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Cooper Levenson Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Atlantic City, New Jersey · EIN 208156923

Cooper Levenson Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $66,557 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $3,750 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $78,816 the year before.

24% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$79,00221$126,709
2024$78,81621$126,396
2025$66,55717$143,124

How to apply

ContactSherri Smith
1125 Atlantic Avenue Suite 320, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Phone or email(609) 572-7362
What to submitStandard application form
DeadlinesApril of the current year
Restrictions- Must demonstrate academic excellence - Must demonstrate active involvement as a volunteer for community-enhancing activities or organizations as validated by an adult supervisor -Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident -Must not be an immediate relative of a Cooper Levenson employee -Must be a senior graduating from high school in the current year -Must demonstrate financial need -Must be planning to enroll as a full-time student for the upcoming fall semester in an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cooper Levenson Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey9$36,417
Pennsylvania5$18,520
Michigan1$5,000
Virginia1$3,750
Massachusetts1$2,870

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Stevens Institute of Technology on
Hoboken, NJ
Scholarship$8,000
Rutgers University on behalf of Abi
New Brunswick, NJ
Scholarship$6,000
Drexel University on behalf of Tasf
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$5,120
University of Michigan on behalf of
Ann Arbor, MI
Scholarship$5,000
Lehigh University on behalf of Anis
Bethlehem, PA
Scholarship$4,200
Villanova University on behalf of P
Villanova, PA
Scholarship$4,200
Penn State on behalf of Tiffany Cab
University Park, PA
Scholarship$3,750
Rutgers University on behalf of Far
New Brunswick, NJ
Scholarship$3,750
Rutgers University on behalf of Nad
New Brunswick, NJ
Scholarship$3,750
University of Virginia on behalf of
Charlottesville, VA
Scholarship$3,750
Rutgers University on behalf of Ami
New Brunswick, NJ
Scholarship$3,600
Princeton University on behalf of A
Princeton, NJ
Scholarship$3,500
Rutgers University on behalf of Uye
New Brunswick, NJ
Scholarship$3,000
Amherst College on behalf of Eliana
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$2,870
Stockton University on behalf of Ka
Galloway, NJ
Scholarship$2,567
Rutgers University on behalf of Lin
New Brunswick, NJ
Scholarship$2,250
Drexel University on behalf of Nujh
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$1,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cooper Levenson Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April of the current year.

How much does Cooper Levenson Foundation Inc give?

$66,557 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $3,750.

Who runs Cooper Levenson Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Kenneth J Calemmo Jr (Trustee), Robert E Salad (Trustee), Lloyd D Levenson (Trustee) and Kenneth D Wolfe (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Cooper Levenson Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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