Cooper Clark Foundation
Liberal, KS · EIN 74-2252034. Reported 548 grants totalling $5,540,296 to 245 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Cooper Clark Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,505. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $11,440; the smallest was $200 and the largest $215,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Area Foundation | Stratton, CO | $336,655 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Walsh Healthcare Center | Walsh, CO | $198,940 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| City of Stratton | Stratton, CO | $193,086 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| City of Liberal | Liberal, KS | $186,213 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Town of Stratton | Stratton, CO | $149,664 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seward County | Liberal, KS | $129,576 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Satanta Aging Program Inc | Satanta, KS | $101,291 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Stratton Fire Protection District | Stratton, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bakers Arts Foundation | Liberal, KS | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| City of Campo | Ccampo, CO | $93,350 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kit Carson Rural Development | Kit Carson, CO | $82,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Genoa Fire Protection District | Genoa, CO | $81,907 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Springfield | Springfield, CO | $80,300 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Stepping Stone Shelter | Liberal, KS | $78,684 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Good Samaritan Society | Liberal, KS | $75,450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Forgan | Forgan, OK | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walsh Firefighters Association | Walsh, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Cheyenne Protection District | Kit Carson, CO | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Walsh | Walsh, CO | $61,982 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Bethune | Bethune, CO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stratton United Methodist Church | Stratton, CO | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Campo Volunteer Fire Department | Campo, CO | $59,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal, KS | $56,129 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Town of Hugo | Hugo, CO | $54,920 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seward County Ems | Liberal, KS | $50,655 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberal Memorial Library | Liberal, KS | $50,050 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Seward County Community College Foundation | Liberal, KS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Karval Community Alliance | Karval, CO | $48,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Stratton Golf Club | Stratton, CO | $46,215 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| City of Rolla | Rolla, KS | $45,575 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seward County Historical Society | Liberal, KS | $44,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elkhart Senior Center | Elkhart, KS | $44,067 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Town of Pritchet | Pritchett, CO | $43,735 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Town of Seibert | Seibert, CO | $42,833 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rolla Usd 217 | Rolla, KS | $42,300 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stratton School District | Stratton, CO | $41,904 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Walsh Baptist Church | Walsh, CO | $40,534 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genoa-Hugo School District | Hugo, CO | $40,300 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kiowa County School District | Sheridan Lake, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Bethune | Bethune, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turpin Fire Dept | Turpin, OK | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| VFW Post 6491 | Burlington, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanton County Recreation Dept | Johnson, KS | $39,952 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crow Luther Cultural Events Center | Eads, CO | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Liberal Kids Inc | Liberal, KS | $37,497 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Plains Community Church | Genoa, CO | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Limon Recreation Dept | Limon, CO | $34,600 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Seward County Sheriff | Liberal, KS | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kit Carson Vol Fire Departmentwest Cheyenne | Kit Carson, CO | $31,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Country Living Learning Center | Kit Carson, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stratton Senior Citizens | Stratton, CO | $29,869 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Genoa High School | Hugo, CO | $28,324 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Seward County Sheriff's Office | Liberal, KS | $27,972 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grant County | Ulysses, KS | $27,755 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Place | Liberal, KS | $27,385 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crossroad Center | Liberal, KS | $26,899 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Satanta Juniorhigh School | Satanta, KS | $26,010 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turpin School | Turpin, OK | $25,537 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Legion Stratton | Stratton, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Depot Heritage Inc | Liberal, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant County Community Foundation | Ulysses, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kirk Lions Club | Kirk, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Liberal Area Coalition for Families | Liberal, KS | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Seward County Council on Aging | Liberal, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stanton County | Johnson, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethel Church of the Brethren | Arriba, CO | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cheyenne County Colorado | Cheyenne Wells, CO | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genoa First United Methodist Church | Genoa, CO | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southwest Medical Center | Liberal, KS | $23,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Liberal Womens Fastpitch Softball Assn | Liberal, KS | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberal Baseball Association | Liberal, KS | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wheatland Conference Center | Flagler, CO | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stratton Wrestling Club | Stratton, CO | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walsh Recreation | Walsh, CO | $21,930 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Walsh Recreation District | Walsh, CO | $21,675 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creighton Senior Center | Flagler, CO | $21,030 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kit Carson School District R1 | Kit Carson, CO | $20,572 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Springfield | Springfield, CO | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beaver Public Schools | Beaver, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hi-Plains Schoolhi-Plains Youth Baseball | Seibert, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanton County Fire Dept | Johnson, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tyrone