Private foundation · EIN 58-1408721

Donald & Elizabeth Cooke Foundation

Preselected only

Southern Pines, NC

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202521749349100752
Total assets (EOY)$3,852,028
Grants paid$270,000
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed19
Giving in home state (NC)100%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K5
$5K–$25K12
$25K–$100K1
$100K+1

Smallest $1,000 · Largest $100,000

Geographic focus

NC
100%
FL
0%

Common purposes

educationalscholarship

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$298,000$3,763,38825
2024$270,000$3,852,02819

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Samaritan'S PurseBoone, NCCharitable$100,000
Union Pines High SchoolCameron, NCEducational$35,000
Weymouth Center For The Arts & HumanitiesSouthern Pines, NCCharitable$15,000
North Moore High SchoolRobbins, NCEducational$15,000
Moore Humane SocietySouthern Pines, NCCharitable$15,000
Pbs North CarolinaResearch Triangle Park, NCEducational$15,000
Arts Council Of Moore CountySouthern Pines, NCCharitable$10,000
Friends Of The Wnc Nature CenterAsheville, NCCharitable$10,000
North Carolina Zoological SocietyAsheboro, NCCharitable$10,000
Duke UniversityDurham, NCEducational$10,000
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NCEducational Scholarship$10,000
Wake Forest UniversityWinstonSalem, NCEducational$10,000
Prancing Horse IncSouthern Pines, NCEducational$5,000
Boys And Girls Homes Of NcLake Waccamaw, NCCharitable$5,000
The Nature ConservancyDurham, NCCharitable$1,000
Atlantic Center For The ArtsNew Smyrna Beach, FLCharitable$1,000
Sandhills Community College Foundation IncPinehurst, NCEducational$1,000
The Penick Village FoundationSouthern Pines, NCCharitable$1,000
The Walthour-Moss FoundationSouthern Pines, NCCharitable$1,000
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