Eleanor Crook Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated aim is ending malnutrition by scaling proven, cost-effective solutions, mainly in low- and middle-income countries, through research, policy work and advocacy, and it is unlikely to fund ideas outside its strategic priorities, so a proposal needs a clear fit with that agenda.
- It does not fund lobbying or scholarship support for individual educational efforts, so organisations whose work is either of those fall outside what it funds.
- Most opportunities are invitation-only and it occasionally posts calls for proposals, so the realistic route is to make contact and work out a potential partnership with its team, since its website does not specify a submission form.
- Half of its grants to organisations were about $90,000 or less and its smallest grant was $10,000, so a modest request sits within what it has given, though 65% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so repeat relationships carry real weight.
- It expects proposals to go through several rounds to agree intent and objectives and holds regular progress check-ins, so allow time for that iteration.
Overview
Eleanor Crook Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Marcos, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Eleanor Crook Foundation focuses on ending malnutrition by scaling proven, cost-effective solutions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It funds research to test innovations and generate evidence, policy work to reform sub-optimal practices and improve solutions, and advocacy to drive reforms and scale-up. Its chosen interventions include prenatal multivitamins, vitamin A supplementation, breastfeeding support and therapeutic foods. It works in partnership with organisations and local governments, putting governments and frontline health workers in the lead. Its grantmaking is active and collaborative: the team works with partners on intended objectives, monitors progress and supports troubleshooting and course-correction.
Themes
- Malnutrition prevention and treatment
- Nutrition research
- Nutrition policy
- Nutrition advocacy
- Prenatal nutrition
- Therapeutic foods
- Breastfeeding support
Geographic Focus
Priority: Around the world; Ghana; Senegal; Bangladesh; Malawi; Fiji; Laos; Tanzania; Mauritania; Côte d’Ivoire; Kenya; Uganda; Nigeria; Rwanda; Ethiopia; Nepal; Ireland; France; United Kingdom; Canada; United States; Central African Republic.
What They Don't Fund
- Lobbying activities
- Scholarship support for individual educational efforts
How to apply
Most opportunities are invitation-only, while the foundation occasionally posts calls for proposals. For either route, it works with applicants to navigate a potential partnership and ensure alignment; the site does not specify a submission form.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 65% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 122 grants to organisations were about $90,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It supports partners who are bold, creative, relentless in the fight against global malnutrition, and committed to saving lives.
- It prioritises requests aligned with its strategy and is unlikely to fund ideas outside its strategic priorities.
- It expects proposal iterations to ensure alignment on the intent and objectives of each investment.
- It holds regular progress check-ins, monitors deliverables and works with partners to troubleshoot or course-correct.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 28%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 65% of grant dollars went to organisations Eleanor Crook Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 28% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Canada).
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $109k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Clinton Health Access Initiative · Cote d'ivoire scoping 2024; global malnutrition finance reform 2024;ghana 2023-2027; uganda mms 2024-2025$1,614,3492024 tax year
- Action Against Hunger · Weight gain analysis;uganda wasting reform;nepal wasting prevention; nepal acute malnutrition; contre la faim 2024: accelerating uptake of new wasting guidelines$794,5582024 tax year
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Community management of at-risk mothers and infants$742,5422024 tax year
- Alliance to End Malnutrition and Hunger · General operational support; united against malnutrition & hunger$686,6062024 tax year
- Coalition for Global Prosperity · General operational support$527,1692024 tax year
- Rotary Foundation of Rotary International · Power of nutrition power 4 scaling$449,3402024 tax year
- Aspen Institute · General operational support$375,0002024 tax year
- Global Fund for Women · Mms advocacy support$350,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Amy Crook Kowalski — Director
- William H Moore — President (From 11/24)/CEO
- Noel Crook Moore — Vice President
- Mary Elizabeth Croook — Vice President
- William H Crook JR — Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,061,937 | $5,439,441 | $76,343,485 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $13,644,287 | $5,151,090 | $91,325,469 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $17,858,807 | $10,158,122 | $83,307,909 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- San Marcos, TX
- eleanorcrookfoundation.org