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Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation at a glance

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Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$825k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Recreation & Sports$3.4MHealth$2.3MScience & Tech$1.9MEducation$1.8MFood & Nutrition$1.2MHuman Services$708kAnimals$680kEnvironment$585kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $215k
  • $50k–250k12 grants · $990k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.4M
$50,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$20M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$825,000
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY$350,000
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER$275,000
ENVISION UNLIMITED$100,000
NORTHWESTERN SETTLEMENT$100,000
CULINARY CARE$100,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY$100,000
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION$100,000
THE FOOD DEPOT$100,000
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$100,000
THE JOSSELYN CENTER$80,000
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS$60,000
THE LEELANAU SCHOOL$50,000
PAWS CHICAGO$50,000
VETERAN BUSINESS PROJECT$50,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $763k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE FOOD DEPOT: $100k → 12%THE FOOD DEPOT: $80k → 12%THE FOOD DEPOT: $40k → 12%THE FOOD DEPOT: $30k → 12%THE FOOD DEPOT: $30k → 12%THE FOOD DEPOT: $20k → 12%ENVISION UNLIMITED: $100k → 14%ENVISION UNLIMITED: $100k → 14%ENVISION UNLIMITED: $100k → 14%ENVISION UNLIMITED: $50k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME & AID: $25k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME & AID: $20k → 14%BRIGHTPOINT: $20k → 14%BRIGHTPOINT: $20k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME & AID: $20k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF IL: $5k → 14%HOWARD AREA COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
MA
IA
IN
CA
CO
NM
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 24 repeat orgs$416k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
8

Total granted

$13M
$336k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+212%

Still filing today

92%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHealthAnimalsEnvironmentArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • Northwestern University
    7× · 2017–2025 · $3.4M · revenue +41%
  • KC
    Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
    5× · 2020–2025 · $1.9M · revenue +28%
  • UO
    University of Chicago Medical Center
    5× · 2021–2025 · $990k · revenue +45%

Funded once

  • KU
    KENILWORTH UNION CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $250k
  • NO
    NAMI OF MCHENRY COUNTY ILLINOISgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue +212%
  • B(
    BRIGHTPOINT (FKA CHILDREN'S HOME & AID)
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Northern Illinois University Foundation

The niu foundation's mission is to energize and connect the private sector with the niu community to secure and steward resources that support the future and growth of niu.

Education
2
Loyola University of Chicago

We are chicago's jesuit, catholic university - a diverse community seeking god in all things and working to expand knowledge in the service of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.

Education
3
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
4
The Carle Foundation Hospital

To be the trusted partner in all healthcare decisions and to improve health by providing highly accessible, world-class care and services.

Health
5
University of Chicago

The mission of the university of chicago has been to sustain at the highest level of excellence, the communication of knowledge, the creation of knowledge and the fostering of a dynamic community of scholars and students.

Education
6
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
7
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
8
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group

Northwestern memorial healthcare is an integrated healthcare system, consisting of multiple hospitals (including northwestern memorial hospital, an academic medical center) and networks of physicians and healthcare professionals, where the…

Health
9
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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10
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
12
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management's mission is to bring the real world to business education and leadership development.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill; the most unlike its peers is Culinary Care. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

31 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 31 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
25/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Northwestern University: $3,355,723 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern UniversityKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $1,940,000 · Arts & CultureKenneth C Griffi…+1 more: $25,000 · Arts & CultureIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $850,000 · EducationIOWA STATE UNI…University of Illinois Foundation: $500,000 · EducationUniversity of …The Leelanau School: $275,000 · EducationThe Leelanau S…+2 more: $45,000 · EducationUniversity of Chicago Medical Center: $990,000 · HealthUniversity of…THE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP: $465,000 · HealthTHE JOSSELYN …+2 more: $75,000 · HealthNORTHWESTERN SETTLEMENT: $600,000 · OtherNORTHWESTERN SETTLEMEN…KENILWORTH UNION CHURCH: $250,000 · OtherKENILWORTH UNION CHURC…ESPANOLA ANIMAL SHELTER: $145,000 · OtherESPANOLA ANIMAL SHELTE…LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS: $130,000 · OtherSTART EARLY: $100,000 · OtherSANTA FE CONSERVATION TRUST: $305,000 · OtherSANTA FE CONSERVATION …HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: $280,000 · OtherHIGH COUNTRY NEWSPAWS CHICAGO: $230,000 · OtherPAWS CHICAGOESPANOLA VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY: $190,000 · OtherESPANOLA VALLEY HUMANE…SANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER AND HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $115,000 · Other+11 more: $216,000 · Other+11 moreEnvision Unlimited: $350,000 · Human ServicesEnvision …ASSISTANCE DOGS OF THE WEST: $345,000 · Human ServicesASSISTANC…THE FOOD DEPOT: $300,000 · Human ServicesTHE FOOD …CHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF ILL: $110,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'…+1 more: $2,500 · Human ServicesGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $585,000 · Food & NutritionCulinary Care: $350,000 · Food & Nutrition
Recreation & Sports$3,355,723Arts & Culture$1,965,000Education$1,670,000Health$1,530,000Other$2,561,000Human Services$1,107,500Food & Nutrition$935,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthwestern University: $3,355,723 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $1,940,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetUniversity of Chicago Medical Center: $990,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $850,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $585,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $500,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP: $465,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetEnvision Unlimited: $350,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCulinary Care: $350,000 over 6y, 14% of budgetASSISTANCE DOGS OF THE WEST: $345,000 over 6y, 6.3% of budgetSANTA FE CONSERVATION TRUST: $305,000 over 7y, 6.2% of budgetTHE FOOD DEPOT: $300,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHIGH COUNTRY NEWS: $280,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetThe Leelanau School: $275,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetPAWS CHICAGO: $230,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetESPANOLA VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY: $190,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetLUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS: $130,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER AND HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $115,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF ILL: $110,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSTART EARLY: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVETERAN BUSINESS PROJECT INC: $75,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetNAMI OF MCHENRY COUNTY ILLINOIS: $50,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetBNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $33,333 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $33,333 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER FOUNDATION FOR NEW MEXICO: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGLEN LAKE ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHoward Area Community Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Santa Fe Community Fo…Jm Lazarus FoundationLivingry FoundationFeinberg FoundationArthur J Gallagher Fo…AbbVie FoundationThe Bessemer Giving F…Morgan Stanley Global…The Chicago Community…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
Santa Fe Community FoundationNM15.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Fe Community Foundation · Jm Lazarus Foundation · Livingry Foundation · Feinberg Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 40 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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