Cooper-Standard Foundation Inc
Northville, MI · EIN 46-2610373. Reported 122 grants totalling $765,429 to 74 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Cooper-Standard Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $1,000; the smallest was $130 and the largest $479,554. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attachment 1 | Va, MI | $479,554 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gilda's Club | Royal Oak, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement | Detroit, MI | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,000 | 11 | 4 | 2025 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $13,000 | 8 | 3 | 2025 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $11,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michigan Colleges Alliance | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Motor City Veterans Hockey Association | Brighton, MI | $8,188 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, OH | $7,000 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chimera Robotics Boosters | Lapeer, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Ev (german Red Cross) | Berlin, Brandenburg | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartland Robotics | Howell, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills, MI | $5,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stowarzyszenie Sos Wioski Dzieciece W Polsce | Warszawa, Masovian | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | Kochville Township, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Christian Women in Action | Oscoda, MI | $2,079 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope College | Holland, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas | New Philadelphia, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan Dearborn | Dearborn, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown, TN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 80SPARTY4APURPOSE | Chesterfield Twp, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | New Philadelphia, OH | $1,370 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferris State Univeristy | Big Rapids, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard University Students Accounts | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| John Carroll University | University Heights, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laredo College | Laredo, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Macomb Community College | Warren, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maysville Community & Technical | Mount Sterling, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeast State Comm College | Blountville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio University | Athens, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Perdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rochester University | Rochester Hills, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Schoolcraft | Livonia, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stark State College | N Canton, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas A&m International University | College Station, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Akron | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Findlay | Findlay, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Kentucky | Owingsville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Olivet | Olivet, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way Middlesex | London, Ontario | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stowarzyszenie Help Dzierzoniow | Dzierzoniow, Dolnoslaskie | $330 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fundacja Dzieciom Zdazyc Z Pomoca | Warszawa, Masovian | $273 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freerunhelps Zs | Brno Veveri, Moravia | $152 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fundacion Teleton Mexico Ac | Gomez Palacio, Durango | $130 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
17 of 74 (23%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 35%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Henry Ford Health System
Health Care Support Services - Junior Achievement
Community Support Services - American National Red Cross
Hurricane Helene Relief Fund - Breakthrough T1D
Support for Type 1 Diabetes Research - Grand Valley State University
Six $1,000 Dollar Scholarships - Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Ev (german Red Cross)
Crisis Assistance for Turkey/Syria Earthquake
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 50 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $479,554 | $479,554 |
| 2022 | 51 | $68,875 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $73,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $80,000 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 24 | $64,000 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
90% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Cooper-Standard Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 40300 Traditions Drive, Northville, MI, 48168. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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