Private foundation
ROBERT AND BESS COOK FDN
BINGHAM FARMS, MIEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
BINGHAM FARMS, MIEIN
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 FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $36,773 | $46,470 | $28,239 | $550,790 |
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 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL OAK HISTORICAL MUSEUMROYAL OAK, MI | CULTURAL | $2,300 | 2018 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Van Dommelen | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.20 | $0 |
| Minette Grow | TREASURER | 0.20 | $0 |
| Regina Brodersen | SECRETARY | 0.20 | $0 |
| Libby Walker | PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $550,790 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $30,676 | $47,567 | $29,750 | $560,393 | $560,393 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $20,800 | $49,792 | $32,100 | $577,188 | $577,188 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $34,964 | $58,887 | $39,725 | $606,428 | $606,428 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $38,819 | $51,712 | $37,050 | $630,351 | $630,351 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $31,964 | $50,833 | $35,000 | $643,244 | $643,244 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $28,075 | $48,160 | $32,150 | $662,113 | $662,113 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $37,042 | $49,094 | $32,350 | $682,198 | $682,198 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $47,196 | $44,974 | $32,540 | $694,250 | $694,250 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $37,068 | $46,303 | $37,700 | $692,028 | $692,028 |
| EDUCATION |
| $2,300 |
| 2022 |
| ROYAL OAK HISTORICAL MUSEUMROYAL OAK, MI | CULTURAL | $2,200 | 2019 |
| FORGOTTEN HARVESTOAK PARK, MI | FOOD BANK | $2,000 | 2019 |
| ROYAL OAK HISTORICAL MUSEUMROYAL OAK, MI | CULTURAL | $2,000 | 2022 |
| ROYAL OAK HISTORICAL MUSEUMROYAL OAK, MI | CULTURAL | $2,000 | 2021 |
| CLEARY UNIVERSITYHOWELL, MI | EDUCATION | $2,000 | 2023 |
| ROYAL OAK HISTORICAL MUSEUMROYAL OAK, MI | CULTURAL | $2,000 | 2020 |
| OLIVET COLLEGEOLIVET, MI | EDUCATION | $2,000 | 2016 |
| ROYAL OAK HISTORICAL MUSEUMROYAL OAK, MI | CULTURAL | $2,000 | 2016 |
| ROYAL OAK HISTORICAL MUSEUMROYAL OAK, MI | CULTURAL | $2,000 | 2017 |
| FORGOTTEN HARVESTOAK PARK, MI | FOOD BANK | $2,000 | 2018 |
| FORGOTTEN HARVESTOAK PARK, MI | FOOD BANK | $1,900 | 2016 |
| DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MI | EDUCATION | $1,900 | 2024 |
| DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MI | EDUCATION | $1,900 | 2023 |
| CLEARY UNIVERSITYHOWELL, MI | EDUCATION | $1,850 | 2024 |
| CLEARY UNIVERSITYANN ARBOR, MI | EDUCATION | $1,800 | 2019 |
| CLEARY UNIVERSITYANN ARBOR, MI | EDUCATION | $1,800 | 2018 |
| CLEARY UNIVERSITYHOWELL, MI | EDUCATION | $1,800 | 2025 |
| DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONDETROIT, MI | EDUCATION | $1,750 | 2025 |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSCINCINNATI, OH | GENERAL | $1,700 | 2022 |
| OLIVET COLLEGEOLIVET, MI | EDUCATION | $1,500 | 2019 |
| OLIVET COLLEGEOLIVET, MI | EDUCATION | $1,500 | 2022 |
| GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANKMatched to this organization because 35 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2018 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DETROIT, MI | FOOD BANK | $1,500 | 2018 |
| OLIVET COLLEGEOLIVET, MI | EDUCATION | $1,500 | 2021 |
| 0.20 |
| $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.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202541849349100204
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401289349103315
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202331439349100218
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241309349101304
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141669349100509
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202041969349100909
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201901349349103145
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201801359349103155
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201731809349100753
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.