Private foundation · EIN 58-6029952 · Saint Louis, Missouri

William F Cooper Scholarships Fund

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (February 15th) and its median grant is $3,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 26 grants paid, $75K total, median $3,000. Stated restrictions: Recipients must be dependent children of employees of consolidated sys recipients must be under the age of 25 at the time of application. Academic achievement and financial need are considered.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
26
$75K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in MO
—
of grants
Deadline
February 15th
Assets
$1.3M

How to apply

Online application available at www.csascholars.org an application packet can also be requested by mail at the address above Contact: Center for Scholarship Admin Co Sa, 4320-G Wade Hampton Blvd, Taylors, Sc, 8666080001 Deadlines: February 15th Restrictions: Recipients must be dependent children of employees of consolidated sys recipients must be under the age of 25 at the time of application. Academic achievement and financial need are considered.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of West Georgia Fbo Grace Katherine JamesCarrollton, GAScholarship$4,000
Wake Forest University Fbo April MossWinstonsalem, NCScholarship$4,000
Newberry College Fbo Annaclaire YearickNewberry, SCScholarship$4,000
North Carolina a & T State University Fbo Morgan EdwardsGreensboro, NCScholarship$3,500
Fort Valley State University Fbo Emirrah GrooverFort Valley, GAScholarship$3,500
Georgia Southern University Fbo Saliyah GarvinStatesboro, GAScholarship$3,250
Georgia Institute of Technology Fbo Vivian TranAtlanta, GAScholarship$3,250
Georgia State University Fbo Makenna BratcherAtlanta, GAScholarship$3,000
Georgia State University Fbo Shaylyn BratcherAtlanta, GAScholarship$3,000
Kennesaw State University Fbo Macy ColeKennesaw, GAScholarship$3,000
Kennesaw State University Fbo Peggy CrozierKennesaw, GAScholarship$3,000
University of Maryland East Shore Fbo Tia HowardPrincess Anne, MDScholarship$3,000
University of Colorado - Boulder Fbo Darby LewandowskiBoulder, COScholarship$3,000
Georgia Institute of Technology Fbo Sheila NguyenAtlanta, GAScholarship$3,000
Berry College Fbo Addison OrrMount Berry, GAScholarship$3,000
Anderson University Fbo Olivia PeloquinAnderson, SCScholarship$3,000
Samford University Fbo Lia PettyBirmingham, ALScholarship$3,000
Georgia State University Fbo Briana SpencerAtlanta, GAScholarship$3,000
Johns Hopkins University Fbo Khue TranBaltimore, MDScholarship$3,000
Kennesaw State University Fbo Kailyn WaltonPrincess Anne, MDScholarship$3,000
University of Pittsburgh Fbo Itzayana Almanza-MoralesPittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,750
Francis Marion University Fbo Hannah ArnetteFlorence, SCScholarship$1,750
East Tennessee State University Fbo Lauren CliftonJohnson City, TNScholarship$1,750
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Fbo Tessa del FratteMinneapolis, MNScholarship$1,750
Clemson University Fbo Abigail FlemingClemson, SCScholarship$1,750
Concordia University Nebraska Fbo Naomi WeberSeward, NEScholarship$1,750

By state: Georgia 11 · South Carolina 4 · Maryland 3 · North Carolina 2 · Colorado 1 · Alabama 1

About this foundation

William F Cooper Scholarships Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri, administered in care of First Union Natl Bank of NC, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does William F Cooper Scholarships Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Online application available at www.csascholars.org an application packet can also be requested by mail at the address above Deadlines: February 15th.

How much does William F Cooper Scholarships Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $75K across 26 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does William F Cooper Scholarships Fund give?

Georgia (11 grants), South Carolina (4 grants), Maryland (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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