Cooke Foundation Limited Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Elizabeth Lentz-Hill

Address

827 FORT STREET MALL HONOLULU, HI, 96813

Phone

(808) 566-5543

Email

ELENTZHILL@HCF-HAWAII.ORG

Deadlines

August 1 & March 1 of the fiscal year.

Application materials

Grant applications are submitted online. As part of the online application, an organization must provide a profile. The organization profile is to be certified annually & information to be provided includes - 1) IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter; 2) number of full-time, part-time staff & regular volunteers; 3) organization mission; 4) service location; 5) types of services provided; 6) financial statements & 7) board of directors list. The grant application consists of 4 sections - 1) program overview; 2) program information; 3) total program budget & 4) supporting documents & certification. For program information, the applicant must include information regarding - 1) organization description; 2) problem or opportunity; 3) project overview; 4) activities & expected results & 5) funding plan. If applicable, an addendum for capital requests must include information regarding - 1) capital campaign & 2) construction.

Restrictions

Part 1 of 3-the foundation's priority interests are arts, culture, & humanities; education; environment; & human services. The foundation May make grants in other areas of interest at the discretion of the trustees, but unsolicited proposals outside its priority interests will not be considered. Applicants must have internal revenue code (irc) 501(c)(3) public charity status or must apply through a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) public charity status. The foundation does not make grants to supporting organizations classified under section 509(a)(3) of the irc. The foundation does not generally fund loans, endowents, funds for re-granting, conferences, festivals or similar one-time events, religious programs, activities that have already occurred, scholarships, grants or direct cash payments to individuals or for the benefit of identified individuals.

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Cooke Foundation Limited gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (102 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Cooke Foundation Limited's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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Free templates for applying to a foundation like this

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