Karen Cooper Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991119312
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
La Jolla, CA, USA
Phone
8583956478
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$118,870
Expenses
$85,045
Assets
$105,123
Liabilities
$7,965

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT COOPER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RICHARD AVAKIAN (DIRECTOR)
  • ROBERT COOPER (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELE COOPER (TREASURER/SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provide christmas toys and treats to sheltered animals

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization donated $28,375 worth of christmas toys and treats to 56 animal shelters across the u.s., and one shelter in mexico in 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 64% for direct work, and 36% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.7%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.5%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.24; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.7% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $78K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.