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V V Cooke Foundation Corporation: 91 grants to organizations, $377,750 (tax year ended August 2025)
V V Cooke Foundation Corporation, a private foundation in Louisville, KY, paid 91 grants to organizations totaling $377,750 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 27, 2026. The largest was $20,000 to Down Syndrome of Louisville in Louisville, KY for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 616033714
- Based in
- Louisville, KY
- Assets
- $9,194,790
- Grants paid
- $377,750
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202640589349100704. It reported $377,750 in grants paid; 91 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Syndrome of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunrise Children's Services | Mount Washington, KY | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dare To Care | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Environment | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beacon House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Community Clinic | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John Center for Homeless Men | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Morton Center | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse Academy at Newburg | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gilda's Club of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Literacy Project | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Up for Women and Children | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americana World Community Center | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Rescued | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heuser Hearing Institute | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Zoo | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Francis Episcopal Church | Harrods Creek, KY | Unrestricted | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Printing House for the Blind | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Change Today Change Tomorrow | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family & Children's Place | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Hour Grief Response | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| House of Ruth | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Youth Advocates | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Library Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach Kentucky | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Volunteers of America Mid-States | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Broadway Arts Academy | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harbor House of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Christian Church | Cincinnati, OH | Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vips | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellspring | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summit Academy of Greater Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filson Historical Society | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Game Changers | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| USA Cares | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Workwell Industries | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Employment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blessings in A Backpack | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cabbage Patch Settlement House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feed Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legal Aid Society | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life House Maternity Home | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Heritage Council Bsa | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spare Hope | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia College | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Eastern Cemetery | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Mutual and membership benefit | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hildegard House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Central Community Center | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Public Media | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Parent | La Grange, KY | Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peace Education Program | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St George's Scholar Institute | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Token III Club | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beargrass Creek Fields Inc | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadway Baptist Church | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Collegiate School Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dunn Elementary School | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hazeldenbetty Ford Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentuckiana Children's Center | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Free Library | St Paul, MN | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Care | Shelbyville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Redeemer School | Winstonsalem, NC | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Louisville Community Ministries | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Christian School | Fairfax, VA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Truro Pre-School and Kindergarten | Fairfax, VA | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Convenant Presbyterian Church | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont | Townsend, TN | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ket | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Public Library Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salem Montessori School | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Chances Wildlife Center | Mt Washington, KY | Unrestricted | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lee Initiative | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Employment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Twisted Pink | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | Unrestricted | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donor's Forum of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spencer County Public Library | Taylorsville, KY | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202540489349100114. It reported $424,090 in grants paid; 87 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Children's Services | Mount Washington, KY | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Library Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse Academy at Newburg | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St John Center for Homeless Men | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West End School | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dare To Care | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $13,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Healing Place | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Down Syndrome of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Community Clinic | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgetown College | Georgetown, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morton Center | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family & Children's Place | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beacon House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Up for Women and Children | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| I Would Rather Be Reading | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americana World Community Center | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cave Hill Heritage Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Mutual and membership benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Hour Grief Response | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Literacy Project | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heuser Hearing Institute | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Ruth | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Zoo | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pillar | Crestwood, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach Kentucky | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Francis Episcopal Church | Harrods Creek, KY | Unrestricted | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilda's Club of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vips | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summit Academy of Greater Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadway Baptist Church | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Health Centers Inc | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Game Changers | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harbor House of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Summerbridge Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Workwell Industries | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Employment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frazier History Museum | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imagination Library of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Aid Society | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life House Maternity Home | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Heritage Council Bsa | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| USA Cares | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Filson Historical Society | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $2,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Leopards Percussionists | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,090 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia College | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nativity Academy | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peace Education Program | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bia Cares Inc | Lexington, KY | Unrestricted | Public and societal benefit | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Public Media | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Parent | La Grange, KY | Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Vincent de Paul Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitneystrong Inc | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadway Arts Academy | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dunn Elementary School | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Presbyterian Church | Winstonsalem, NC | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hazeldenbetty Ford Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hildegard House | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacob School Heritage Inc | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentuckiana Children's Center | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Free Library | St Paul, MN | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Collegiate School Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spare Hope | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Andrew's Anglican Church | New Market, MD | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Joseph's Children's Home | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Token III Club | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterstep | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont | Townsend, TN | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Public Library Foundation | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Chances Wildlife Center | Mt Washington, KY | Unrestricted | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Big Table | Columbus, OH | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lee Initiative | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Employment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trees Louisville | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twisted Pink | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spencer County Public Library | Taylorsville, KY | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Berry Center | New Castle, KY | Unrestricted | Education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $60,000 |
| Education | $45,750 |
| Human services | $45,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $28,750 |
| Environment | $22,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $16,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $16,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | $782,840 |
| Illinois | $6,000 |
| Ohio | $4,500 |
| North Carolina | $2,500 |
| Minnesota | $2,000 |
| Virginia | $2,000 |
| Tennessee | $1,000 |
| Maryland | $1,000 |
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Updated February 27, 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.