The Cooper Foundation is seeking applications for its 2025 Grant Program.
Donor Name: Cooper Foundation
State: Texas
City: Waco
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/03/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Foundation funds projects that impact all aspects of life in Waco – education, health, arts and culture, community building and social services, and senior citizens.
Types of Grants
Cooper Foundation provides grant funding to support the following types of grants:
- Project Support Grant – Funds a particular program or project.
- Capital Project Grant – Funds the purchase or construction of a building, land, or major equipment.
- Capacity Building Grant – Funds core organizational skills and capabilities, such as leadership, fundraising, and management.
- Challenge/Matching Grant – Provides funds with the expectation (or on the condition) that additional funds be raised from other sources.
- Innovation Grant – Funds projects that experiment with new solutions to social problems.
Eligibility Criteria
- Cooper Foundation only makes grants to 501(c)(3) public charities with a 509(a)(1) or (2) designation or to governmental agencies. They do not make grants to churches.
- Nonprofit organizations seeking funding from the Cooper Foundation are highly encouraged to discuss their grant application with Foundation staff before and during its preparation. This can be a time-saver in determining whether a proposal fits within foundation guidelines, interests, and current priorities. Additionally, they can often help clarify plans and ideas and can offer advice on the preparation of a request. They know how precious time and resources are to nonprofit organizations, and they want to ensure that your time developing a proposal is well-spent. In other words – they don’t want to waste anyone’s time!
For more information, visit Cooper Foundation.
