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Private foundation (trust)EIN 383016880Est. 1992-03

ROBERT AND BESS COOK FOUNDATION

BINGHAM FARMS, MI 48025

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$605K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$30K

FY 2024

Grants Made

37

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$804

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50–$4K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$31K

Total Expenses

$48K

Qualifying Distributions

$30K

Distributable Amount

$29K

Min. Investment Return

$29K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $300 to maximum $4K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $40K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

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160 grants

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Grant Size Distribution

160 grants

<$10K
160
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Michigan
$183K
89% of total
Wisconsin
$7K
3% of total
Iowa
$6K
3% of total
Ohio
$4K
2% of total
Illinois
$3K
1% of total
California
$2K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$400
0% of total
Minnesota
$250
0% of total
Texas
$150
0% of total
Tennessee
$100
0% of total

+4 more states

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