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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 03-0442925

Sherry Chappell Cooper Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Winter Park, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $609,789 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $609,789

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $8,429,058

  • Tax year 2024

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $8,763,014

  • Tax year 2023

    $465,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,639,966

  • Tax year 2022

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,840,745

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,150,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,967,284

  • Tax year 2020

    $872,468

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,209,508

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cashiers-Highlands Humane SocietySapphire, NC

    To assist organization in their charitable purpose.

    $250,000
  2. Pet Alliance of Greater OrlandoOrlando, FL

    To assist organization in their charitable purpose.

    $150,000
  3. The Center for Great ApesWauchula, FL

    To assist organization in their charitable purpose.

    $119,789
  4. Chimp HavenKeithville, LA

    To assist organization in their charitable purpose.

    $55,000
  5. Florida Urgent Rescue IncJacksonville, FL

    To assist organization in their charitable purpose.

    $15,000
  6. Poodle and Pooch Rescue of FloridaDeland, FL

    To assist organization in their charitable purpose.

    $10,000
  7. Brother Wolf Animal RescueAshville, NC

    To assist organization in their charitable organization.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals3 grants $220,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $294,789
  2. North Carolina2 grants $260,000
  3. Louisiana1 grant $55,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles H StarkDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary Catherine AmbroseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $30,000
  • Paula MuckleroyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $30,000
  • Carter AmbroseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $30,000

The return

This is an amended return.

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