Cooper Hansen Foundation FY2020 filing

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Des Moines, IA501(c)(3)Since 1999EducationEIN 87-0652139

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Support of the college of mines and earth sciences and the department of mining engineering

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 65% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$910K
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$15.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$910K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$910K
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$898K
FY2023$994K
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$15.8M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.8M
FY2021$21.4M
FY2022$21.3M
FY2023$21.2M
FY2024$28.4M
FY2025$28.7M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $922K Management & general 9% · $89K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$107,293Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Principal Financial Group’s $108K as Trustee is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Principal Financial Group$107,541$113,219$117,607$119,711$127,683—
Wells Fargo Bank NA—————$107,293

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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Questions the 990 asks

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds mining engineering education and research at the College of Mines.

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2 programs · $895K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Contributions to colorado school of mines

$450Kprogram expense
02

Contributions to the Univeristy of Utah

College of mines and earth sciences

$445Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 8 grants · $4.3M · 2020–2025
University of UtahUT · FY2025$779,750
University of UtahUT · FY2024$493,850
University of UtahUT · FY2021$450,000
University of UtahUT · FY2020$445,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$910K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$906K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$922K
Managementcol C$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$851K
Total assetsLn 16$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$906K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$371K
Total revenueLn 12$910K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$851K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$851K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$15.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$771K$851K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.1M$15.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M$15.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$15.9M$15.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$895K$895K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$27K$80K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$922K$89K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.7M$253K$28.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.4M$1.1M$7.3M$28.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $994K$1.1M−$99K$21.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $898K$1.1M−$161K$21.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$1.0M$5.6M$21.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $910K$1.0M−$101K$15.8M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $909,659 across 4 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $534,537$534,537
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $3,707$3,707
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $371,415$371,415
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $909,659$909,659
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,010,390 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $895,000$895,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,823 · Management $80,470$107,293
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,097$8,097
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $921,823 · Management $88,567 · Fundraising $0$1,010,390
Part X · Balance sheet $15,825,427 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $771,477$850,865
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,139,517$14,974,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,910,994$15,825,427
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,910,994$15,825,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,910,994$15,825,427
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,825,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$909,659
XI-2 Total expenses$1,010,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$100,731
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,910,994
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$15,164
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,825,427

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