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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 37-6624953

Sam B Cook Foundation

A private foundation in Jefferson City, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $490,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $490,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,241,132

  • Tax year 2023

    $500,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $12,327,424

  • Tax year 2022

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $10,232,490

  • Tax year 2021

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,278,895

  • Tax year 2020

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,075,777

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    General Support

    $370,000
  2. Lincoln UniversityJefferson Cty, MO

    General support

    $25,000
  3. United Way of Central MOJefferson City, MO

    General Support

    $15,000
  4. University of MissouriColumbia, MO

    General Support

    $15,000
  5. Individual

    Medical Research

    $10,000
  6. Transformational HousingJefferson Cty, MO

    General Support

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  8. State Historical Society of MissourJefferson City, MO

    General Support

    $10,000
  9. First Christian ChurchColumbia, MO

    General Support

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  11. Baptist Health FoundationColumbia, MO

    General Support

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  13. Prager University FndSherman Oaks, CA

    General Support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development1 grant $370,00091% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $370,000
  2. Missouri7 grants $85,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John D SchaperkotterTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sam Bryan CookTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert M RobuckTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kenneth W LittlefieldTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Charles A WeberTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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