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Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation Brent Cook

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.

$7k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$53kPhilanthropy$15kHealth$12kInternational$11kArts & Culture$3kHousing & Shelter$1kCommunity Improvement$1kYouth Development$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$180k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BILLY BLACKWOOD MINISTRIES INC$2,500
MCLAREN GREATER LANSING FOUNDATION$1,500
MAYO CLINIC$1,000
ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD$1,000
DAVID'S HOUSE MINISTRIES$250
WOUNDED WARRIROS PROJECT$100
SOUTH DAYTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$100
OVERFLOW CHURCH BATTLE CREEK$50
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD: $2k → 9%HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIER CNT: $1k → 10%CAMP BEECHPOINT: $1k → 10%GLOBAL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $3k → 12%MCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%PINK RIBBON RIDERS: $500 → 14%GLOBAL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $2k → 15%MCLAREN GREATER LANSING FOUNDATION: $2k → 16%FILTER OF HOPE: $500 → 17%ALS ASSOCIATION: $500 → 14%SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $1k → 21%MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $500 → 7%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD: $1k → 9%DAVID'S HOUSE MINISTRIES: $500 → 11%MCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%GENERATION E INSTITUTE: $1k → 14%SAMARATIN'S PURSE: $1k → 21%MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $500 → 7%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD: $1k → 9%MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $15k → 10%DAVID'S HOUSE MINISTRIES: $500 → 11%MCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $750 → 21%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD: $1k → 9%MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $6k → 10%MCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $550 → 14%SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $750 → 21%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $4k → 10%MCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $500 → 21%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $3k → 10%MCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $550 → 14%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $2k → 10%MCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $1k → 13%MAYO CLINIC: $1k → 9%MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $2k → 10%MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $1k → 10%MARCO ISLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $1k → 10%MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $750 → 10%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

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MI
NY
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PA
NJ
VA
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NC
OK
AL
TX
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$78k · 15 repeat orgs$12k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
32

Total granted

$78k
$10k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
0%

Still filing today

40%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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HealthReligionHousing & ShelterEducationAnimalsArts & 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

  • BB
    BILLY BLACKWOOD MINISTRIES INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $9k · revenue +2%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    7× · 2017–2024 · $5k · revenue +134%
  • MT
    MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION
    5× · 2018–2024 · $2k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • HF
    Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Incgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +187%
  • GE
    Generation E Institute
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue -77%
  • MI
    MARCO ISLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS
    one grant, 2020 · $1k
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.

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Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

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2
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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3
Global Health Ministry

We, global health ministry and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. global health ministry is a member of trinity health.

International
4
Shores of Grace Ministries

To love god with our whole selves, and by his love, to rescue and restore individuals and families who have been wounded by prostitution, abuse, abandonment and poverty in south america and the world.

Religion
5
Health Care Without Harm

The mission of health care without harm (hcwh) is to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health…

Environment
6
Sustainable Medical Missions Inc

To train and support indigenous healthcare and faith leaders in underdeveloped communities to treat Neglected Tropical Diseases NTDs and other endemic conditions affecting the poorest community members by pairing faith-based solutions with…

International
7
247 Media Ministries

The mission of worship 24/7 is to ignite a passion for god through worship that results in a life of generosity, discipleship, evangelism, generosity and service.

Religion
8
Lifewater Inc

Lifewater international is a non-profit christian water development organization dedicated to effectively serving vulnerable children and families by partnering with underserved communities to overcome water poverty.

Environment
9
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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10
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc

To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.

Religion
11
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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12
Good Shepherd Hospice Foundation Inc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mclaren Greater Lansing Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Generation E Institute. 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

23 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. 23 of the 53 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
13/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $33,150 · OtherMARCO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHMCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATION: $10,500 · OtherMCLAREN PORT HAVEN FOUNDATIONBILLY BLACKWOOD MINISTRIES INC: $9,000 · OtherBILLY BLACKWOOD MINISTRIES INCASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD: $5,000 · OtherASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLDASSOC OF BAPTIST FOR WORLD EVANG: $4,000 · OtherASSOC OF BAPTIST FOR WORLD EVANG+33 more: $9,650 · Other+33 moreMAYO CLINIC: $8,000 · HealthMAYO CLINICGLOBAL VILLAGE MINISTRIES INC: $4,500 · HealthGLOBAL VILLAGE MI…MCLAREN GREATER LANSING FOUNDATION: $1,500 · HealthMCLAREN GREATER L…PINK RIBBON RIDERS: $500 · Health+2 more: $500 · HealthSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $5,000 · ReligionOne Saved International: $250 · ReligionMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,750 · PhilanthropyBATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,300 · PhilanthropyDAVID'S HOUSE MINISTRIES: $1,250 · Housing & ShelterHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterGeneration E Institute: $1,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $400 · EducationMARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $1,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$71,300Health$15,000Religion$5,250Philanthropy$3,050Housing & Shelter$2,250Education$1,400Arts & Culture$1,000

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 budgetBILLY BLACKWOOD MINISTRIES INC: $9,000 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $5,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL VILLAGE MINISTRIES INC: $4,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMCLAREN GREATER LANSING FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDAVID'S HOUSE MINISTRIES: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeneration E Institute: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP BEECHPOINT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFILTER OF HOPE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPINK RIBBON RIDERS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOne Saved International: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLife Matters Worldwide: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH CENTRAL MI: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARRY COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAVEN INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget20 Liters: $100 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.

  • Who funds BILLY BLACKWOOD MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL VILLAGE MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MCLAREN GREATER LANSING FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DAVID'S HOUSE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc ↗
  • Who funds Generation E Institute ↗
  • Who funds MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP BEECHPOINT INC ↗
  • Who funds FILTER OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds PINK RIBBON RIDERS ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds One Saved International ↗
  • Who funds Life Matters Worldwide ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN ↗

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.

WK Kellogg FoundationMiller FoundationRaymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…Baird Foundation IncThe Pfizer Foundation…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
WK Kellogg FoundationMI17.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: WK Kellogg Foundation · Miller Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation Brent Cook funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation Brent Cook. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
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    Find your warmest path to Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation Brent Cook 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 53 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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