Friday, October 4, 2024 Lincoln, Neb. — The Cooper Foundation Board of Trustees awarded a grant of $20,000 to Live Yes Studios (LYS). Live Yes Studios provides rehabilitative services for disabled adults through the Division of Developmental Disabilities and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) via Medicaid. They support adult artists
Friday, July 12, 2024 Lincoln, Neb. — The Cooper Foundation Board of Trustees awarded a $15,000 operating grant to the Northeast Family Center (NFC) to support early childhood education, family support, and youth development programs for residents in northeast Lincoln. Their Early Learning Center provides affordable quality early education for
Friday, April 12, 2024 Lincoln, Neb. — The Cooper Foundation awarded a grant of $20,000 to Nebraska Tribes Addressing Violence Coalition to support their work in addressing intimate partner violence against Native Americans and tribal communities in Nebraska. Nebraska Tribes Addressing Violence Coalition (NETAV) was established in 2022 and works
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Lincoln, Neb. — In January 2024 Michelle Suarez joined the Cooper Foundation Board of Trustees. President Victoria Grasso said, “Michelle brings deep knowledge of our community and a long history of engagement in education, community development, and many other areas which will greatly add to our
Monday, January 8, 2024 Lincoln, NE – In 2024 the Cooper Foundation celebrates 90 years of grantmaking to support community needs in Lincoln and throughout Nebraska. Our founder Joseph H. Cooper, a Jewish immigrant, worked in a variety of capacities in New York City’s movie theatres in the early days