Nonprofit · EIN 27-0470758
COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · FRANKLIN, TN 37067
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $163,764 | $122,023 | $41,741 | $442,365 | $0 | $442,365 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $148,932 | $113,218 | $35,714 | $387,838 | $0 | $387,838 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $156,117 | $137,144 | $18,973 | $344,277 | $0 | $344,277 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $78,752
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,071
- Net income from fundraising events
- $80,941
- Other revenue
- $80,941
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $42,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,628
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $56,654
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,550
- Depreciation
- $430
- Program services (functional)
- $94,147
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,587
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,289
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $387,838
- Total assets, end of year
- $442,365
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $442,365
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $680
- Publicly traded securities
- $210,635
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $442,365
- Gross receipts
- $205,831
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- TN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa C Brookover | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $42,000 |
| Kimmy Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Cook | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Betsy Turnage | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Lantz | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Giarra | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lauren Blood | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stacey Douglas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsey Forbush | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa C Brookover | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $42,000 |
| Kimmy Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chuka Onuh | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Baucom | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Cook | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Lantz | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Giarra | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa C Brookover | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $36,000 |
| Chuka Onuh | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debbie Baucom | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Peck | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Giarra | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Josh Cook | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Lantz | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 227 CHESTER STEVENS RD, FRANKLIN, TN 37067-5860
- In care of
- % MELISSA C BROOKOVER
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA C BROOKOVER, Executive Director
- Phone
- (615) 944-6637
- Website
- www.coopertrooper.org
- Return prepared by
- Jonathan Langley CPA
Mission
Cooper Trooper Foundations mission is to champion the fight against childhood cancer through sibling support and research funding.
Program accomplishments
- Cooper Trooper Foundation is committed to enhancing total family treatment and wellness through the development and distribution of Cooper Trooper Courage Kits. These kits assist parents/guardians in addressing the emotional needs of the well siblings of children diagnosed with cancer. Courage Kits serve as a reminder to siblings that they are special too, during the medical crisis their family is facing a time when they are often feeling left out. Courage Kits contain comfort and resource items created specifically for the siblings, and come in a knapsack that can be mailed directly to the sibling or distributed at the onset of diagnoses by hospital staff.Expenses $74,147
- To donate funds to help find treatments and a cure for childhood cancer.Expenses $20,000 · grants $20,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0470758
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E122)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $442,365
- Income (IRS master file)
- $205,831
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $163,764 | $122,023 | $442,365 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $148,932 | $113,218 | $387,838 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $156,117 | $137,144 | $344,277 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $117,440 | $111,069 | $316,096 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0470758).
Questions about COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION is 27-0470758.
- Is COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $42,000 (Melissa C Brookover, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does COOPER TROOPER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $163,764, expenses of $122,023 and total assets of $442,365 at year end.
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