Grants awarded
Who does Cooper Foundation fund?
Cooper Foundation has awarded $5.0 million across 397 grants to 171 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $6,000 and $15,000.
Total awarded
$5.0M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
171
Grants
397
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 | Follow |
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| U University of Nebraska-Lincoln En Thompson Forum on World Issues | $400K | 10 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Clyde Malone Community Center | $225K | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Rabble Mill
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$210K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| U United Way of Lincolnlancaster County | $161K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$75K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$75K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| C Center for Legal Immigration Assistance | $65K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bravebe Child Advocacy Center | $62K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood of the Heartland INC | $58K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$58K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Mid-America Arts Alliance
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$52K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | MO | |
Civic Nebraska
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$52K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
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$52K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
ACLU Nebraska
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$50K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $48K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Children's Museum | $47K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $46K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Midland University
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$46K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
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$45K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| N Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition | $45K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$45K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hopespoke
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
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$45K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| U University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lied Center for Performing Arts | $45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$45K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| P Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning | $45K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$44K | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
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$43K | 6 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| L Lincolnlancaster County Habitat for Humanity | $42K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Lincoln Orchestra Association
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$42K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| B Boys and Girls Club Lincoln Lancaster County | $40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
Foster Care Closet
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| T Teammates Mentoring Program | $40K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Centerpointe INC
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NE | |
The Bridge Behavioral Health INC
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$40K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Center for Immigrant & Refugee Advancement | $40K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Outnebraska | $40K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Nebraska Wesleyan University
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$38K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| L Lincoln Community Foundation | $38K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$38K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| S Southeast Community College Educational Foundation | $37K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 3 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
| W Willard Community Center | $35K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
Community Crops
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$35K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | |
| L Lincoln Police Department | $31K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| F Fresh Start INC | $30K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
Lincoln Crossroads Festival
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation
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$30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| L Lincoln Public Schools | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communicatio | $28K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$28K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln
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$28K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
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$28K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| N Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest | $28K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Hub Central Access Point for Young Adults | $27K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mourning Hope Grief Center | $26K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Junior Achievement of Lincoln INC
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| C Center for People | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Voices of Hope | $25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Rise Academy | $25K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nebraska Arts Council Development Corp | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Northeast Family Resource Center
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| C Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders County | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Nebraska State Museum | $25K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Nebraska Sports Council
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$25K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| R Rabble Mill DBA the Bay | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$23K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| N Nebraska Transition College | $22K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Bellevue University
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$21K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| C College of Saint Mary | $21K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hastings College
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$21K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
Sunrise Communications INC
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| N National Audubon Society | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Medical Education Partnership | $20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$20K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| C Child Advocacy Center | $20K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | NE | |
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
Friendship Home of Lincoln INC
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
Mentor Nebraska
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NE | |
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$20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | NE | |
| L Live Yes Studios INC (payee Lincoln Community Foundation) | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| U University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lied Center for Performing Arts | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Coalition for a Strong Nebraska | $18K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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