Kooken Family Foundation
Private foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · EIN 91-1938062 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Kooken Family Foundation
29grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$116Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $32K 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
227 W Fifth Street 1
Winstonsalem, NC 27101-2825
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Augsburg Lutheran Church TO HELP FUND CHURCH ORGAN REPAIRS | Winstonsalem, NC | $9,000 |
| The Dwelling WRITING & RESTORATION PROJETS | Winstonsalem, NC | $8,000 |
| Augsburg Lutheran Church TO SUPPORT BACKPACK PROGRAM | Winstonsalem, NC | $8,000 |
| North Carolina Outward Bound School FOR CHARLOTTE , NC UNITY PROJECT | Asheville, NC | $6,000 |
| Centers for Exceptional Children TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Winstonsalem, NC | $6,000 |
| Hopeway TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Charlotte, NC | $6,000 |
| NC Coastal Land Trust TO PRESERVE SOUTH END OF TOPSAIL BCH | Wilmington, NC | $6,000 |
| Good Stuff TO SUPPORT NICK BRAGG DOCUMENTARY | Winstonsalem, NC | $6,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Alliance SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS | Winstonsalem, NC | $6,000 |
| Augsburg Lutheran Church TO HELP FUND CHURCH ORGAN REPAIRS | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,000 |
| Sawtooth School for the Visual Arts FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER FOR ART | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,000 |
| Crosby Scholars Community FOR LAST DOLLARS PROGRAM | Winstonsalem, NC | $4,800 |
| Pivot Ministry Inc TO HELP PURCHASE STAFF IT HARDWARE | Winstonsalem, NC | $4,000 |
| Doors to Dreams GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ORG PROGRAMS | Charleston, SC | $4,000 |
| The Dwelling TO SPONSOR LEADERSHIP WINSTON-SALEM | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,000 |
| Musical Empowerment TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Durham, NC | $3,000 |
| Goodwill Industries of TO SUPPORT PROF CENTER PROGRAM | Winstonsalem, NC | $3,000 |
| Lutheran Disaster Response FOR HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF WEST NC | Salisbury, NC | $3,000 |
| Arts for Life TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Asheville, NC | $2,000 |
| Heart Math Tutoring TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Charlotte, NC | $2,000 |
| Cancer Services TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,000 |
| Wusc-Fm Radio FOR PUBLIC RADIO GENERAL OPERATIONS | Columbia, SC | $2,000 |
| Sawtooth School for Visual Arts FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER SR SVCS | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,000 |
| PBS North Carolina TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Research Triangle Park, NC | $2,000 |
| Friends of the Smokies TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Asheville, NC | $2,000 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation FOR MAUI STRONG FUND | Honolulu, HI | $2,000 |
| Pivot Ministry Inc TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Winstonsalem, NC | $2,000 |
| Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | Winstonsalem, NC | $1,000 |
| Orange County Community FOR TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL RELIEF | Hillsborough, NC | $1,000 |
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