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Cooper Foundation

private foundationDisclosure: Private foundation: grants public on IRS 990-PFEIN 470401230 · 990s
To Nebraska ballot committees
$0
To tracked Nebraska PACs
$0
990 grants to tracked groups
$5,058,668
Documented upstream (990)
$0
Charitable grants (IRS 990-PF / Schedule I, latest return per tax year 2020–2025): $5,058,668 total; $4,991,068 to Nebraska recipients, $67,600 out of state (aggregate).
Top Nebraska recipients: University Of Nebraskalincoln En Thompson Forum On World Issues $399,689 · Rabble Mill $210,000 · Clyde Malone Community Center $175,100 · United Way Of Lincolnlancaster County $160,854 · Civic Nebraska $105,000 · Lux Center For The Arts $75,000 · Asian Community And Cultural Center $75,000 · Center For Legal Immigration Assistance $65,000 · Bravebe Child Advocacy Center $62,500 · Ywca Lincoln $60,000

Measures backed

No contributions to Nebraska ballot committees in NADC filings.

Candidates & other Nebraska committees

None in NADC filings.

Timeline

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Multi-year totals are spread evenly across their years for this chart; the table has exact figures.

All documented flows

DirectionCounterpartyAmountYearsSource
OutOther Nebraska grantees of Cooper Foundation$4,608,5682020–2025IRS 990 · EIN · filing
OutCivic Nebraska$105,0002020–2025IRS 990 · ⚑ name match · filing
OutOut-of-state grantees of Cooper Foundation$67,6002021–2025IRS 990 · EIN · filing
OutPlanned Parenthood (Advocates of NE / Action Fund)$57,5002021–2025IRS 990 · ⚑ name match · filing
OutNebraska Appleseed (Center / Action Fund)$55,0002020–2024IRS 990 · ⚑ name match · filing
OutACLU of Nebraska$50,0002020–2025IRS 990 · EIN · filing
OutNebraska Civic Engagement Table$40,0002020–2024IRS 990 · ⚑ name match · filing
OutLincoln Community Foundation$37,5002020–2025IRS 990 · ⚑ name match · filing
OutI Be Black Girl$20,0002022–2024IRS 990 · ⚑ name match · filing
OutOpenSky Policy Institute$17,5002022–2025IRS 990 · ⚑ name match · filing

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