Funder directory Kentucky V V COOKE FOUNDATION CORPORATION

Private foundation · LOUISVILLE, KY · EIN 616033714

V V COOKE FOUNDATION CORPORATION

✓ Accepts unsolicited applications

Typical grant

$500–$10,000

median $2,500

Giving (latest FY)

$377,750

91 grants · FY2025

Assets

$9,194,790

gives nationally

Health care · 20%Human services · 17%Education · 11%Food & agriculture · 9%Civil rights · 8%
How to apply — from their own filing

Application form & materials: EIGHT COPIES OF THE APPLICATION ARE REQUIRED TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE COPY OF THE APPLICANT'S IRS 501(C)(3) LETTER.

Deadlines: MID JANUARY, APRIL, JULY, AND OCTOBER

Restrictions: GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN THE LOUISVILLE, KY AREA AND GRANT PURPOSES MUST BE RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC OR HUMANITARIAN IN NATURE. 509(A)(3) ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR OUR GRANTS.

Contact: CARL M THOMAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · PO BOX 7664, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40257 · 5022410303

Recent grants (from FY2025 filing)
Grantee Purpose Amount
DOWN SYNDROME OF LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $20,000
HOME OF THE INNOCENTS · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $20,000
SUNRISE CHILDREN'S SERVICES · MOUNT WASHINGTON, KY UNRESTRICTED $15,000
DARE TO CARE · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $13,000
WATERFRONT BOTANICAL GARDENS · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $11,000
BEACON HOUSE · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $10,000
FAMILY COMMUNITY CLINIC · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $10,000
WELLSPRING · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $4,000
WORKWELL INDUSTRIES · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $3,000
YMCA · LOUISVILLE, KY UNRESTRICTED $10,000

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.