Cooper E Etal Ttees C-S Fam Fdn-Agy
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 31-1537177. Reported 238 grants totalling $5,306,000 to 105 recipients across tax years 2022-2024. 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 E Etal Ttees C-S Fam Fdn-Agy 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $350,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrel Hill Health Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $645,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Fdn | Pittsburgh, PA | $495,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| William J Brennan JR Center for | Washington DC, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parent Hood of Western | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Times Neediest Cases Fund | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network for Victim Recovery of DC | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The New York Times Communities Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Community Land Trust | Great Barrington, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taarifa Readers and Storytellers | Pittsburgh, PA | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | Washington DC, DC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Transgender Legal Defence and Eduction | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Library of Homstead | Munhall, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Bipolar Foundation | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nacdl Foundation for Criminal Justice | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Family Violence Law Center | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Public Radio Inc | Washington DC, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Persad Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh | Homestead, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The George Washington University | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra | Williamsburg, VA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wqed Multimedia | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Science With a Mission Inc | Sharon, MA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tickets for Kids Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hillel Jewish University Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| NAMI Inc | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The National Alliance to End Homelessnes | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mainstay Life Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Allies for Health and Wellbeing | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Preventi | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Psychiatric Association | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Psychiatric Association Fdn | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Psychiatric Association Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aspinwall Meals on Wheels | Blawnox, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brookline Arts Center Inc | Brookline, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brookline Community Foundation Inc | Brookline, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brookline Food Pantry Inc | Brookline, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brookline Library Foundation Inc | Brookline, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coalition for the Homeless Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literacy for Incarcerated Teens | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Brain Tumor Society Inc | Newton, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Leadership | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | Rochester, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Bail Project | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc | Aspinwall, PA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Institute of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Theatre Company Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Civic Light Opera Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abolitionist Law Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dreams of Hope | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAMI Inc | Baltimot, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The National Alliance to End Homelessness | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Open Door Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Rescue League of Boston | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kingiti School Scholarship and Village Health Outreach Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abolistionist Law Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Safe Haven | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Oncology Services of Mass Inc | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Oncology Services of Massachus | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Center Association for Lauri Ann West Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lauri Ann West Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters Pgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Boston House | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Jewish Chapel Inc | Annapolis, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Chapel Tithes and Offerings Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United States Coast Guard Alumni | New London, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| West Point Jewish Chapel Fund | West Point, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Kingiti Fund | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Harn Reduction Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland SPCA | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lauri Ann West Community Center Assoc | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muckrock Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
73 of 105 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 84%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 77 | $1,803,500 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 77 | $1,762,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 84 | $1,740,500 | $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
66% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Cooper E Etal Ttees C-S Fam Fdn-Agy's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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 185, Pittsburgh, PA, 15230. 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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