The Cooper Family Foundation concentrates its giving on faith-based organizations, primarily supporting a single local church and evangelical youth ministry work. Grants are directed to operational/charitable support rather than project-specific funding, suggesting a preference for sustaining everyday ministry and outreach. The foundation appears locally focused (Toledo area) and prioritizes organizations that deliver religious programming and youth engagement.
Concentrated, high-value giving to a very small set of repeat recipients: a few large unrestricted/operational grants rather than many small or one-off gifts.
A single church anchor dominates Cooper Family Foundation’s recent giving: Five Lakes Church in Sylvania, Ohio received $1.6 million in 2024 and another $500,000 in 2025 for charitable operations. That pattern sits alongside sizable support for Young Life, which received $581,000 in 2023 and $361,000 in 2025, indicating a strong preference for evangelical ministry and youth outreach. The foundation’s grants are framed broadly as charitable operations or charitable purpose, with funding that sustains everyday ministry activity rather than narrow project-only awards. The same pattern appears in its support for Reliant and Cru Foundation in Orlando, both of which received repeated grants across multiple years. Smaller awards extend to churches and faith-based organizations in California, Nevada, Georgia, Ohio, Colorado, and Hawaii. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s giving is consistent in both size and intent: recurring support for religious organizations, youth programming, and church-led community work. The result is a grantmaking profile built around operating support for ministries and allied faith-based nonprofits rather than a wide programmatic spread.
Faith-based operations are the clearest theme in the foundation’s portfolio. Five Lakes Church received $1.6 million in 2024 for charitable operations, and that same organization received $800,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2025, showing sustained support for a local church. Youth ministry is another major area. Young Life was awarded $581,000 in 2023 and $341,000 in 2024 for charitable purpose or charitable operations, followed by $361,000 in 2025. The repeated grants suggest an ongoing relationship with evangelical youth outreach. The foundation also backs church and ministry infrastructure beyond its largest recipients. Reliant in Orlando received $25,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2025, while Cru Foundation in Orlando received $17,500 in 2023 and $15,000 in 2024. Smaller grants to First Baptist Church, Eastside Church, Verve Church, and Grace Global Ministries reinforce the same religious emphasis.
Typical grant sizes cluster at $10,000 to $12,500, with the 25th percentile at $10,000, the median at $12,500, and the 75th percentile at $104,000. The recent list also includes a few very large awards, which pushes the upper end well above the median. Grants recur across years to the same recipients, especially Five Lakes Church, Young Life, Reliant, Cru Foundation, Grace Global Ministries, Focus on the Family, and Navigators. That repetition points to ongoing support rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation is not giving to individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its pattern is consistent with core or operating support from a family foundation.
$4.4M
$463K
$1M
$947K
Most grants fall between $10K and $104K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$104K
About 19% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Notable grantees: Five Lakes Church, Young Life, Other local faith-based community organizations (regional churches/ministries)
The foundation gives nationally, and every grant in the recent list went to U.S. recipients. Ohio accounts for 19% of grants, while Florida appears most often among recipient states. Sylvania, Ohio is the clearest recipient city in the list because Five Lakes Church there receives the largest awards. Orlando, Colorado Springs, Salinas, and Las Vegas also appear multiple times, showing a mix of local and out-of-state religious grantees.
Its recent grants focus on faith-based organizations, especially churches, evangelical youth ministry, and related nonprofit operations. Examples in the recent list include church support, youth outreach, and operating support for religious ministries, with recurring awards to organizations in that space.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Five Lakes Church, Young Life, Reliant, Cru Foundation, Grace Global Ministries, Focus on the Family, and Navigators. The repeated awards suggest ongoing support relationships rather than one-off gifts.
The 25th percentile grant is $10,000, the median is $12,500, and the 75th percentile is $104,000. The recent grants list also includes much larger awards to a small number of recipients, especially for church and ministry operating support.
The top recipient state by grant count is Florida, while 19% of grants go to recipients in Ohio. The recent grants list includes recipients in Florida, Colorado, Ohio, California, Nevada, Georgia, and Hawaii, all within the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIVE LAKES CHURCH | SYLVANIA, OH | $500,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $361,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| CRU FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| RELIANT | ORLANDO, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| FOCUS ON THE FAMILY | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | SALINAS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| EASTSIDE CHURCH | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| NAVIGATORS | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| URBAN SKYE | LITTLETON, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| GRACE GLOBAL MINISTRIES | CEDARVILLE, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| FIVE LAKES CHURCH | SYLVANIA, OH | $1,600,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $341,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| RELIANT | ORLANDO, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| CRU FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | SALINAS, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| EASTSIDE CHURCH | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| FOCUS ON THE FAMILY | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| GRACE GLOBAL MINISTRIES | CEDARVILLE, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS KONA | KAILUAKONA, HI | $5,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| NAVIGATORS | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONSCHARITABLE OPERATIONS |
| FIVE LAKES CHURCH | SYLVANIA, OH | $800,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $581,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| RELIANT | ORLANDO, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CRU FOUNDATION | ORLANDO, FL | $17,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | SALINAS, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| VERVE CHURCH | VILLA RICA, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
FIVE LAKES CHURCH
$500,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
YOUNG LIFE
$361,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
CRU FOUNDATION
$20,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
RELIANT
$20,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
EASTSIDE CHURCH
CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
NAVIGATORS
$5,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
URBAN SKYE
$5,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
GRACE GLOBAL MINISTRIES
$5,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
FIVE LAKES CHURCH
$1,600,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
YOUNG LIFE
$341,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
RELIANT
$25,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
CRU FOUNDATION
$15,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
EASTSIDE CHURCH
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
GRACE GLOBAL MINISTRIES
$5,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS KONA
$5,000OPERATIONS
NAVIGATORS
$5,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONSCHARITABLE OPERATIONS
FIVE LAKES CHURCH
$800,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YOUNG LIFE
$581,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
RELIANT
$25,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CRU FOUNDATION
$17,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VERVE CHURCH
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE