Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation
Private foundation · Winnetka, IL · EIN 36-7166361 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Bobbie and Stanton Cook
69grants reported
$60Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$7.1Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $75K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 312
Winnetka, IL 60093-0312
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ($100K)KELLOGG VETERANS SCHOLARSHIPS ($750K) | Evanston, IL | $850,000 |
| Northwestern University MARY BETH RICHARD SCHOLARSHIP FUND ($75K)KELLOGG VETERANS SCHOLARSHIPS ($750K) | Evanston, IL | $825,000 |
| Museum of Science & Industry FAB LAB EQUIPMENT | Chicago, IL | $350,000 |
| Museum of Science & Industry GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $350,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation STANTON COOK SCHOLARSHIP IN VETERINARY MEDICINE | Ames, IA | $300,000 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center CANCER PAVILION | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center SSHC DIGITAL INITIATIVE | Chicago, IL | $275,000 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center LIAISONS IN CARE PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $260,000 |
| Northwestern Settlement FAMILY CARES COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | Chicago, IL | $110,000 |
| Culinary Care GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Envision Unlimited GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository PREPARED MEALS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation STANTON COOK SCHOLARSHIP IN VETERINARY MEDICINE | Ames, IA | $100,000 |
| Northwestern Settlement FAMILY CARES COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| The Food Depot GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Santa FE, NM | $100,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation STANTON COOK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Urbana, IL | $100,000 |
| Envision Unlimited GIVING TUESDAY;CILA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN; ADAPTIVE CYCLING | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository PREPARED MEALS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Northwestern University MARY BETH RICHMOND SCHOLARSHIP (75K)ECMH SUPPORT (25K) | Evanston, IL | $100,000 |
| The Josselyn Center GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Northfield, IL | $100,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation STANTON COOK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Urbana, IL | $100,000 |
| Envision Unlimited GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Espanola Humane GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Espanola, NM | $100,000 |
| Iowa State University Foundation STANTON COOK SCHOLARSHIP IN VETERINARY MEDICINE | Ames, IA | $100,000 |
| University of Illinois Foundation STANTON COOK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Urbana, IL | $100,000 |
| Espanola Humane GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Espanola, NM | $90,000 |
| Northwestern Settlement FAMILY CARES COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | Chicago, IL | $85,000 |
| The Josselyn Center MISSION FUND ($40K)GREEN CARD SPONSORSHIP ($40K) | Northbrook, IL | $80,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository PREPARED MEALS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $80,000 |
| The Food Depot GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Santa FE, NM | $80,000 |
| The Josselyn Center BIPOC SCHOLARSHIPS | Northfield, IL | $80,000 |
| Santa FE Conservation Trust CONSERVATION HOMESTEAD (25K); GENERAL OPERATING (50K) | Santa FE, NM | $75,000 |
| Culinary Care GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| High Country News INTERN AND FELLOW PROGRAM | Paonia, CO | $60,000 |
| High Country News INTERN AND FELLOW PROGRAM | Paonia, CO | $60,000 |
| Paws Chicago YOU GIVE THEY LIVE MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| The Leelanau School LEELANAU GIVING FUND | Glen Arbor, MI | $50,000 |
| Veteran Business Project VBP LIVING BUSINESS SCHOOL | Park Ridge, IL | $50,000 |
| Assistance Dogs of the West VETERANS PROGRAMMING | Santa FE, NM | $50,000 |
| Culinary Care GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| High Country News INTERN AND FELLOW PROGRAM | Paonia, CO | $50,000 |
| Paws Chicago GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| The Leelanau School LEELANAU GIVING FUND | Glen Arbor, MI | $50,000 |
| Paws Chicago GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Santa FE Conservation Trust GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Santa FE, NM | $50,000 |
| The Leelanau School LEELANAU GIVING FUND | Glen Arbor, MI | $50,000 |
| Nami of McHenry County Illinois DROP-IN CENTER AND LIVING ROOM PROGRAM | Crystal Lake, IL | $50,000 |
| Museum of Science & Industry GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Assistance Dogs of the West VETERANS PROGRAMMING | Santa FE, NM | $40,000 |
| Santa FE Animal Shelter & Humane Society GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Santa FE, NM | $40,000 |
| Santa FE Animal Shelter & Humane Society GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Santa FE, NM | $30,000 |
| Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $25,000 |
| Santa FE Conservation Trust GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Santa FE, NM | $25,000 |
| Wttw BRITISH PROGRAMMING ($15K)CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ($10K) | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Cancer Foundation for New Mexico GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Santa FE, NM | $25,000 |
| University of New Mexico Foundation NEW MEXICO PBS GENERAL FUND | Albuquerque, NM | $25,000 |
| Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois STAFF AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $25,000 |
| Start Early GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois STAFF AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | $25,000 |
| Start Early GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
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