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Cook Family Charitable Trust A

Preselected recipients only Indiana, Pennsylvania · EIN 271354175

Cook Family Charitable Trust A is a private foundation in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $769,968 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $113,020 and the largest $204,868. 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 $28,077 the year before.

14% 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$33,8807$729,701
2024$28,0776$769,612
2025$769,9687$0

How to apply

Cook Family Charitable Trust A 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 Cook Family Charitable Trust A funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$543,928
New York1$113,020
Oklahoma1$113,020

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mt Zion United Methodist Church Ms Wendy States
Dubois, PA
Operations, missions, and$204,868
American Cancer Society Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
Operations$113,020
Dubois Public Library
Dubois, PA
Operations$113,020
The Salvation Army
West Nyack, NY
Operations$113,020
American Red Cross Dubois Chapter
Dubois, PA
Operations$113,020
DRMC Home Health & Hospice
Dubois, PA
Health & hospice medical$56,510
DRMC Cancer Center
Dubois, PA
Operations$56,510

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cook Family Charitable Trust A accept grant applications?

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

How much does Cook Family Charitable Trust A give?

$769,968 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $113,020.

Who runs Cook Family Charitable Trust A?

Its 2025 filing lists First Commonwealth (Trustee).

What does Cook Family Charitable Trust A fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and human services.

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