Joe and Louise Cook Foundation
EIN 742541278 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$3.5M
199 grants · $393K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $2K–$20K
grant size
67%
deep partner · 49/73 multi-year
repeat
$10.7M
Assets (2024)
73
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(254) 773-2625
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $408K | $8.1M | $513K | 33 |
| 2017 | $387K | $9.0M | $627K | 32 |
| 2018 | $417K | $8.2M | $796K | 30 |
| 2019 | N/A | $9.6M | $996K | N/A |
| 2020 | $448K | $10.0M | $703K | 31 |
| 2021 | $401K | $11.0M | $1.1M | 30 |
| 2022 | $511K | $9.6M | $615K | 22 |
| 2023 | $480K | $10.0M | $479K | 20 |
| 2024 | $480K | $10.7M | $879K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 199 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$5K
Average
$18K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$480K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
80.9% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 10 states
$2.7M across
161 grants
11 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Williamson
- 2 Bell
- 3 Dallas
- 4 Travis
- 5 El Paso
- 6 Anderson
- 7 Harris
- 8 Tarrant
- 9 Upshur
- 10 Potter
+1 more
county
· 1 grants
· $5K
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (199 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey of Faith United Methodist Church | Round Rock, TX | $480,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Southeast Center for Cooperative Development | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Southeast Center for Cooperative Development | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| St Stephen United Methodist Church | Mesquite, TX | $80,000 | UM INSIGHT PROJECT | 2022 |
| Journey of Faith United Methodist Church | Round Rock, TX | $80,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| St Stephen United Methodist Church | Mesquite, TX | $80,000 | UM INSIGHT PROJECT | 2023 |
| St Stephen United Methodist Church | Mesquite, TX | $75,000 | UM INSIGHT PROJECT | 2021 |
| Journey of Faith United Methodist Church | Round Rock, TX | $70,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Journey of Faith United Methodist Church | Round Rock, TX | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| St Stephen United Methodist Church | Mesquite, TX | $60,000 | UM INSIGHT PROJECT | 2020 |
| Southeast Center for Cooperative Development | Nashville, TN | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Journey of Faith United Methodist Church | Round Rock, TX | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Southeast Center for Cooperative Development | Nashville, TN | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Temple Symphony Orchestra | Temple, TX | $60,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| St Stephen United Methodist Church | Mesquite, TX | $60,000 | UM INSIGHT PROJECT | 2017 |
| St Stephen United Methodist Church | Mesquite, TX | $60,000 | UM INSIGHT PROJECT | 2018 |
| Temple Symphony Orchestra | Temple, TX | $57,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| KMFA Classical 895 | Austin, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Temple Symphony Orchestra | Temple, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| KMFA Classical 895 | Austin, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| KMFA Classical 895 | Austin, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| St Stephen United Methodist Church | Mesquite, TX | $50,000 | UM INSIGHT PROJECT | 2016 |
| KMFA Classical 895 | Austin, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| General Board of Church & Society of the United Methodist Church | Washington, DC | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| KMFA Classical 895 | Austin, TX | $50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
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