The Cooper Fund
The Cooper Fund Leadership Circle is a society recognizing individuals, families, and organizations giving $10,000 - $100,000 + to Cooper Union annually. Contact us to learn how you can become a member.
Patrons $10,000 - $24,999
- Innovator Society benefits and...
- Assigned Development staff liaison to coordinate your philanthropy and engagement.
- Listing on the Cooper Fund Leadership Circle donor wall in the lobby of the historic Foundation Building.
- Invitation to select pre- and post-receptions for Great Hall events.
- Exclusive access to special events including an annual virtual update with President Laura Sparks and other Cooper leadership on the state of Cooper Union.
Partners $25,000 - $99,999
- The above and...
- Premier naming space on the Cooper Fund Leadership Circle Wall.
- Opportunity to name a current use scholarship leaving an impactful legacy on a Cooper student.
- A private tour of Library archives with Mary Mann, Cooper Union Archivist.
- Exclusive access to meet Dean’s and students at the End of Year Shows in May.
President's Circle $100,000+
- The above and...
- As leaders of our community, you are able to take advantage of a lasting legacy at Cooper Union with naming opportunities across physical spaces on campus and special recognition at events.
- A special reception/private dinner with President Laura Sparks and members of the Board of Trustees (dinner at the Fish House around reunion or another major Cooper event).
- Invitation to our annual celebration of The Lifetime Giving Awards Event to celebrate our top donors.
- Private tours of campus upon request including the AACE Lab and archives.
Recognizing gifts to The Cooper Union during the past fiscal year—July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
$100,000+
Estate of Jerome Ablon '60
Daniel Arsham '03
Booth Ferris Foundation
Estate of Stanley R. Cohen '55
Vic '63 and Eleanor DiFranco
The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation
Estate of Byron Gibbs '51
Paula and Jeffrey Gural
IDC Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Elliott Kanbar
Alex '49 and Ada Katz
Estate of Harvey J. Kosherick '64
John '69 and Mary Manuck
Richard and Ronay Menschel
Oscar Parr '43
George Reeves '64 and Ross Wisnewski
Nanako Umemoto '83 and Jesse Reiser '81
Robin Hood Foundation
Carmin '55 and Adrienne Rosato
The Sheridan Family
Richard J. Slember '55
Nader Tehrani in Memory of Ahmad and Parvaneh Tehrani
Estate of Thomas Van Wart '55
Estate of George Wallerstein
Estate of Nancy Warfield '50
Anonymous
COOPER FUND PARTNERS
$25,000 - $99,999
Altman Foundation
Sidney J. Altschuler '57
Howard '70 and Nancy Amols
Erich Arcement '97 and Nerina Garcia-Arcement
The Ciafone and Argento Family
Michael Borkowsky '61
Eugene '64 and Susan Briskman
Kevin '72 and Patricia Burke
Judith Cassella '71 and Charles Cassella '68
Anne and Albert Chao
Con Edison
William '76 and Sandra Cordiano
Richard and Jean Coyne Family Foundation
James E. Craig '63
Arlene Poling D'Arienzo'56
Thomas '77 and Diane Driscoll
Pam Flaherty
Alan Fortier '79
Estate of Charlotte Freeman-Shapiro '46
Morris '66 and Amanda Gelb
Stephen '67 and Jane Gerard
Harold '44 and Rose Goldberg
Alan I. Goldsmith '86/'89
Aftab '97 and Ellen Hussain
Anthony '85 and Claire Ianno
Stephanie and Timothy Ingrassia
Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown
Ann Seregi and Larry Kallenberg '60
Ilan '65 and Barbara Levi
Winifred Marasco '66 and Joseph Marasco '66
David '74 and Doris May
Paul Millman '74
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
The New York Community Trust - Henry C. Enders Fund
The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
Melissa Prober and Dana Hughes
Laura and Andrew Sparks
Rochelle and Brian Steinwurtzel
Henry Sterne Trust
UNTIL ALL ARE FREE
Andrew '88 and Mary Wilson
Alfred Zacharias '53
Anonymous
COOPER FUND PATRONS
$10,000 - $24,999
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
A. Robert Birmelin '54 and Blair Tillisch Birmelin
Ivan '62 and Diana Bottlik
James '79 and Natalie Bracken
Kenneth Bridbord '64 and Maryanne Lachat
Curtis Browne '68
Mariam Cantelmi '95 and Frank Cantelmi '93
John Chirico '86
Brian Chun '01
John P. Clarke '66
The Family of Myron R. '42 and Corinne Coe
Daphne '72 and Wallace Cook
Thomas Crimmins ’08 and Christina Crimmins ’10
Cross Ridge Foundation
Christine Degen '68 and Bruce Degen '66
Doris and David Deutsch
Brickson Diamond
Elizabeth Diller '79 and Ricardo Scofidio '55
Carol and Joseph Dobronyi
Henry '92 and Suzanne Domenici
Michael Duffy '97
Jack Eichenbaum '63
Jose Esteves '82
Raymond '86 and Tina Falci
Chenggong Fan '95
Judith Freyer
Jerry '66 and Marcia Gladstone
Arun '76 and Kavita Goyal
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Elizabeth Graziolo '95
Lawrence J. Guzzardi
Paul Heller '53
Eric '89 and Hillary Hirschhorn
Kelly Hwang '95 and Andy Seho Kim '93
Benedict '75 and Susan Itri
John '88 and Jennifer Kain
Bruce Knauer '63
Malcolm '97 and Danielle King
Jimmy Kwong '80 and Pauline Yep
Lynn '60 and Anne Lander
Jerry Lasky '69 and Priscilla Kimberly
Stephen '65 and Patricia Levee
Jamie Levitt
Darrell '89 and Jenny Low
Peter Lung '70
Terence L. Magno ‘06
Kevin '78 and Nancy McQuade
Metropolitan New York Library Council
Corinne Musa ’04 and Derek Musa ’03
National Endowment for the Humanities
Bruce Nelligan '80
Paul Nikulin '06 and Sasha Nagorny
Efrem '98 and Ephrat Orgel
Estate of Matilda Palamara '46
Constantine '00 and Beth Plakas
Amanda Yuan Proctor '13 and Alexander Proctor '13
Marshall '63 and Jane Rafal
Stephen '63 and Josephine Rattien
Rechler Philanthropy, Inc
Donald Rotunno '91 and Ann Bruns-Rotunno
Walter Schepp
Walter '60 and Ruth Schillinger
Donald '57 and Mary Lou Schwinn
Stanley '53 and Lenore Seroka
Louis Sherman ’31, Neil and Kenneth Sherman
Estate of Leah Silverman
Michael '77 and Elen Sisti
Irma Sityar '83
Sean '85 and Penny Smyth
Peter '55 and Marie Snoek
The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
Stuart '55 and Etta Spater
Robert '65 and Barbara Spindel
William '74 and Louise Symington
James Tellefsen Jr. '77 and Martha Tellefsen
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation
Ben Vinson
Otokar von Bradsky '58
Gerald Wasserman '66 and Michele Trincellita
Stephen Welby '87
Leslie Wheelock
Barry '68 and Janet Winkler
Toni Howard and David Yarnell ‘52
YC Foundation
Anthony Yoseloff
Martin '77 and Beth Zubatkin
Anonymous (2)