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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3102941

The Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation

A private foundation in Boca Raton, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 105 grants and $22.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jan 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $22,329,072

    Grants listed
    105
    Assets, end of year
    $580,603,240
  • Tax year 2023

    $18,939,435

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $433,657,872
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,393,219

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $415,095,569
  • Tax year 2021

    $20,639,050

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $399,538,762
  • Tax year 2020

    $22,189,433

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $400,740,974
  • Tax year 2019

    $22,036,016

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $409,321,022
  • Tax year 2018

    $21,321,840

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $395,861,731

Grants paid in 2024

105 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. RWJ Barnabas Health IncOceanport, NJ

    To support the cooperman barnabas medical center

    $5,000,500
  2. New Jersey Performing Arts Center CorporationNewark, NJ

    General operating support

    $2,000,000
  3. United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York IncNew York, NY

    To support the israel emergency day after fund

    $2,000,000
  4. American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,305,000
  5. Adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center IncBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $1,225,000
  6. Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  7. Jespy House IncSouth Orange, NJ

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  8. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  9. Congregation B'nai JeshurunShort Hills, NJ

    General operating support

    $854,872
  10. Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services IncBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $826,000
  11. Ahavath Torah - Chabad at Short HillsShort Hills, NJ

    General operating support

    $800,000
  12. Braven IncorporatedChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $585,000
  13. The Bronx Community Foundation IncBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  14. Center for Strategic and International StudiesWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $300,000
  15. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  16. National Council of Jewish Women IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $250,000
  17. The Aleph Institute IncSurfside, FL

    General operating support

    $250,000
  18. Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NY

    To support the religious action center (rac)

    $250,000
  19. Youth Renewal FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  20. Jewish Association for Residential Care IncBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $210,000
  21. Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    General operating support

    $200,000
  22. The Life You Can SaveSpokane, WA

    General operating support

    $200,000
  23. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  24. The Shalem FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  25. The Center for Jewish Campus Life IncStanford, CA

    General operating support

    $140,000
  26. Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County IncBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $125,400
  27. Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans IncAlexandria, VA

    General operating support

    $115,000
  28. Jewish National Fund Keren Kayemeth Leisrael IncRockville Ctr, NY

    General operating support

    $110,000
  29. Samaritans 365 Foundation Inc Kindness Matters 365Boca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $105,000
  30. Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  31. Jewish Health OrganizationBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  32. Jews United for Justice IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  33. RewildAustin, TX

    General operating support

    $80,000
  34. Elluminate IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $72,000
  35. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  36. Encounter Programs IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  37. Moving TraditionsElkins Park, PA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  38. Park City Jewish Collective IncPark City, UT

    General operating support

    $50,000
  39. Chabad at Duke Ug IncDurham, NC

    General operating support

    $36,000
  40. Fight Hate IncEnglewood, NJ

    General operating support

    $36,000
  41. Changing Lives of Boca Raton IncBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  42. Community Food Bank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJ

    General operating support

    $25,000
  43. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  44. Friends of United Hatzalah IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  45. Harlem Children's Zone IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  46. The Honey Israel Foundation for IsraelSouth Orange, NJ

    General operating support

    $25,000
  47. The Museum of Language Arts IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  48. The Trustees Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support the columbia business school

    $25,000
  49. Buildon IncStamford, CT

    General operating support

    $20,000
  50. New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  51. Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $20,000
  52. American Friends of the Hebrew University IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  53. Chabad Young Professionals Upper East SideNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  54. ChamahBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  55. KIPP New York IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  56. Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  57. Sunrise Day Camps Association IncOceanside, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  58. The Art Students League of New York IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  59. The Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  60. The United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  61. White House Historical AssociationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  62. Youth Improving Non-Profits for ChildrenNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  63. Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges IncShort Hills, NJ

    General operating support

    $7,500
  64. American Friends of Beit Ruth IncJericho, NY

    General operating support

    $5,500
  65. Challenged Athletes IncSan Diego, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  66. Facing History & Ourselves IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  67. Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled of Metrowest IncLivingston, NJ

    General operating support

    $5,000
  68. Jewish Vocational Services of MetrowestEast Orange, NJ

    General operating support

    $5,000
  69. MRCC Foundation IncWest Caldwell, NJ

    General operating support

    $5,000
  70. NYU Langone HospitalsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  71. Our Children Have Rights Org IncClearwater, FL

    General operating support

    $5,000
  72. The Beating the Odds FoundationHollidaysburg, PA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  73. Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  74. Boca Raton Historical Society IncBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $2,500
  75. Lawyers for Children IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,000
  76. American Friends of the Israel MuseumNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,250
  77. Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburn, NJ

    General operating support

    $1,200
  78. Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN

    General operating support

    $1,000
  79. Blythedale Children's HospitalValhalla, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  80. Chess-In-The-Schools IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  81. Friendship Circle New Jersey IncLivingston, NJ

    General operating support

    $1,000
  82. Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeBoca Raton, FL

    General operating support

    $1,000
  83. Israel Tennis Centers Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  84. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    To support cycle for survival

    $1,000
  85. Nli USA IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  86. The Abraham Initiatives IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  87. The Links Foundation IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $1,000
  88. Atlantic Health System IncMorristown, NJ

    To support the andy bovin memorial fund at the overlook medical center

    $500
  89. Bennington County Humane Society IncArlington, VT

    General operating support

    $500
  90. Chapel Haven Schleifer Center IncNew Haven, CT

    General operating support

    $500
  91. Cure Breast Cancer Foundation IncClifton, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  92. Greater New York Councils Boy Scouts of AmericaNew York, NY

    To support the john c. Whitehead campership fund

    $500
  93. Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach CountyLake Worth, FL

    General operating support

    $500
  94. Jewish Community Housing CorporationLivingston, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  95. Lisa B Fishman Foundation IncMontville, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  96. Miriams KitchenWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $500
  97. National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  98. Operation Smile IncVirginia BCH, VA

    General operating support

    $500
  99. Opportunity Project IncOceanport, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  100. The Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  101. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    To support the center for neurodegenerative disease research

    $500
  102. Volunteer Lawyers for Justice IncNewark, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  103. York Street ProjectJersey City, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  104. Congregation B'nai JeshurunShort Hills, NJ

    To support the cantor lorna wallach discretionary fund

    $250
  105. Wall Street Synagogue IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture14 grants $2,324,95018% of the total
  2. Human services10 grants $2,296,50017% of the total
  3. International aid11 grants $2,063,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $1,825,40014% of the total
  5. Community development2 grants $1,250,0009% of the total
  6. Mental health2 grants $826,5006% of the total
  7. 11 other causes39 grants $2,574,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey22 grants $9,769,822
  2. New York41 grants $6,458,350
  3. Florida13 grants $3,975,400
  4. District of Columbia9 grants $716,500
  5. Illinois1 grant $585,000
  6. Washington1 grant $200,000
  7. California3 grants $155,000
  8. Virginia2 grants $115,500
  9. Massachusetts2 grants $105,000
  10. Texas1 grant $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Leon G CoopermanTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Toby F CoopermanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michael S CoopermanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Wayne M CoopermanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jodi CoopermanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Courtney CoopermanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Anne ArcherTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

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