Cooper Trooper Foundation FY2023 filing

Franklin, TN · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2009 · Health Care

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2023
Revenue
$156K
▲ +33% vs prior year
Spent
$137K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$344K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
2 funders, incl. Pine Rock Foundation INC
$10K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
86% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +33% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCooper Trooper Foundation
EINHdr · item D27-0470758
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2009
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CFranklin, TN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E122)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.coopertrooper.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program services86%$118K
Management & general8%$11K
Fundraising6%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$137K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$156K
FY2023▲ +33%
Expenses
$137K
FY2023▲ +23%
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
30.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$344K
FY2023▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$344K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$197K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$344K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$93K · 59%
Contributions & grants$60K · 39%
Investment income$3K · 2%
Other revenue59%$93K
Contributions & grants39%$60K
Investment income2%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$156K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $343K · Operating expenses/yr $137K
30.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $118K · Total expenses $137K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $11K · Total expenses $137K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $137K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $30K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $60K · Total revenue $156K
39%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $156K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $156K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $156K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $137K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $156K · Prior year $117K
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $344K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $156K · Expenses $137K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $344K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $344K · Total assets $344K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $145K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $344K
42%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melissa C Brookover · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $36K · Total expenses $137K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $50K · Total expenses $137K
36%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 13%——
Revenue growth 33%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa C Brookover’s $42K as Executive Director is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Melissa C Brookover$42,000$42,000$36,000$27,000—
Melissa Cook Brookover————$18,000
Delisa Locke———$4,449—
Delisa Locke————$3,649

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Fights childhood cancer by funding research and supporting siblings.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $118K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Cooper Trooper Foundation is committed to enhancing total family treatment and wellness through the development and distribution of Cooper Trooper Courage Kits. These kits assist parents/guardians in addressing the emotional needs of the well siblings of children diagnosed with cancer.

$103Kprogram expense
02

To donate funds to help find treatments and a cure for childhood cancer.

$15Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $125K · 2020–2025
Monroe Carroll Childrens HospitalFY2025$20,000
Monroe Carroll Childrens HospitalFY2024$15,000
Monroe Carroll Childrens HospitalFY2023$15,000
Monroe Carel JR Childrens HospitalFY2021$25,000
Monroe Carel JR Childrens HospitalFY2020$50,000

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $164K$122K+10% 990 PDF
FY2024 $149K$113K-5% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $156K$137K+33% 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$111K-11% 990 PDF
FY2021 $132K$64K-27% 990 PDF
FY2020 $182K$81K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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