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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-6828582

Max and Lorayne Cooper Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $2.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Sam Dipiazza
25 Ridge Drive
Mountain Brook, AL 35213
(205) 879-6122
Form and materials
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
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,557,345

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $25,526,362

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,859,827

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $26,690,829

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,098,932

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $27,959,608

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,400,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $30,785,859

  • Tax year 2020

    $452,167

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $29,091,963

  • Tax year 2019

    $489,594

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $29,601,903

  • Tax year 2018

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $10,581,959

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blount County Education Foundation IncOneonta, AL

    General support

    $630,000
  2. I3 AcademyBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $562,000
  3. New Schools for AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $510,000
  4. Cornerstone SchoolBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $189,529
  5. Center for Educational InnovationNew York, NY

    General support

    $167,322
  6. Tarrant Board of EducationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $154,200
  7. Teach for America AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $150,000
  8. Foundations Early Learning CenterFairfield, AL

    General support

    $77,000
  9. Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic SchoolBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $61,494
  10. The Hope InstituteMountain BRK, AL

    General support

    $50,000
  11. Freedom Preparatory AcademyBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Alabama Giving IncBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $1,869,32297% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $50,0003% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $800<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama11 grants $2,390,023
  2. New York1 grant $167,322

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Martin SolomonTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $50,000
  • Samuel A Dipiazza JrTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $50,000

The return

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