The Cooper Foundation INC FY2020 filing

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To support the charitable purposes, programs and services of the Cooper health system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.2M a year · 37% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $62.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $139K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.1M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.3M
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$65.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$12.1M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$8.4M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.5M
Net assets
$65.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65.6M
FY2021$75.3M
FY2022$66.0M
FY2023$78.3M
FY2024$90.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1978.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $5.7M Management & general 31% · $2.8M Fundraising 3% · $307K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

36 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee (co-President Chs)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (co-President Chs)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (dir Cc Inst)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (dept Chief/Chair-Chs)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (division Dir-Chs)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pres/Ceo-Foundation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (dept of Surgery-Chs)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee / VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Raises philanthropic funds and conducts community outreach to support medical care, patient services, and health programs at The Cooper Health System.

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1 program · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The cooper foundation (foundation) is the philanthropic and community outreach arm of the cooper health system (cooper). The foundation assists cooper in achieving its goals of improving the quality of life in our community and providing exceptional medical care and service for every patient, every day, in a patient-centered…

$5.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$139K
Grants paid · 40 grants · $4.7M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$140,223
Impact Charity Services INCNJ · FY2024$100,000
Larc School INCNJ · FY2024$50,000
Church of the Sacred HeartNJ · FY2024$40,000
BlusourceFY2024$38,198
Twist Out CancerPA · FY2024$27,000
Manna from HeavenNJ · FY2024$10,000
Coro Medical LLCFY2024$9,275
Football Helmets for Camden Whitman Park TigersFY2024$6,275
SodexoFY2024$5,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$82,670
Raise the Bar FamilyFY2023$25,000
Unite for HerPA · FY2023$10,000
City of CamdenFY2022$387,549
Unitemized GrantFY2022$135,978
See all 40 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Fundraisingcol D$307K
Owns and owesPt X
$65.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$70.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$86K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$8.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.4M
SavingsLn 2$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62.6M
Other assetsLn 15$496K
Total assetsLn 16$70.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$65.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$53.4M$47.7M$40.4M$33.9M$29.9M
Given inLn 1b$4.7M$4.5M$5.6M$5.8M$6.4M
SpentLn 1d–1f$0$0$421K$2.8M$6.6M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.6M$7.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$54.8M$62.6M
Total assetsLn 16$70.9M$70.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$60.3M$65.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.5M$2.5M
Investment management feesLn 11f$101K$101K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$315K$283K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.9M$3.0M$2.6M$307K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$3K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.8M$5.7M$2.8M$307K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $8.4M$4.5M$3.9M$90.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $6.9M$3.9M$3.0M$78.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $6.7M$4.1M$2.7M$66.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $12.1M$5.4M$6.7M$75.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $8.3M$8.8M−$512K$65.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,300,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,861,171$6,170,318
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,275,561$2,168,155
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$157,844−$38,239
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,978,888$8,300,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,709,484$2,457,520
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $223,079$6,354,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,932,563$8,812,037
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,046,325−$511,803
Part VI · Governance 24 of 33 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,300,234 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,495,223
VIII-1e Government grants$85,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,589,595
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,170,318
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,029,325$1,029,325
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,138,830$1,138,830
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$38,239−$38,239
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,129,916$8,300,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,812,037 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,457,520$2,457,520
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $101,209$101,209
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,707$15,707
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $282,543 · Management $32,148$314,691
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,003,699 · Management $2,579,336 · Fundraising $307,118$5,890,153
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,750 · Management $30,007$32,757
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,746,512 · Management $2,758,407 · Fundraising $307,118$8,812,037
Part X · Balance sheet $70,645,463 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,508,576$7,417,760
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $107,115$107,217
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year −$64,233$5,418
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $54,809,259$62,618,771
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $520,589$496,297
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,881,306$70,645,463
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,540,448$5,080,894
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,540,448$5,080,894
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,621,507$21,631,528
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,719,351$43,933,041
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,340,858$65,564,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,881,306$70,645,463
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $65,564,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,300,234
XI-2 Total expenses$8,812,037
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$511,803
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,340,858
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,735,514
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$65,564,569

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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