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Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only Johnson City, Tennessee · EIN 621785667

Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc is a private foundation in Johnson City, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $1,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $1,000 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1,0001$17,365
2024$1,0001$17,932
2025$1,0001$19,749

How to apply

Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Funding Research for gerontology$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc give?

$1,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Victory Cooper (Presidentdirector), Whitney Hoss (Director), Frank Hagelberg (Director) and Angela Cooper (Secretary) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Philip D Cooper Memorial Research Trust Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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