Private foundation · EIN 26-3868978 · Mobile, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

David J Cooper Chartiable Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 39 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $4,000. 72% of grants stayed in Alabama.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
39
$1.3M
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in AL
72%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$17M

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mobile Carnival AssociationMobile, ALUnrestricted$600K
Mamga - Nineteen Thirty Eight LegacyMobile, ALUnrestricted$150K
Dauphin Restoratin SocietyMobile, ALUnrestricted$100K
Mamga Nineteen Thirty EighMobile, ALUnrestricted$100K
The Univ of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALUnrestricted$58K
Mobile Big Band SocietyMobile, ALUnrestricted$50K
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALUnrestricted$50K
University of Alabama Culverhouse College of BusinessTuscaloosa, ALUnrestricted$27K
Madison Ridgeland AcademyMadison, MSUnrestricted$25K
Vision CashiersHighlands, NCUnrestricted$25K
Mobile Carnival MuseumMobile, ALUnrestricted$20K
Highland Cashiers Health FoundationHighlands, NCUnrestricted$10K
Infirmary FdnMobile, ALUnrestricted$10K
Little Sisters of the PoorMobile, ALUnrestricted$10K
United WayMobile, ALUnrestricted$10K
Brevard Music CenterBrevard, NCUnrestricted$5,000
Community MobileMobile, ALUnrestricted$5,000
Fund McGill Toolen Cath HsMobile, ALUnrestricted$5,000
Mamga Ninteen Thirty EightMobile, ALUnrestricted$5,000
Ums WrightMobile, ALUnrestricted$4,000
Chattooga Club Employee ScCashiers, NCUnrestricted$3,000
Salvation ArmyMobile, ALUnrestricted$2,000
Mobile Area Council BsaMobile, ALUnrestricted$1,500
Bragg Mitchell MansionMobile, ALUnrestricted$1,000
Christ Ch CathedralMobile, ALUnrestricted$1,000
Community MobileMobile, ALUnrestricted$1,000
Conde Charlotte MuseumMobile, ALUnrestricted$1,000
Impact 100 Baldwin CoFairhope, ALUnrestricted$1,000
John Ed Mathison LeadershiMontgomery, ALUnrestricted$1,000
National Trust for Historic PreservationWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000
Shriners HospitalTampa, FLUnrestricted$1,000
St Ignatius Catholic ParisMobile, ALUnrestricted$1,000
Uss Battleship FdnMobile, ALUnrestricted$1,000
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FLUnrestricted$1,000
Alzheimers AssnHouston, TXUnrestricted$500
Bella Voice of MobileMobile, ALUnrestricted$500
Glenville Cashiers RescueCashiers, NCUnrestricted$500
McKemie PlMobile, ALUnrestricted$500
St Jude Research HospitalMemphis, TNUnrestricted$500

By state: Alabama 28 · North Carolina 5 · Mississippi 1 · Florida 2 · District of Columbia 1 · Texas 1

About this foundation

David J Cooper Chartiable Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Mobile, Alabama, administered in care of Leslie Johnson, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does David J Cooper Chartiable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does David J Cooper Chartiable Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.3M across 39 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does David J Cooper Chartiable Foundation Inc give?

Alabama (28 grants), North Carolina (5 grants), Mississippi (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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