Cobb Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Little Rock, AR EIN: 81-4669130

Cobb Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Little Rock, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $786K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $44K. Net investment income was $44K.

Cobb Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Cobb Family Foundation Inc gave $44K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$44,000
+10.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,000
+10.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,000
Total assets
$785,867
-0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arkansas (75% 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 Cobb Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Arkansas Food Bank: $11KArkansas Food Bank$11KHumane Society of Pulaski County: $11KHumane Society of PulaskiCounty$11KOut of the Woods Rescue: $11KOut of the Woods Rescue$11KTexas State University: $11KTexas State University$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Arkansas Food Bank ($11K). Together the top 4 received $44K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Little RockSan MarcosFrankfort

How Cobb Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 95% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2019) to $49K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $44K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arkansas Food Bank Little Rock, ARUndesignated$11,000
Humane Society of Pulaski County Little Rock, ARUndesignated$11,000
Out of the Woods Rescue Little Rock, ARUndesignated$11,000
Texas State University San Marcos, TXUndesignated$11,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$785,867$52,597$54,066$44,0004$44,000$44,431$46,164
2024$787,336$61,507$48,349$40,0004$40,000$55,258$43,363
2023$774,178$22,649$50,763$43,0004$43,000$16,868$40,669
2022$802,292$22,870$57,052$49,0004$49,000$16,668$42,452
2021$836,387$86,565$50,272$42,0004$42,000$79,518$48,670
2020$800,094$45,408$47,413$41,0003—$38,995$42,626
2019$802,099$21,030$25,272$19,0003—$14,758$41,185

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cobb Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cobb Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janice W. Vaughn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Katherine Spradley

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Cobb Underwood

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: David A. Underwood (2019) — Director

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 Cobb Family Foundation Inc

How much does Cobb Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Cobb Family Foundation Inc gave $44K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 4 grants.

What is Cobb Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Cobb Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $11,000, and its average grant was $11,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Cobb Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Cobb Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Arkansas: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Little Rock, AR (3 grants).

Does Cobb Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Cobb Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Undesignated" (4 grants).

How large is Cobb Family Foundation Inc?

Cobb Family Foundation Inc reported $786K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (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 Cobb Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Cobb Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4669130. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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