Private foundation
John Brown Cook Foundation
CHESTER, CTCity and state as stated on its FY2024 returnEIN
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Private foundation
CHESTER, CTCity and state as stated on its FY2024 returnEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,553,211 | $3,389,531 | $2,937,176 | $37,692,528 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 43% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVEWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory M Cook | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $0 |
| Brett Phaneuf | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Shelley Gregory | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Wallis Graham | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $37,692,528 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $433,638 | $524,303 | $500,809 | $37,528,848 | $37,528,848 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,705,496 | $3,003,688 | $2,616,333 | $37,619,513 | $37,619,513 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,466,239 | $4,141,733 | $3,616,537 | $37,917,705 | $37,917,705 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $5,060,381 | $3,161,576 | $2,736,001 | $40,593,199 | $40,593,199 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $3,220,821 | $3,483,252 | $3,085,305 | $38,694,394 | $38,694,394 |
| GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $100,000 |
| 2020 |
| GLOBAL PEHTTRUMBULL, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | $95,000 | 2023 |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONSHERMAN OAKS, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $75,000 | 2021 |
| INDEPENDENT INSTITUTEDENVER, CO | GENERAL SUPPORT | $75,000 | 2021 |
| ACCURACY IN MEDIAWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $70,000 | 2023 |
| THE FAIRNESS CENTERMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.HARRISBURG, PA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| INDEPENDENT INSTITUTEDENVER, CO | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2022 |
| AMERICA'S FUTUREWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| SEMBRA MEDIA GROUPCOTATI, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2020 |
| STEM TEACHERS NYCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2021 |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONSHERMAN OAKS, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2022 |
| EPIDEMIC ANSWERSWEST SIMSBURY, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| STEM TEACHERS NYCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| STEM TEACHERS NYCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVEWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2022 |
| STEM TEACHERS NYCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MOVING PICTURE INSTITUTENEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| OPEN COLLECTIVE FOUNDATIONWALNUT, CA | OPENMINED PROGRAM | $25,000 | 2021 |
| INCUBATE DEBATEMADISON, FL | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE INSTITUTENEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| VENTURE FOR AMERICAMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| HAND TO HEART PROJECTCORNISH FLAT, NH | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| STEM TEACHERS NYCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2020 |
| EMERGENT ORDER FOUNDATION INCAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Kirby Lim | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.