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COOPER FOUNDATION

· LINCOLN, NE · private_foundation · program funder

129recipients FY2016–24
$6Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 98% of giving in Nebraska

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A local funder — 98% of its dollars go to NE. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, KS, MO, NE.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCLINCOLN, NEprogram funder92
SHERWOOD FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder57
ABEL FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder38
D F DILLON FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder37
SPREETAIL FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder36
ASSURITY LIFE FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder33
THE LOZIER FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder33
UNITED WAY OF LINCOLN AND LANCASTER COUNTYLINCOLN, NEprogram funder33
PETER KIEWIT FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder31
DUNCAN FAMILY TRUSTLINCOLN, NEprogram funder24
J C & JESSIE SEACREST FAM FOUNDATION TRLINCOLN, NEprogram funder24
ROGERS FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder24
LEE AND DEBBIE STUART FAMILY FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder23
NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCILLINCOLN, NEprogram funder23
ROBERT B DAUGHERTY FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder23
THE HAWKS FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder23
BETTENHAUSEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder22
BNSF FOUNDATIONFORT WORTH, TXlarge program funder22
NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder22
SUNDERLAND FOUNDATIONSHAWNEE MSN, KSprogram funder22
WEITZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder20
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INCBILLINGS, MTlarge program funder19
JAMES STUART III FAMILY FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder19
DOLEZAL FAMILY FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUSTLINCOLN, NEprogram funder18
ETHEL S ABBOTT CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONRALSTON, NEprogram funder18

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
MALONE COMMUNITY CENTERNE62024$215,100
ASIAN COMMUNITY & CULTURAL CENTERNE32024$75,000
LINCOLN YWCANE52024$75,000
CIVIC NEBRASKANE42024$72,500
LUX CENTER FOR THE ARTSNE42024$70,000
SOLIDAGO CONSERVANCYNE32024$57,500
DOANE UNIVERSITYNE62024$52,500
LINCOLN ARTS COUNCILNE52024$50,250
WILLA CATHER FOUNDATIONNE32024$50,000
MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCEMO42024$49,000
NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENTNE52024$44,500
BRIDGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCNE32024$40,000
VISIONARY YOUTHNE32024$40,000
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYNE62024$37,500
GIVE NEBRASKANE42024$36,000
SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS INCNE22024$35,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF LINCOLN INCNE42024$35,000
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNE52024$32,500
MIDLAND UNIVERSITYNE62024$30,000
NEBRASKA LAND TRNE22024$30,000
NEBRASKA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INCNE32024$27,500
LINCOLN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE INCNE32024$27,500
MEADOWLARK MUSIC FESTIVALNE32024$27,500
INDIAN CENTER INCNE22024$25,000
NEBRASKA SPORTS COUNCILNE22024$25,000
NORTHEAST FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERNE22024$25,000
CAUSE COLLECTIVENE32024$22,925
NEBRASKA TRANSITION COLLEGENE32024$22,500
ECHO COLLECTIVENE22024$22,000
HASTINGS COLLEGENE62024$20,000
I BE BLACK GIRLNE22024$20,000
NEBRASKA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLENE32024$20,000
NEBRASKA TRIBES ADDRESSING VIOLENCE COALITIONNE12024$20,000
COLLEGE OF ST MARYNE62024$20,000
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITYNE62024$20,000
SHARE A FARE INCNE22024$17,500
NEBRASKA DIAPER BANKNE12024$10,000
CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER INCNE12024$10,000
POVERTY IMPACT NETWORK INCNE12024$10,000
HONESTYPROJECTCORPNE12024$5,000
RABBLE MILLNE52023$230,000
LINCOLN-LANCASTER COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERNE42023$67,500
CENTER FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCENE42023$61,000
HOPESPOKENE32023$45,000
NEBRASKA WRITERS COLLECTIVENE42023$45,000
NEBRASKA INDIAN CHILD WELFARE COALITION INCNE22023$45,000
LINCOLN ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATIONNE42023$45,000
LINCOLN LITERACY COUNCILNE52023$37,100
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM NATURAL HISTNE42023$35,000
WILLARD COMMUNITY CENTER CORPNE32023$35,000