Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Grants

Private foundation · Lansdowne, VA · EIN 54-1896244 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private foundation based in Lansdowne, VA (EIN 54-1896244). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $49.5M paid in 2,838 grants, with a median grant of $7.7K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $940.1M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.

Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · jkcf.org

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Total grants paid: $49.5M
Grants reported: 2,838
Typical grant: $7.7K
Future commitments: $20.4M
Total assets: $940.1M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.

Contact: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Address: 44325 Woodridge Parkway Lansdowne, VA, 20176
Phone: (800) 941-3300
Deadlines: Please visit our website at www.jkcf.org for the most current information on submission deadlines.
Application materials: Please visit our website at www.jkcf.org for the most current information on application forms and where to submit applications.
Restrictions: Please visit our website at www.jkcf.org for the most current information on eligibility of awards.

Original filing text

Contact: JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION
Address: 44325 WOODRIDGE PARKWAY LANSDOWNE, VA, 20176
Phone: 8009413300
Deadlines: PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.JKCF.ORG FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
Application materials: PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.JKCF.ORG FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON APPLICATION FORMS AND WHERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS.
Restrictions: PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.JKCF.ORG FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY OF AWARDS.

Reported organization name: JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION

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.

Tax year	Grants paid	Amount
2024	1,419	$25.1M
2023	1,419	$24.4M

Where Jack Kent Cooke Foundation gives

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

Virginia$42.8M Missouri$1.1M New York$811.1K District of Columbia$772K Maryland$653.2K

Largest reported grants

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

Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/jack-kent-cooke-foundation-541896244

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Thrive Scholars	Los Angeles, CA	Support thrive to provide bridge stipends to thrive scholars	Tax year 20242024	$100K
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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation'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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