Grants awarded
Who does Besson Cooper Fund INC fund?
Besson Cooper Fund INC has awarded $1.9 million across 183 grants to 50 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in animals. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,000 and $10,000.
Total awarded
$1.9M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
50
Grants
183
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aperture Foundation INC
|
$578K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| M Maryland Institute College of Art | $278K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC
|
$145K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
Washington College
|
$60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MD | |
The Maryland SPCA INC
|
$60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MD | |
Days End Farm Horse Rescue INC
|
$56K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MD | |
|
|
$53K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $50K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
|
$50K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | DC | |
Baltimore Museum of Art INC
|
$42K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MD | |
| A American Visionary Arts Museum | $36K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A ASPCA | $35K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Community Action Council - Howard County Food Bank | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Bass Museum of Art | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
International Center of Photography
|
$30K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Smile Train INC
|
$27K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| S Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry | $25K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Action Council - Prepare for Success | $20K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
|
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | FL | |
| P Prepare for Success Community Action Council | $20K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Barnes Foundation | $17K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fly to Freedom Dog Rescue | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | PA | |
Fresh Air Fund
|
$12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NY | |
| U University of Baltimore | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Agbu | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Gilchrist Hospice Care INC
|
$12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MD | |
| D Defender of Animal Rights | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Barcs | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Association for Respiratory Care | $11K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Anguilla Animal Rescue Corporation Co Mark Baumwell | $11K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jane Goodall Institute | $11K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U UNICEF | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Perez Art Museum | $10K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Hawaii Community Foundation - Maui Strong Fund | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Omega Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation Center INC
|
$10K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| P Peta | $7K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Tupelo Lee Humane Society
|
$6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MS | |
| U University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Community Action Council - Hoco Food Bank | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation
|
$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| A American Civil Liberties Union | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Savage Volunteer Fire Company INC | $5K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | MD | |
| B Bmoreart | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Whitney Museum of Art | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Feeding South Florida INC
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | FL | |
Battery Dance Corporation
|
$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| M Miami Rescue Mission | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VT |
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