Since 1934 the Cooper Foundation has invested its capital in support of people through education, human services, the arts, the humanities, and the environment. Our objective is to support innovative ideas which promise substantial impact and encourage others to make similar or larger grants.

We seek ideas which provide leadership in the field, and which contribute in a major way to the organization's mission and service to its constituents. Highest priority is given to proposals for program or operating funding and all grants are made in Nebraska, with the majority in Lincoln and Lancaster County.