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John Brown Cook Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $3.1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
John Brown Cook Foundation, a private foundation in Chester, CT, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $3,100,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 14, 2026. The largest was $450,000 to Foundation for Individual Rights in Education in Philadelphia, PA for general support.
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- EIN
- 066022958
- Based in
- Chester, CT
- Assets
- $61,849,282
- Grants paid
- $3,100,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202621959349100817. It reported $3,100,000 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research | New York, NY | General support | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Peht | Trumbull, CT | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moving Picture Institute | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accuracy in Media | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Documenting Hope | West Simsbury, CT | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Constructive Dialogue Institute | New York, NY | General support | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emergent Order Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | General support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Davidson Institute for Global Security | Hanover, NH | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hand To Heart Project | Cornish Flat, NH | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Incubate Foundation | Madison, FL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Fairness Center | Harrisburg, PA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Liberty Justice Center | Chicago, IL | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stem Teachers Nyc | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202501329349101215. It reported $2,925,000 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research | New York, NY | General support | $475,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moving Picture Institute | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accuracy in Media | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Epidemic Answers | West Simsbury, CT | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emergent Order Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | General support | Education | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Peht | Trumbull, CT | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Austin - Uatx | Austin, TX | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hand To Heart Project | Cornish Flat, NH | General support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Constructive Dialogue Institute | New York, NY | General support | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| America's Future | Washington, DC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stem Teachers Nyc | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Fairness Center | Harrisburg, PA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,200,000 |
| Education | $375,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $350,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $250,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,950,000 |
| Connecticut | $1,100,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,050,000 |
| District of Columbia | $575,000 |
| Texas | $525,000 |
| Virginia | $350,000 |
| New Hampshire | $325,000 |
| Florida | $100,000 |
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Updated July 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.