Trustees
Seven Trustees oversee the Foundation’s work and serve without compensation even though their appointment exacts a generous amount of time.

Virginia DuPuy
DuPuy Oxygen & Supply
DuPuy Oxygen & Supply

Dale Fisseler
City of Waco, Retired
City of Waco, Retired

Roland A. Goertz, MD
Waco Family Health Center, Retired
Waco Family Health Center, Retired

Reverend Leslie King
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church

David Lacy
Community Bank & Trust
Community Bank & Trust

Michael Morrison
Baylor University
Baylor University

Sharon Shields, PhD
La Vega ISD
La Vega ISD

William A. Nesbitt
Central National Bank
Trustee Emeritus
Central National Bank
Trustee Emeritus
Staff

Felicia Chase Goodman
Executive Director
Executive Director

Kelly Ezell
Director of Operations and Grants Management
Director of Operations and Grants Management

Rachel Ledbetter
Operations Assistant
Operations Assistant
Within the framework of their own policies, Cooper Foundation trustees may fund any complete project within the foundation’s means that they consider beneficial to Waco.

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UPCOMING DEADLINES
Application Submission Deadlines | Application Review Dates |
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July 20 | September 28 |
August 17 | October 26 |
September 21 | December 14 |
October 19 | December 14 |
November 16 | January 25 |
December 21 | February 22 |
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