The Cooperative Ministry
Columbia, SC
- UEI
- TA1BEMKQNWH3
- CAGE
- 54AC0
- Primary NAICS
- 624190 Other Individual and Family Services
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3821 W Beltline Blvd, Columbia, SC 29204, USA
- Website
- coopmin.org
- Founded
- 1982
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Family Services
- SIC code
- 83 Social Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | E-26-DC-45-0001 | $27,598 | |
| Not on record | E-26-DC-45-0001 | $27,598 | |
| Not on record | E-25-DC-45-0001 | $25,000 | |
| South Carolina Department Of Public Health | SCH24F999 | $241,186 | |
| Not on record | E-24-DC-45-0001 | $25,000 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
The Cooperative Ministry, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on volunteer income tax assistance and homeless services for underserved populations. The organization is structured as a nonprofit entity rather than a for-profit contractor and does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and grant sub-awards.
The Cooperative Ministry's primary federal capability is delivering Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant programming under the Internal Revenue Service. The organization received consecutive VITA project grants from IRS covering tax years 2021–2026, with awards issued October 1 each year and completion dates spanning September 30 of the following year. These grants support free tax preparation for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers, persons with disabilities, non-English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, armed forces members and families, and elderly individuals. The VITA program requires recipients to extend services to underserved populations in hard-to-reach urban and non-urban areas, increase electronic filing capacity, enhance volunteer training, and achieve at least 90 percent of returns prepared for individuals at or below earned income tax credit thresholds. Recent VITA awards were issued October 1, 2023; October 1, 2024; and October 1, 2025, with the most recent award running through September 30, 2026.
The Cooperative Ministry also operates as a sub-recipient on federal housing and health grants. The organization received Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) sub-awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (awarded September 12, 2025 and June 28, 2024) supporting street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing assistance. It served as a sub-recipient under the South Carolina Department of Public Health on Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) awards (April 1, 2024; April 1, 2024; and April 1, 2022) for emergency housing assistance for individuals with HIV disease experiencing homelessness or housing crisis, and on a Health Resources and Services Administration grant (June 16, 2023) for HIV care and treatment access.
Customer concentration splits between the Internal Revenue Service (8 awards) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (4 awards), which together account for 82 percent of awards in the visible footprint. The organization has obligated $13.1 million across 22 total awards (prime and sub combined) since 2009, with activity trending upward — one award in 2021, two in 2022, two in 2023, four in 2024, and three in 2025. Only one award faces completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure.
Quick answers
Is The Cooperative Ministry registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Cooperative Ministry's SAM.gov registration is active through October 2, 2027.
What is The Cooperative Ministry's most recent federal award?
The Cooperative Ministry's most recent federal grant award is The volunteer income tax assistance (vita) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for… (26VITA0253), from Internal Revenue Service, on October 1, 2025.
On GovTribe
See The Cooperative Ministry's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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