Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation is a private foundation, based in Marco Island, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $180K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $5K.
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation at a glance
In short: Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation gave $7K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $812.5), top state Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,500
- -66.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $813
- -62.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $625
- Total assets
- $180,483
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Billy Blackwood Ministries Inc ($3K). Together the top 8 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
53 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 53 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation gives
- Giving fell 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 60% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $20K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Blackwood Ministries Inc Goodlettsville, TN | Operations | $2,500 |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation Lansing, MI | Operations | $1,500 |
| Association of Baptists for World New Cumberland, PA | Operations | $1,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Operations | $1,000 |
| David's House Ministries Wyoming, MI | Operations | $250 |
| Wounded Warriros Project Jacksonville, FL | Operations | $100 |
| South Dayton Presbyterian Church Centerville, OH | Operations | $100 |
| Overflow Church Battle Creek Battle Creek, MI | Operations | $50 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $180,483 | $8,554 | $9,860 | $6,500 | 8 | $6,500 | $5,194 | $10,878 |
| 2024 | $181,789 | $9,197 | $23,585 | $19,650 | 9 | $19,670 | $5,282 | $9,872 |
| 2023 | $196,177 | $3,083 | $11,691 | $7,250 | 11 | $7,270 | — | $9,318 |
| 2022 | $204,785 | $-438 | $14,405 | $11,250 | 15 | $11,270 | $975 | $10,419 |
| 2021 | $220,056 | $22,948 | $14,275 | $10,600 | 10 | $10,620 | $19,293 | $11,398 |
| 2020 | $211,397 | $11,264 | $18,417 | $14,850 | 15 | — | $7,716 | $10,777 |
| 2019 | $218,550 | $5,986 | $12,753 | $9,250 | 13 | — | $2,503 | $11,473 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation is led by Brenton P. Cook, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brenton P. Cook
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rebecca L. Martin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Susan L. Cook
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation
How much does Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation give each year?
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation gave $7K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 9 grants.
What is Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's typical grant size?
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $625, and its average grant was $813, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation give grants?
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's top state is Tennessee, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Michigan (28%) and Pennsylvania (15%).
Does Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (8 grants).
Who are Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's largest grantees?
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Billy Blackwood Ministries Inc ($2,500), McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation ($1,500) and Association of Baptists for World ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation?
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation reported $180K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's EIN?
Brenton & Susan Cook Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3476657. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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