Open Foundations · Kansas

Cooper-clark Foundation

Liberal, Kansas · EIN 742252034. 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 $1.2M across 112 grants in 2025, a median of $5K each.

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$1.2M
paid in 2025
112
grants paid
$5K
median grant
35%
to first-time recipients
$15.3M
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
CRAIG HAY
Address
PO BOX 2707, LIBERAL, KS, 67905
Phone
6206248471
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE ATTACHED
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
THE INCOME OF THE FOUNDATION WILL BE USED TO FUND THE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF FOUR EASTERN COUNTIES IN COLORADO, FIVE COUNTIES IN KANSAS AND TWO COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA. THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION WILL MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS WHICH WILL ENHANCE FACILITIES AND WHICH WILL SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THOSE TEN COUNTIES. DISTRIBUTIONS WILL BE MADE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 107(B)(1)(A) OF THE IRC.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641199349101234. 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 words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

after promfoodequipment

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 112 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Seward CountyKS$100,000EQUIPMENT AMBULANCE
2Genoa Fire Protection DistrictCO$62,280EQUIPMENT
3City of BethuneCO$60,000WASTEWATER TREATMENT
4Walsh Healthcare CenterCO$60,000WATER BOILER
5City of CampoCO$57,900WATER WELL PUMP REPAIR/RESCUE TRUCK
6City of WalshCO$44,611DOORS/BUILDING HOUSE FIRE TRUCK
7Town of PritchetCO$43,735FIRE TRUCK
8Stratton School DistrictCO$40,000SOUND SYSTEM SCOREBOARD ETC
9Turpin Fire DeptOK$40,000TRUCK
10Crow Luther Cultural Events CenterCO$37,500COMMUNITY REVITILIZATION
11Country Living Learning CenterCO$30,000CHILD CARE CENTER
12City of StrattonCO$26,330VARIOUS
13Karval Community AllianceCO$25,500COMMUNITY BUILDING
14Bakers Arts FoundationKS$25,000EQUIPMENT
15Seward County Council on AgingKS$25,000HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2021109$1.0M
2022111$879K
2023106$875K
2024109$1.5M
2025 (partial year)112$1.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Colorado48%
Kansas45%
Oklahoma7%

Who decides

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

Bob ToddPRESIDENT · 2025
Craig HaySECRETARY/TREASURER · 2025
Jim AndersenDIRECTOR · 2025
Kay HayDIRECTOR · 2025
Kim MayDIRECTOR · 2025
Mary AndersenDIRECTOR · 2025
Sharon ToddDIRECTOR · 2025
Tom MayVICE-PRESIDENT · 2025

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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