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The Cooper Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $25,526 (tax year ended September 2025)
The Cooper Foundation, a private foundation in Evanston, IL, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $25,526 in its tax year ended September 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 8, 2026. The largest was $10,250 to Jewish United Fund in Chicago, IL for general education and research.
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- EIN
- 363209605
- Based in
- Evanston, IL
- Assets
- $563,393
- Grants paid
- $25,526
- Tax year ended
- September 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202640679349100104. It reported $25,526 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | General education and research | $10,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parenteach Institute | Evanston, IL | Promote education | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | Promote medical research | $1,127 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Chicago, IL | Promote research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Weber Family Arts Foundation | Ojai, CA | Provide social services | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Butterfly Strong | Hermosa Beach, CA | Promote medical research | $540 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | Provide medical & social services | Human services | $540 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | Promote education | $532 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | Promote medical research | $522 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel Chicago | Chicago, IL | Promote education | $520 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Les Turner Als Foundation | Skokie, IL | Promote medical research | $518 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connections for the Homeless | Evanston, IL | Provide social services | Housing and shelter | $515 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane Adams Resource Center | Chicago, IL | Promote education | $515 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cje Senior Life | Chicago, IL | Provide medical & social services | $513 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shalva | Chicago, IL | Provide social services | Human services | $510 | apps.irs.gov |
| T1dbreakthrough | New York, NY | Promote medical research | $510 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | Promote medical research | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Josselyn | Northbrook, IL | Promote research | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kaelyn Foundation Resource | Arlington Heights, IL | Promote medical research | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | Promote medical research | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lilac Tree | Evanston, IL | Provide social services | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WTTW | Chicago, IL | Promote research | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbez NPR | Chicago, IL | Promote research | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | Medical research | $262 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthright | Deerfield, IL | Promote medical research | $152 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 20, 2025, IRS object ID 202520519349100322. It reported $0 in grants paid; 0 grants to organizations are listed.
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,500 |
| Human services | $1,050 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $515 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $21,587 |
| California | $2,667 |
| New York | $510 |
| District of Columbia | $500 |
| New Jersey | $262 |
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Updated March 8, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.