Virginia Lee Cook Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 27-4334359 · reported 2023–2025
15grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$980Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 15 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $55K 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
2535 W Ainslie St
Chicago, IL 60625-2617
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $300,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $150,000 |
| Animal Aid Inc | Williamstown, NJ | $75,000 |
| Animal Aid Inc | Williamstown, NJ | $55,000 |
| K9 Battle Buddies | Hinesville, GA | $50,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $50,000 |
| Animal Aid Inc | Williamstown, NJ | $50,000 |
| Restoring Hope Transplant House | Middleton, WI | $50,000 |
| K9 Battle Buddies | Hinesville, GA | $50,000 |
| K9 Battle Buddies | Hinesville, GA | $50,000 |
| Monkey's House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary | Southampton, NJ | $25,000 |
| LA Salette Missionaries | Twin Lakes, WI | $25,000 |
| LA Salette Missionaries | Twin Lakes, WI | $20,000 |
| Monkey's House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary | Southampton, NJ | $20,000 |
| St Patrick Parish | St Charles, IL | $10,000 |
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