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Virginia Lee Cook Foundation: 5 grants to organizations, $460,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Virginia Lee Cook Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 5 grants to organizations totaling $460,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $300,000 to University of Wisconsin Foundation in Madison, WI for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 274334359
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $5,128,661
- Grants paid
- $460,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202611319349104496. It reported $460,000 in grants paid; 5 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | General purpose | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Aid Inc | Williamstown, NJ | General purpose | Animal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| K9 Battle Buddies | Hinesville, GA | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Monkey's House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary | Southampton, NJ | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Patrick Parish | St Charles, IL | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202521299349103077. It reported $300,000 in grants paid; 5 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | General purpose | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Aid Inc | Williamstown, NJ | General purpose | Animal-related | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| K9 Battle Buddies | Hinesville, GA | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Salette Missionaries | Twin Lakes, WI | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monkey's House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary | Southampton, NJ | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $450,000 |
| Animal-related | $230,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $475,000 |
| New Jersey | $175,000 |
| Georgia | $100,000 |
| Illinois | $10,000 |
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- Who funds animal-related in New Jersey
- Who funds animal-related in Georgia
Updated May 11, 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.