The Virginia State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-2012726

William A Cooke Foundation

A private foundation in Louisa, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 85 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Randall L Tingler
William A Cooke Foundation, PO Box 462
Louisa, VA 23093
(540) 967-0881
Form and materials
Guidelines and applications attached
Deadlines
See attached applications
Restrictions
Grants are limited to louisa and orange counties in virginia

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,382,036

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $15,604,576
  • Tax year 2023

    $889,255

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $15,051,408
  • Tax year 2022

    $661,379

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $13,995,270
  • Tax year 2021

    $608,816

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $13,844,190
  • Tax year 2020

    $582,722

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $12,540,704
  • Tax year 2019

    $576,469

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $11,674,813
  • Tax year 2018

    $597,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $10,889,248

Grants paid in 2024

85 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Grant 2021

    $750,000
  2. Individual

    ECONOMIC [individual]

    $351,942
  3. Individual

    Grant general operations

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    Acquisition of cardiac monitoring

    $20,000
  5. Individual

    Our team LCPS MVP award

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Grant- fire pup for new rescue boat

    $7,500
  9. Individual

    Grant- lighting system

    $7,500
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,594
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    Grant

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Grantassist purchase of side-by-side

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    Support of outdoor nature playscape

    $5,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  24. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  25. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  26. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  27. Individual

    Grant

    $5,000
  28. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  29. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,500
  31. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  32. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  33. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  34. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  35. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  36. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  37. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  38. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  39. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  40. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  41. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  42. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  43. Individual

    Grant

    $2,500
  44. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  45. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  46. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  47. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  48. Individual

    Scholarship'

    $2,500
  49. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  50. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  51. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  52. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  53. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  54. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  55. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  56. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  57. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  58. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  59. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  60. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  61. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  62. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  63. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  64. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  65. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  66. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  67. Individual

    Tourist center

    $1,000
  68. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  69. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  70. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  71. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  72. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  73. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  74. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  75. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  76. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  77. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  78. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  79. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  80. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  81. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  82. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  83. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  84. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  85. Individual

    Scholarships

    $500

Approved for future payment

17 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Individual

    Grant 2021

    $500,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $20,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $17,500
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $17,500
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $17,500
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $17,500
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $17,500
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $17,500
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  17. Individual

    REFUNDED [individual]

    -$31,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Randall L TinglerCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca B CavanaughV.PRESIDENT/ Hours 1Pay $1,600
  • Linda ParkerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,400
  • J Douglas StraleyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,500
  • George D YanceyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,200
  • Deborah PettitDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,200

The return

More foundations

Other foundations in Virginia

  1. Francis P Chiaramonte MD Family Foundation IncAlexandria, VA 51 grants Preselected only $1,390,998 giving
  2. Hattie M Strong FoundationSpringfield, VA 102 grants Preselected only $1,366,956 giving
  3. Wardle Family FoundationCharlottesville, VA 33 grants Preselected only $1,356,000 giving
  4. Kirk Family FoundationNorfolk, VA 6 grants Preselected only $1,420,000 giving
  5. The Mousetrap FoundationReston, VA 16 grants Accepts applications $1,430,946 giving