Public Schools | Tyrone, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Baker Arts Foundation | Liberal, KS | $19,620 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stratton High School | Stratton, CO | $19,403 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Flagler Senior Center | Flagler, CO | $19,100 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Liberal Area Rape Crisis Center | Liberal, KS | $18,847 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walsh Community Grocery Inc | Walsh, CO | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Housing Authority of the Town of Flager | Flagler, CO | $18,186 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberal Recreation Department | Liberal, KS | $17,481 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seward County Fire | Liberal, KS | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stratton School Music Dept | Stratton, CO | $15,819 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Haskell County Historical Society | Sublette, KS | $15,690 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Liberal Wrestling Club | Liberal, KS | $15,431 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Burlington Area Seniors | Burlington, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne Wells Agriculture Education Depart | Cheyenne Wells, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Flager | Flagler, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Great Plains Angels for Animals | Liberal, KS | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Health | Hugo, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Russel Child Development Center | Garden City, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield Recreation Dept | Springfield, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberal High School | Liberal, KS | $14,957 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Satanta Jrsr High School | Satanta, KS | $14,919 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanton County Fire Rescue | Johnson, KS | $14,692 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Samaritan Center | Liberal, KS | $14,207 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Elite Softball | Liberal, KS | $14,005 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stanton County Recreation | Johnson, KS | $13,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberal Basketball Association | Liberal, KS | $13,416 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kismet Public Library Foundation | Kismet, KS | $13,245 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Seymour Rogers Middle School | Liberal, KS | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanton County Hospital | Johnson, KS | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stratton Rec Clubtown of Stratton | Stratton, CO | $12,728 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Leaders Learning & Care Center | Eads, CO | $12,670 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Burlington Area Senior Citizens Inc | Burlington, CO | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Otlr | Liberal, KS | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Genoa Volunteer Fire Dept | Genoa, CO | $12,127 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanton County Fire | Johnson, KS | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stratton School District R-4 | Stratton, CO | $11,060 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stanton County Health Coalition | Johnson, KS | $10,858 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morton County Community Coalition | Elkhart, KS | $10,480 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Usd 507 | Satanta, KS | $10,408 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Legion Flagler | Flagler, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baca County Food Bank | Springfield, CO | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Baker Arts Center | Liberal, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cheyenne Manor | Cheyenne Wells, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flagler Golf Club Inc | Flagler, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kansas Childrens Service League | Liberal, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberal Airfair | Liberal, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roundhouse Preservation Inc | Hugo, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Fe Trail Council | Garden City, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stonington Community Center | Walsh, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Southeast Colorado Hospital District | Springfield, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turpin Public School | Turpin, OK | $9,702 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arriba-Flagler High School | Arriba, CO | $9,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Prairie Family Center | Burlington, CO | $9,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Walks Camp Park Association | Limon, CO | $9,060 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Liberal Area Coalition | Liberal, KS | $9,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Center Inc | Vona, CO | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Your Community Foundation | Limon, CO | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kiowa County Economic Development Center | Eads, CO | $8,695 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Karval School District Re-23 | Karval, CO | $8,685 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvest on the Prairie | Limon, CO | $8,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Town of Walsh | Walsh, CO | $8,324 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberal Bee Jays | Liberal, KS | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sparrow House Ministries | Lamar, CO | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Methodist Church | Limon, CO | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Liberty School District | Joes, CO | $7,944 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Rose Ranch Inc | Springfield, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cheyenne Wells Agriculture Education Depart | Cheyenne Wells, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Campo | Ccampo, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baca County Economic Development | Springfield, CO | $7,289 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prairie Pines Assisted Living | Eads, CO | $7,283 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanton County Public Library | Johnson, KS | $7,257 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Limon Heritage Museum | Limon, CO | $7,164 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rolla Recreation Commission | Rolla, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Garage Workspace | Hugo, CO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stratton Rec Center | Stratton, CO | $6,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walsh Jrsr High School Busy Bakers Club | Walsh, CO | $6,772 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberal Volleyball Club | Liberal, KS | $6,440 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hi Plains School District R23 | Seibert, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kirk Lion Clubcommunity Fund | Kirk, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seibert Seniors | Seibert, CO | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Town of Genoa | Genoa, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forgan Public School | Forgan, OK | $5,875 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genesis Family Health | Dodge City, KS | $5,806 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| High Plains Heritage Foundation | Liberal, KS | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Keef Memorial Hospital | Cheyenne Wells, CO | $5,351 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Burlington