Funders › NE › Cooper Foundation › 2022
Grants paid by Cooper Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 47-0401230 · Lincoln, NE · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2022, Cooper Foundation (EIN 47-0401230) reported 79 grants paid totaling $944,744. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rabble Mill Lincoln, NE | B | $50,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln En Thompson Forum On World Issues Lincoln, NE | U | $50,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, NE | U | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communicatio Lincoln, NE | U | $28,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Bravebe Child Advocacy Center Lincoln, NE | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Solidago Conservancy Lincoln, NE | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Children's Museum Lincoln, NE | B | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln En Thompson Forum On World Issues Lincoln, NE | U | $22,699 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | United Way of Lincolnlancaster County Lincoln, NE | U | $21,420 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Fresh Start Inc Lincoln, NE | B | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Outnebraska Lincoln, NE | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Rabble Mill Lincoln, NE | B | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Teammates Mentoring Program Lincoln, NE | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc Lincoln, NE | U | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Center for People in Need Lincoln, NE | B | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lied Center for Performing Arts Lincoln, NE | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Humanities Nebraska Lincoln, NE | U | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | YWCA Lincoln Lincoln, NE | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Mourning Hope Grief Center Lincoln, NE | D | $18,800 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Land Trust Inc Lincoln, NE | C | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Arts Council Lincoln, NE | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Calling Lincoln, NE | D | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | United Way of Lincolnlancaster County Lincoln, NE | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lux Center for the Arts Lincoln, NE | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Boys and Girls Club Lincoln Lancaster County Lincoln, NE | D | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties Lincoln, NE | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Writers Collective Omaha, NE | B | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | National Wild Turkey Federation Edgefield, SC | U | $15,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Visionary Youth Lincoln, NE | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Medical Education Partnership Lincoln, NE | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska State Museum Lincoln, NE | U | $12,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Down Syndrome Association for Families of Ne Lincoln, NE | C | $12,000 | paid | STAFFING/SALARIES | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska Lincoln, NE | C | $10,500 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Educare Lincoln Lincoln, NE | D | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Journalism Trust Omaha, NE | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Mid-America Arts Alliance Kansas City, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Cultural Endowment Omaha, NE | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Legacy of the Plains Museum Gering, NE | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Crossroads Festival Lincoln, NE | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Lincoln, NE | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Coalition for a Strong Nebraska Lincoln, NE | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Junior Achievement of Lincoln Inc Lincoln, NE | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Banister's Leadership Academy Omaha, NE | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Give Nebraska Lincoln, NE | B | $8,500 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Food Bank of Lincoln Lincoln, NE | B | $7,500 | paid | STAFFING/SALARIES | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Orchestra Association Lincoln, NE | B | $7,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln Lincoln, NE | U | $7,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Civic Engagement Table Lincoln, NE | B | $7,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Share a Fare Inc Omaha, NE | B | $7,500 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Opensky Policy Institute Lincoln, NE | B | $7,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | National Audubon Society - Audubon Nebraska Omaha, NE | U | $7,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincolnlancaster County Habitat for Humanity Lincoln, NE | U | $7,500 | paid | EQUIPMENT | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Voz de Esperanza DBA Centro Hispano Comunitario de Nebraska Columbus, NE | U | $7,500 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Flatwater Shakespeare Company Lincoln, NE | B | $7,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Echo Collective Lincoln, NE | B | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Echo Collective Lincoln, NE | B | $6,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Cause Collective Lincoln, NE | C | $5,925 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Angels Theatre Company Lincoln, NE | B | $5,000 | approved, future | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Vision Maker Media Lincoln, NE | C | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources Lincoln, NE | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Community Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $5,000 | approved, future | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Literacy Lincoln, NE | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Community Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $5,000 | approved, future | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Literacy Council of Grand Island Grand Island, NE | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraskans for the Arts Omaha, NE | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | I Be Black Girl Omaha, NE | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATING | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Chadron State College Chadron, NE | U | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Doane University Crete, NE | C | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Humanities Nebraska Lincoln, NE | U | $4,000 | paid | MEMORIAL | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Doane University Crete, NE | C | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Doane University Crete, NE | C | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Doane University Crete, NE | C | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Hastings College Hastings, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Hastings College Hastings, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Midland University Fremont, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Hastings College Hastings, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Cultural Endowment Omaha, NE | B | $4,000 | paid | MEMORIAL | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Midland University Fremont, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Hastings College Hastings, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | B | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Midland University Fremont, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Midland University Fremont, NE | U | $4,000 | approved, future | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Doane University Crete, NE | C | $3,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Midland University Fremont, NE | U | $3,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jazz in June Lincoln, NE | U | $3,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE | U | $3,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Hastings College Hastings, NE | U | $3,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | B | $3,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | B | $3,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Grand Island Community Foundation Grand Island, NE | U | $2,000 | paid | MEMORIAL | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan Operanebraska Auditions Lincoln, NE | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan Operanebraska Auditions Lincoln, NE | U | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Great Plains Studies Lincoln, NE | U | $200 | paid | PROGRAM | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $100 | paid | MEMORIAL | 202341149349100634 |
| 2022 | Clyde Malone Community Center Lincoln, NE | D | $100 | paid | MEMORIAL | 202341149349100634 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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