Open Foundations · Connecticut

John Brown Cook Foundation Inc

Chester, Connecticut · EIN 066022958. It paid $3.1M across 15 grants in 2025, a median of $150K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$3.1M
paid in 2025
15
grants paid
$150K
median grant
16%
to first-time recipients
$39.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
GREGORY M COOK
Address
PO BOX 450, CHESTER, CT, 06412
Phone
8605264911
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
AN APPLICATION MUST BE OBTAINED
Submission deadline
NO
Restrictions on awards
NO

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621959349100817. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

These are all 15 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Foundation for Individual Rights in EducationPA$450,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchNY$450,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Global PehtCT$400,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Moving Picture InstituteNY$350,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Accuracy in MediaDC$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Documenting HopeCT$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Constructive Dialogue InstituteNY$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Emergent Order Foundation IncTX$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Institute for JusticeVA$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Davidson Institute for Global SecurityNH$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Hand to Heart ProjectNH$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Incubate FoundationFL$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13The Fairness CenterPA$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Liberty Justice CenterIL$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Stem Teachers NycNY$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201912$3.1M
202014$2.7M
202115$3.6M
202213$2.6M
202311$500K
202414$2.9M
2025 (partial year)15$3.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
New York27%
Pennsylvania13%
Connecticut13%
New Hampshire13%
District of Columbia7%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Brett PhaneufTRUSTEE · 2025
Gregory M CookTRUSTEE · 2025
Kirby LimTRUSTEE · 2025
Shelley GregoryTRUSTEE · 2025
Wallis GrahamTRUSTEE · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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