Area Senior Center | Burlington, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Falcons Booster Club | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Flagler Historical Society | Flagler, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fsbc Food Pantry | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Great Plins Angels for Animals | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kansas Children's Service League | Garden City, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Inc | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Liberal Police and Community Alliance | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rolla Library | Rolla, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Satanta Grade School | Satanta, KS | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Satanta High School | Satanta, KS | $5,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seward County Fair | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southwest Guidance Center Inc | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| That Liberal Band Boosters Inc | Liberal, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant County Senior Center | Ulysses, KS | $4,864 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastern Plains Animal Welfare Alliance | Burlington, CO | $4,575 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Loaves & Fishes | Ulysses, KS | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Satanta Methodist Church | Satanta, KS | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sublette Christian Church | Sublette, KS | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Hands for Hope Foundation | Elkhart, KS | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Turpin Community Food Bank | Turpin, OK | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Smoky Hills Public Television Corp | Bunker Hill, KS | $4,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nest Team Stratton School District R-4 | Stratton, CO | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Satanta Area Arts Council | Satanta, KS | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crossroads | Liberal, KS | $3,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rolla Senior Citizens Center | Rolla, KS | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Grant County Library | Ulysses, KS | $3,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burlington High School | Burlington, CO | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Flagler Food Pantry | Seibert, CO | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hooker Food Bank | Hooker, OK | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Limon High School | Limon, CO | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Community Baptist Food Cupboard | Liberal, KS | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ulysses High School | Ulysses, KS | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City of Hugo | Hugo, CO | $2,835 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bee Jay's | Liberal, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Flagler | Flagler, CO | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lberty School J4 | Joes, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Church of God | Liberal, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwestern Heights High School | Plains, KS | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Turpin High School | Turpin, OK | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hi Plains High School | Seibert, CO | $2,400 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Smokey Hills Public Television | Bunker Hill, KS | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Genoa-Hugo After Prom | Hugo, CO | $2,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Stratton Public Library | Stratton, CO | $2,099 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Legion Post 138 | Stratton, CO | $2,090 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atletico | Liberal, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bright Futures | Liberal, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Church of God | Stratton, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Forgan High School | Forgan, OK | $2,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Liberty High School | Joes, CO | $2,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Moscow Booster Club | Moscow, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Methodist Church Limon | Limon, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vonaseibert Public Transit | Seibert, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Usd 480 | Liberal, KS | $1,880 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield High School | Springfield, CO | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Stanton County High School | Johnson, KS | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sublette High School | Sublette, KS | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Walsh High School | Walsh, CO | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Turpin Public Schools | Turpin, OK | $1,789 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Liberal Senior Center | Liberal, KS | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Karval High School | Karval, CO | $1,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City of Seibert | Seibert, CO | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Church | Tyrone, OK | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sylvias Fragrance of Hope | Liberal, KS | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kit Carson High School | Kit Carson, CO | $1,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tyrone High School | Tyrone, OK | $1,400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dudley Township Library | Satanta, KS | $1,359 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wesleyan Church | Johnson, KS | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Usd 480-Meadowlark Elementary | Liberal, KS | $1,188 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Pantry | Stratton, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Church Liberal | Liberal, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Tyrone | Tyrone, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberal Kansas Lions Foundation | Liberal, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Players | Liberal, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rolla High School | Rolla, KS | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lexi Wright | Sublette, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walsh Public Schools | Walsh, CO | $425 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hi-Plains Elementary School District R23 | Seibert, CO | $381 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vona-Seibert Hi-Plains Elementary School R-4 | Seibert, CO | $343 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
107 of 245 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- City of Campo
WATER WELL PUMP REPAIR/RESCUE TRUCK - Kit Carson Rural Development
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT - Satanta Aging Program Inc
ROOFING REPAIRS & REPLACEMENT - City of Walsh
DOORS/BUILDING HOUSE FIRE TRUCK - Town of Bethune
WASTEWATER TREATMENT POND - Stratton School District
SOUND SYSTEM SCOREBOARD ETC
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 85 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 109 | $1,031,534 | $4,570 |
| 2022 | 111 | $889,426 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 107 | $877,823 | $3,800 |
| 2024 | 109 | $1,513,946 | $4,859 |
| 2025 | 112 | $1,227,567 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
59% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Cooper Clark Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 2707, Liberal, KS, 67905. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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