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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-2283809

Cook Family Foundation

A private foundation in Owosso, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $2.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Tom Cook Executive Director
P O Box 278 120 W Exchange St, Suite 202
Owosso, MI 48867
(989) 725-1621
Form and materials
Letter or grant format
Deadlines
Annual
Restrictions
State of michigan-focuses on shiawassee county

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,345,830

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $30,177,686

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,351,907

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $30,798,225

  • Tax year 2023

    $613,873

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $30,918,195

  • Tax year 2022

    $581,340

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,868,039

  • Tax year 2021

    $618,727

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,923,698

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,236,746

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,120,135

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,016,705

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,387,521

  • Tax year 2018

    $637,162

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,319,156

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shiawassee District LibraryOwosso, MI

    Community development

    $705,000

  2. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $310,026 in all.

  3. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $281,991 in all.

  4. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Scholarships and related-special

    $217,681
  5. Shiawassee ResdOwosso, MI

    Child development

    $183,986
  6. Catholic Charities of Shia & GenesOwosso, MI

    Community development

    $101,000
  7. Shiawassee Economic Dev PartnersCorunna, MI

    Community development

    $99,000
  8. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Scholarships and related-dc

    $90,146
  9. Safecenter (rave)Owosso, MI

    Capacity building

    $80,000
  10. Shiawassee YMCAOwosso, MI

    Capacity building

    $40,000
  11. Voices for Childern Advocacy CenterOwosso, MI

    Capacity building

    $40,000
  12. Lebowsky CenterOwosso, MI

    Capacity building

    $40,000
  13. Corunna Public SchoolsCorunna, MI

    Educational support

    $35,000
  14. United Way of Genesse CountyFlint, MI

    Community development

    $35,000
  15. Shiawassee Arts CenterOwosso, MI

    Capacity building

    $25,000
  16. Respite Volunteers of ShiaOwosso, MI

    Capacity building

    $15,000
  17. Shiawassee Humane SocietyOwosso, MI

    Capacity building

    $15,000
  18. Perry Public SchoolsPerry, MI

    Educational support

    $12,000
  19. Friends of the Shiawassee RiverOwosso, MI

    Environment

    $10,000
  20. Durand Union Station Inc (dusi)Durand, MI

    Capacity building

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan18 grants $1,753,813

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Paul C CookPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas B CookEXECUTIVE DI Hours 25Pay $45,038
  • Anna E OwensTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bailey LeppertSECRETARY TR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matt Van EppsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susie PhillipsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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