The Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation is by invitation only and states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to get a hearing; the route in is an introduction or an existing relationship with the foundation.
- If your work sits within its stated themes of Israeli democracy, education in Israel, shared society, Jewish institutions, Israeli programming or Birthright Israel, make that fit clear.
- The filing states no geographic focus, though its grants have mainly been in New Jersey, New York and Florida, so treat that as a pattern rather than a rule.
- Most grants are modest: half of its grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $500 and $800,000, so a request near $10,000 matches its typical giving, though that band is not a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $5,750,000.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 87% of its grant dollars to organisations going to organisations it had also funded in the earlier year, which suggests it is relationship-led and rewards sustained contact over time.
Overview
The Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boca Raton, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (ejewishphilanthropy.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s Jewish and Israeli giving portfolio focuses on strengthening Israeli democracy, supporting education and working with organisations that advance a shared society. It also invests in institutions of daily Jewish life, including synagogues, Jewish community centres, PJ Library and Hillels, alongside Israeli programming; the family has identified Birthright as a particular way to help young people connect with Jewish life. It describes a long-term focus on sustaining the Jewish future while also supporting emergency funding. Its approach values meaningful conversations and real relationships with organisations, with family members assessing them and preferring money to go directly to organisations rather than to a large foundation staff. The filings describe its primary purpose as contributions to other exempt charitable organisations; recorded grants include healthcare, arts, education, religious and social-service organisations, most frequently as general operating support.
Themes
- Israeli democracy
- Education in Israel
- Shared society
- Jewish institutions
- Israeli programming
- Birthright Israel
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, New York and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 187 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- She values meaningful conversations and real relationships with organisations. (as reported in other published sources)
- The family assesses organisations itself and wants funding to go directly to them rather than to a large foundation staff. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations The Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 11% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 105 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- RWJBarnabas Health · To support the cooperman barnabas medical center$5,000,5002024 tax year
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · General operating support$2,000,0002024 tax year
- United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York · To support the israel emergency day after fund$2,000,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Magen David Adom · General operating support$1,305,0002024 tax year
- Adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center · General operating support$1,225,0002024 tax year
- Robin Hood Foundation · General operating support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation · General operating support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Jespy House · General operating support$1,000,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Anne Archer — Trustee
- Courtney Cooperman — Trustee
- Jodi Cooperman — Trustee
- Wayne M Cooperman — Trustee
- Michael S Cooperman — Trustee
- Toby F Cooperman — Trustee
- Leon G Cooperman — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $36,121,128 | $24,393,219 | $439,987,279 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $20,445,435 | $18,939,435 | $463,929,138 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $23,200,648 | $22,329,072 | $549,981,740 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Boca Raton, FL