Joe and Louise Cook Foundation

EIN 742541278 Private Foundation

Waco, TX 76710 |(254) 773-2625

Total 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

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (254) 773-2625
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
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. 1 Williamson 19 grants · $954K
  2. 2 Bell 67 grants · $654K
  3. 3 Dallas 7 grants · $465K
  4. 4 Travis 45 grants · $401K
  5. 5 El Paso 7 grants · $127K
  6. 6 Anderson 7 grants · $40K
  7. 7 Harris 4 grants · $34K
  8. 8 Tarrant 2 grants · $20K
  9. 9 Upshur 1 grant · $15K
  10. 10 Potter 1 grant · $10K
+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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