrant & Refugee Advancement OPERATING | Omaha, NE | $25,000 |
| Clyde Malone Community Center OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| Nebraska Arts Council Development Corp PROGRAM | Omaha, NE | $25,000 |
| The Hub Central Access Point for Young Adults PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| Bravebe Child Advocacy Center OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| Center for People OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders County OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| Hope Spoke OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| Rabble Mill Dba the Bay OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| Asian Community & Cultural Center PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 |
| United Way of Lincolnlancaster County PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $22,500 |
| United Way of Lincolnlancaster County PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $22,000 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln EN Thompson Forum on World Issues PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $21,862 |
| Indian Center Inc OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Lux Center for the Arts OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Voices of Hope Lincoln Inc PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lied Center for Performing Arts OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust OPERATING | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Lincoln Literacy PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Center for Legal Immigration Assistance OPERATING | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Food Bank of Lincoln OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Foster Care Closet OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Humanities Nebraska PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Asian Community & Cultural Center OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Clyde Malone Community Center PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| EL Centro de Las Americas PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Foster Care Closet OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln Inc PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Sunrise Communications Inc OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Live Yes Studios Inc (payee Lincoln Community Foundation) OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| YWCA Lincoln OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Willa Cather Foundation OPERATING | Red Cloud, NE | $20,000 |
| Lincoln Arts Council OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Lux Center for the Arts OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Solidago Conservancy OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Nebraska Tribes Addressing Violence Coalition OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 |
| Midland University | Fremont, NE | $19,000 |
| Lincoln Police Department OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $16,000 |
| Civic Nebraska PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| Nebraska Tribes Addressing Violence Coalition OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning OPERATING | Hastings, NE | $15,000 |
| ACLU of Nebraska OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| Conservation Nebraska OPERATING | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| Rise Academy OPERATING | Omaha, NE | $15,000 |
| Sheldon Art Association PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| Legal Aid of Nebraska PROGRAM | Omaha, NE | $15,000 |
| Neighborworks Lincoln PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| Wachiska Audubon Society PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
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