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Cook Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$83k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$208kCivil Rights$103kInternational$103kHealth$78kHuman Services$56kCrime & Legal$53kFood & Nutrition$52kYouth Development$48kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k25 grants · $51k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $32k
$1,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$747k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Luke Falgoust Foundation$12,000
Hydrating Humanity$10,000
Locker #505$10,000
CareLink Foundation$7,500
First Chance Foundation Cave Creek$5,192
Love in Action$5,182
Best Buddies International$5,145
The Children's Assessment Center$5,000
Dress For Sucess - Houston$2,000
St Judes Research Hospital$2,000
Trinity Klein Luteran Church$2,000
Romainian Baptist Church$2,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2,000
Pokvoua Ukranian Catholic Church$1,000
Russian American Children's Foundation$1,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $57k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 7% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%CareLink Foundation: $20k → 7%CareLink Foundation: $10k → 7%CareLink Foundation: $10k → 7%CareLink Foundation: $8k → 7%CareLink Foundation: $5k → 7%Crisis Intervention of Houston Inc: $1k → 16%Katy Christian Ministries: $1k → 16%Dress For Sucess - Houston: $2k → 16%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
NY
CA
CO
VA
AZ
NM
TN
NC
DC
OK
LA
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.
$698k · 15 repeat orgs$110k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against +59% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
14

Total granted

$698k
$70k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+59%

Still filing today

67%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyInternationalCivil RightsOther
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

  • NM
    New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc
    4× · 2017–2020 · $185k · revenue +131%
  • AF
    ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $98k · revenue +63%
  • CF
    CARELINK FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $53k · revenue +97%

Funded once

  • FT
    FOUNDATION TO ERADICATE DUCHENNE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +29%
  • HM
    HOPE MEDIA GROUPgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +109%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $7k
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
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
2
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
3
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
4
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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5
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
6
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
7
Management Sciences for Health Inc

(msh) saves lives and improves the health of the world's poorest (see schedule o) and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

International
8
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
9
Childfund International Usa

Childfund's mission is to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities, and to promote societies whose individuals…

International
10
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
11
Lung Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of the lung cancer research foundation is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.

Health
12
Hugo W Moser Research Institute At Kennedy Krieger Inc

The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Opportunity International Inc D/B/a Opportunity International-Us; the most unlike its peers is Carelink Foundation Inc. 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

28 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. 28 of the 52 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/28
Grantees still filing
16/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LOVE IN ACTION - A HOME MISSION: $50,545 · OtherLOVE IN ACTION - A HOME MISSIONCBMC Inc: $40,229 · OtherCBMC IncLocker #505: $36,000 · OtherLocker #505KSBJ: $35,000 · OtherKSBJIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC: $10,183 · OtherTHE LUKE FALGOUST FOUNDATION: $12,000 · OtherFOUNDATION TO ERADICATE DUCHENNE INC: $15,000 · OtherHOPE MEDIA GROUP: $10,000 · Other+29 more: $66,172 · Other+29 moreNew Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc: $185,000 · EducationNew Mexico State Univ Fdn IncBYNUM SCHOOL: $20,010 · EducationBYNUM SCHOOL+2 more: $3,000 · EducationALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN INC: $97,827 · Civil RightsALLIANCE FOR …OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL INC D/B/A OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL-US: $37,500 · InternationalOPPORTUNI…Best Buddies International Inc: $28,128 · InternationalBest Budd…+1 more: $1,000 · InternationalCARELINK FOUNDATION INC: $52,500 · Human ServicesDRESS FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON: $2,000 · Human Services+2 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesChildren's Assessment Center Foundation: $48,304 · Crime & LegalHydrating Humanity Inc: $36,000 · Religion
Other$295,129Education$208,010Civil Rights$97,827International$66,628Human Services$56,500Crime & Legal$48,304Religion$36,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc: $185,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN INC: $97,827 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCARELINK FOUNDATION INC: $52,500 over 5y, 10% of budgetLOVE IN ACTION - A HOME MISSION: $50,545 over 5y, 33% of budgetChildren's Assessment Center Foundation: $48,304 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetOPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL INC D/B/A OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL-US: $37,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHydrating Humanity Inc: $36,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $28,128 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBYNUM SCHOOL: $20,010 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFOUNDATION TO ERADICATE DUCHENNE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE LUKE FALGOUST FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC: $10,183 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE MEDIA GROUP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTravon Walker Foundation Incorporated: $4,400 over 1y, 11% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDRESS FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCRISIS INTERVENTION OF HOUSTON INCORPORATED: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE WESTON A PRICE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget40 DAYS FOR LIFE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER NORTH TEXAS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKaty Christian Ministries: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $288 over 2y, 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.

Shell USA Company Fou…Greater Houston Commu…Enterprise Holdings F…Natl Christian Charit…The Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…
Shell USA Company FoundationTX12.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Cook Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to 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 52 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home