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Private foundation (trust)EIN 066022958Est. 1954-03

JOHN BROWN COOK FOUNDATION

CHESTER, CT 06412

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Total Assets

$52.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$500K

FY 2023

Grants Made

11

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$45K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

NO

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$434K

Total Expenses

$524K

Qualifying Distributions

$501K

Distributable Amount

$417K

Min. Investment Return

$422K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $25K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $3.6M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

65 grants

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$2.1M
3 grants
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$1.8M
4 grants
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$1.3M
5 grants
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$1.1M
5 grants
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$975K
4 grants
ACCURACY IN MEDIA
$920K
4 grants
EPIDEMIC ANSWERS
$825K
5 grants
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$675K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants

<$10K
2
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
26
grants
$250K–1M
19
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$5.9M
47% of total
Virginia
$1.8M
14% of total
District of Columbia
$1.3M
10% of total
Pennsylvania
$975K
8% of total
Connecticut
$940K
8% of total
Texas
$775K
6% of total
New Hampshire
$575K
5% of total
California
$200K
2% of total
Colorado
$125K
1% of total
Florida
$35K
0% of total

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