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Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Sarasota, Florida · EIN 542107496

Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Sarasota, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $58,735 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $53,750 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$59,90013$1.6 million
2024$53,75013$1.6 million
2025$58,73512$1.7 million

How to apply

Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$20,000
Pennsylvania1$16,735
Florida8$13,000
Maryland1$5,000
Connecticut1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Navy Seal Foundation
Virginia Beach, VA
Family support fund / education scholarship$20,000
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
Mcandrews fund / clarke lecture series / general scholarships$16,735
Fisher House Foundation Inc
Rockville, MD
General fund$5,000
The New London Meal Center
New London, CT
General fund$4,000
All Faiths Food Bank
Sarasota, FL
General fund$3,000
Meals on Wheels
Sarasota, FL
General fund$2,000
Senior Friendship Center
Sarasota, FL
General fund$2,000
Sparcc
Sarasota, FL
General fund$2,000
Dogs Inc
Palmetto, FL
General fund$1,000
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota, FL
General fund$1,000
Sunshine Community Compost Inc
Bradenton, FL
General fund$1,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
General fund$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$58,735 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Roger M Cook (President), Carey Highley (Director), Colleen M Cook (Director) and Roger C Cook (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Winfield C Cook & Isabelle K Cook Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and veterans.

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