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The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc

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.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
45
Organizations funded FY2023
9%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 45
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
16
Total assets, FY2024
$51M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 9% of the organizations The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
ReligionHuman ServicesInternationalEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving43$1.8M7%
FY202345$1.8M9%
FY202242$1.8M14%
FY202139$1.6M13%
FY202036$1.3M22%
FY201937$1.2M27%
FY201829$978k34%
FY201720$783kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$4.3MHuman Services$2.4MEducation$863kYouth Development$658kHealth$640kCommunity Improvement$575kInternational$540kPhilanthropy$301kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
IN
PA
CA
MO
VA
KS
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families Inc$825,00082%
Martha O'Bryan Center Inc$800,00081%
Siloam Health$625,00062%
Micah Project Inc$527,50085%
Praxis Inc$460,00082%
Hope International$425,00070%
Redeemer City To City$410,00050%
Angel Ministries$400,00079%
Christ Church Pentecostal$380,0005n/a
Montreat College$320,00080%
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All grantees of The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families Inc$825,00082%
Martha O'Bryan Center Inc$800,00081%
Siloam Health$625,00062%
Micah Project Inc$527,50085%
Praxis Inc$460,00082%
Hope International$425,00070%
Redeemer City To City$410,00050%
Angel Ministries$400,00079%
Christ Church Pentecostal$380,0005n/a
Montreat College$320,00080%
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty$242,50080%
Mission Increase Foundation$235,00075%
Chalmers Center for Economic Development$235,00072%
Pca Reformed University Ministries$230,0004n/a
Trinity Forum Inc$220,00082%
Fuller Theological Seminary$220,00060%
Christian Alliance for Orphans$210,00061%
Mercy Multiplied America Inc$200,00021%
The Veritas Forum Inc$165,00071%
St Paul Christian Academy$155,0008n/a
Narrow Gate Foundation$150,00061%
Corner To Corner$145,00073%
Made to Flourish Inc$145,000518%
Hispanic Ministry Center$130,00062%
International Leadership Coalition$127,500710%
The Rabbit Room$125,00052%
Operation Andrew Group Inc$118,00036%
Hiinga Inc$115,00063%
Cul2vate$115,00073%
Outreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc$112,50080%
Arrabon Inc$105,00033%
Belmont University$102,50020%
Missions Development International$80,00045%
Montreat Presbyterian Church$75,0003n/a
The Gathering$60,00063%
Christ Community Church-Montreat$60,0003n/a
Coalition for Christian Outreach$55,00020%
Abwe Foundation Inc$47,5005n/a
The Big Table$45,00031%
Nashville Institute for Faith and Work$40,0001n/a
Scarlet Hope Nashville$30,000312%
Project Connect Inc$30,00022%
Midtown Fellowship Church$30,0001n/a
Carver Project$30,00024%
Voca Center Inc$20,00022%
Covenant Presbyterian Church$20,0001n/a
Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc$17,5004n/a
Faith Family Medical Center Inc$15,00010%
Association of Baptists for World Evangelism Inc$15,0003n/a
28twelve Foundation Ltd$15,00014%
National Christian Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Professionals in Christian Philanthropy$10,00014%
Carolina Christian Study Center Inc$10,00011%
Exile International Inc$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBlack Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families Inc: $825,000 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetMartha O'Bryan Center Inc: $800,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetSiloam Health: $625,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetMicah Project Inc: $527,500 over 8y, 5.4% of budgetPraxis Inc: $460,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetHope International: $425,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetRedeemer City To City: $410,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAngel Ministries: $400,000 over 7y, 9.4% of budgetMontreat College: $320,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetActon Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty: $242,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMission Increase Foundation: $235,000 over 7y, 4.6% of budgetChalmers Center for Economic Development: $235,000 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetTrinity Forum Inc: $220,000 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetFuller Theological Seminary: $220,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Alliance for Orphans: $210,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetMercy Multiplied America Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetThe Veritas Forum Inc: $165,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetNarrow Gate Foundation: $150,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetCorner To Corner: $145,000 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetMade to Flourish Inc: $145,000 over 5y, 18% of budgetHispanic Ministry Center: $130,000 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetInternational Leadership Coalition: $127,500 over 7y, 10% of budgetThe Rabbit Room: $125,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetOperation Andrew Group Inc: $118,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetHiinga Inc: $115,000 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetCul2vate: $115,000 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetOutreach Foundation of the Presbyterian Church Inc: $112,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetArrabon Inc: $105,000 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetBelmont University: $102,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMissions Development International: $80,000 over 4y, 5.5% of budgetThe Gathering: $60,000 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetCoalition for Christian Outreach: $55,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Big Table: $45,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetScarlet Hope Nashville: $30,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetProject Connect Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCarver Project: $30,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetVoca Center Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetFaith Family Medical Center Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget28twelve Foundation Ltd: $15,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetNational Christian Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetProfessionals in Christian Philanthropy: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetCarolina Christian Study Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetExile International Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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.

Servant FoundationKS35.4× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · International Generosity Foundation Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Ten Talents Foundation · First Fruit 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.

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About The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc

How much does The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc give?
The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc reported 43 grants totaling $1,790,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (38%), Human Services (21%), Education (8%).
Who are The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families Inc ($825k), Martha O'Bryan Center Inc ($800k), Siloam Health ($625k).
Does The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Servant Foundation, The Signatry Charitable Trust, The Maclellan Foundation Inc.
Where is The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc based?
The Judith E & Joseph C Cook Jr Foundation Inc is based in TN.

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 66 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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