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W Bruce Mary Louise Cook Foundation at a glance

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W Bruce Mary Louise Cook 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.

$86k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Philanthropy$247kCrime & Legal$143kEducation$111kScience & Tech$85kHousing & Shelter$68kHuman Services$65kEnvironment$41kRecreation & Sports$39kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $55k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Council for the Homeless$25,000
Women Donors Network$20,000
FORA Forging Opportunities for Refu$10,000
WSU Foundation$7,000
Corp Accountability Project$6,000
Big Sky Soul Shine$5,000
Mt St Helens Institute$5,000
Xerces Society$2,000
Cascade Forest Conservancy$1,500
SHARE Inc$1,000
YWCA Clark County$1,000
Columbia Dance Ensemble$1,000
Columbia Riverkeeper$1,000
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 (FY18–25, $69k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 12% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Girl Ventures: $1k → 10%The Art of Yoga Project: $20k → 8%Girl Ventures: $1k → 10%The Art of Yoga Project: $20k → 8%YWCA USA: $2k → 14%YWCA USA: $2k → 14%The Art of Yoga Project: $10k → 8%YWCA USA: $1k → 14%The Art of Yoga Project: $5k → 8%YWCA USA: $1k → 14%YWCA Clark County: $2k → 9%YWCA Clark County: $1k → 9%YWCA Clark County: $1k → 9%Fish Vancouver: $2k → 9%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

WA
MT
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
WY
CA
CO
DC
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$833k · 23 repeat orgs$83k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +58% since the first grant, against +46% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
26

Total granted

$833k
$78k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+58%
+46%

Still filing today

74%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentPhilanthropyCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • WD
    WOMEN DONORS NETWORK
    7× · 2018–2025 · $196k · revenue +343%
  • FL
    FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC
    4× · 2018–2021 · $143k · revenue +110%
  • COUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS
    8× · 2018–2025 · $56k · revenue +221%

Funded once

  • TV
    THE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -34%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY LIBRARYgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +29%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $8k · revenue +46%
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
Earthcorps

To cultivate leaders and community partnerships to advance environmental justice.

International
2
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

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3
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
4
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
5
Rogue Climate

Rogue Climate's mission is to empower Southern Oregon communities most impacted by climate change including low-income, rural, youth, seniors & communities of color, to win climate justice by organizing for clean energy, sustainable jobs &…

Education
6
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
7
Coop Careers Inc

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.

Education
8
Cascade Climate Inc

To accelerate progress in interventions that harness Earths natural systems to stabilize the climate.

Environment
9
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
10
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
11
The Climate Center

The Climate Center is a climate and energy policy nonprofit working to rapidly reduce climate pollution at scale, starting in California.

Education
12
Boulder Watershed Collective

The Boulder Watershed Collective is a 501c3 non-profit stakeholder-driven organization established to address forested watershed health,resiliency and stewardship. We have three program areas: ClimateAdaptation and Resilience Watershed…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Accelerate Change Inc; the most unlike its peers is Confidence 2 Succeed. 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

34 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. 34 of the 50 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
27/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Mt St Helens Institute: $70,000 · OtherMt St Helens InstituteWSU Foundation: $46,000 · OtherWSU FoundationFORA Forging Opportunities for Refu: $45,200 · OtherFORA Forging Opportunities for RefuCorp Accountability Project: $31,000 · OtherCorp Accountability ProjectIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSilicon Valley Comm Foundation: $15,000 · OtherMy Digital TAT2 Inc: $15,000 · OtherSHARE: $12,000 · OtherCOLUMBIA DANCE ENSEMBLE: $13,650 · Other+20 more: $68,366 · Other+20 moreWOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $196,412 · PhilanthropyWOMEN DONORS NETWORK+2 more: $6,023 · PhilanthropyFRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC: $143,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRESH LIFELINES F…THE ART OF YOGA PROJECT: $55,000 · Human ServicesYWCA USA INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesYWCA CLARK COUNTY: $4,000 · Human Services+2 more: $4,100 · Human ServicesPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $40,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY LIBRARY: $10,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $7,500 · EducationWORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND: $5,000 · EducationMORNINGSTAR LEARNING CENTER INC: $2,500 · Education+1 more: $2,000 · EducationCOUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS: $55,523 · Housing & ShelterCASCADE FOREST CONSERVANCY: $17,050 · EnvironmentColumbia Riverkeeper: $11,000 · EnvironmentVIDA VERDE NATURE EDUCATION: $7,000 · EnvironmentWALLOWA LAND TRUST: $2,000 · Environment+1 more: $1,000 · Environment
Other$341,216Philanthropy$202,435Youth Development$143,000Human Services$69,100Education$67,000Housing & Shelter$55,523Environment$38,050

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 budgetWOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $196,412 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetFRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC: $143,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS: $55,523 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ART OF YOGA PROJECT: $55,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $40,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCASCADE FOREST CONSERVANCY: $17,050 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetMy Digital TAT2 Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetCOLUMBIA DANCE ENSEMBLE: $13,650 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetSHARE: $12,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetColumbia Riverkeeper: $11,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY LIBRARY: $10,000 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetXERCES SOCIETY INC: $8,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIDA VERDE NATURE EDUCATION: $7,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetYWCA USA INC: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOCUS FOR DEMOCRACY FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEagle Mount: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYWCA CLARK COUNTY: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Services Northwest: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACCELERATE CHANGE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMORNINGSTAR LEARNING CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGIRLVENTURES: $2,100 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWALLOWA LAND TRUST: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISH OF VANCOUVER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMovement Generation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRAISEDBY US INC: $1,023 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL: $1,000 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 WOMEN DONORS NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds COUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS ↗
  • Who funds THE ART OF YOGA PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds PRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CASCADE FOREST CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds My Digital TAT2 Inc ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA DANCE ENSEMBLE ↗
  • Who funds SHARE ↗
  • Who funds Columbia Riverkeeper ↗
  • Who funds THE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds XERCES SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VIDA VERDE NATURE EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds YWCA USA INC ↗
  • Who funds WORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUND ↗
  • Who funds FOCUS FOR DEMOCRACY FUND ↗
  • Who funds Eagle Mount ↗
  • Who funds YWCA CLARK COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds Community Services Northwest ↗
  • Who funds Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration ↗
  • Who funds ACCELERATE CHANGE INC ↗
  • Who funds MORNINGSTAR LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GIRLVENTURES ↗
  • Who funds WALLOWA LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE ↗

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.

Silicon Valley Commun…East Bay Community Fo…Tides FoundationSouthwest Washington …The Swigert FoundationThe Firstenburg Found…Onpoint Community Cre…Marie Lamfrom Charita…PatagoniaorgKaiser Foundation Hos…Marin Community Found…The San Francisco Fou…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA15.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · Southwest Washington Regional Health Alliance · The Swigert Foundation · The Firstenburg Foundation · Onpoint Community Credit Union · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Patagoniaorg · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Marin Community Foundation · The San Francisco 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 W Bruce Mary Louise Cook Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from W Bruce Mary Louise Cook Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Xerces Society Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Wallowa Land Trust: 3% of income from government
  • Columbia Riverkeeper: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.

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 50 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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