Cook Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and that its contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and your effort is better spent on any existing connection to it.
- If your organisation is approached, the typical grant band is $5,000 to $35,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 23 grants to organisations falling within it and half at $15,000 or less, so a modest request in that range fits its recorded pattern.
- The largest grant recorded was $50,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing describes past recipients across education, food banks and hunger relief, children and families, health and reproductive health, and social services, but it does not state eligibility or explain how recipients are selected.
- No geographic focus is stated; the grants shown mainly in Massachusetts, Illinois, Virginia, Georgia and California are a record of past giving, not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Cook Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Carmel, IN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not identify a substantive funding field: each of the 23 listed grants is described only as aligning with the foundation’s mission. The recorded recipients span educational institutions and education-focused organisations, food banks and hunger-relief charities, organisations serving children and families, health and reproductive-health organisations, and social-service or humanitarian organisations. This describes the types of organisations receiving the recorded grants, not a published statement of eligibility or a defined grant programme. The filing states that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted; it does not explain how recipients are selected.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Illinois, Virginia, Georgia and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Grant size: In its TY2024 filing, half of its 23 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 14%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 23 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Richmond · Aligns with mission of foundation$50,0002024 tax year
- Jesse's House · Aligns with mission of foundation$50,0002024 tax year
- Cradles to Crayons Boston · Aligns with mission of foundation$35,0002024 tax year
- Jeremiah Program · Aligns with mission of foundation$30,0002024 tax year
- Columbia Business School Club Of Ny Inc · Aligns with mission of foundation$30,0002024 tax year
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Aligns with mission of foundation$20,0002024 tax year
- Greater Chiacago Food Depository · Aligns with mission of foundation$20,0002024 tax year
- TASIS Foundation · Aligns with mission of foundation$20,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeffrey H Thomasson — Director
- Taylor M Cook — Officer
- Timothy M Cook — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $0 | $0 | $8,206,493 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $499,981 | $412,041 | $8,625,676 | 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
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- Carmel, IN
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Carmel, IN