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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6494283

Frances & Dawson Cooper Educational Trust

A private foundation in Gatesville, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $37,821 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Applications are accepted from january 1 to may 15.
Restrictions
Anticipated costs of tuition, fees, and books cannot be exceeded. Cost of dorms/housing may not be included. Funds are paid directly to the school of choice. Any refunds will be paid back to the trust. The trust must stay informed of current address, employment, and educational status until graduation or repayment obligations have been satisfied.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $37,821

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,049,267

  • Tax year 2024

    $48,528

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,043,140

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,085

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,052,108

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,914

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,036,788

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,158

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,042,780

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,899

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $777,454

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,509

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $768,388

  • Tax year 2018

    $21,570

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $774,650

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $9,500
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $9,500
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,500
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,321

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Barrett L PollardTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth ShoafTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Roger A MillerTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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