Open Foundations · Alabama

Max and Lorayne Cooper Foundation

Birmingham, Alabama · EIN 546828582. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.6M across 12 grants in 2024, a median of $152K each.

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$2.6M
paid in 2024
12
grants paid
$152K
median grant
36%
to first-time recipients
$25.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
SAM DIPIAZZA
Address
25 RIDGE DRIVE, MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL, 35213
Phone
2058796122
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
POTENTIAL GRANTEES SHOULD SUBMIT A LETTER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: -A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR WHICH THE FUNDS ARE SOUGHT -HOW THE REQUESTED FUNDS WILL BE USED -TIMELINESS FOR THE FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT -HOW SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT -EVIDENCE OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS -LIST OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE STAFF -BUDGET FOR PROJECT AND ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDERS
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202501689349100520. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

All 12 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Blount County Education Foundation IncAL$630,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2I3 AcademyAL$562,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3New Schools for AlabamaAL$510,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Cornerstone SchoolAL$189,529GENERAL SUPPORT
5Center for Educational InnovationNY$167,322GENERAL SUPPORT
6Tarrant Board of EducationAL$154,200GENERAL SUPPORT
7Teach for America AlabamaAL$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Foundations Early Learning CenterAL$77,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic SchoolAL$61,494GENERAL SUPPORT
10The Hope InstituteAL$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Freedom Preparatory AcademyAL$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Alabama Giving IncAL$800GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202012$452K
20211$1.4M
202211$2.1M
202326$1.9M
202412$2.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Alabama92%
New York8%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Martin SolomonTRUSTEE · 2024
Samuel a Dipiazza JrTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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