Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Covington, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $229K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $7K.
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust at a glance
In short: Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust gave $9K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,000
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $228,962
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 50 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $15K (2020). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $9,000 |
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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 | $228,962 | $7,049 | $13,492 | $9,000 | 9 | $10,895 | $7,049 | $13,006 |
| 2024 | $235,405 | $4,239 | $16,641 | $10,000 | 10 | $13,024 | $4,239 | $13,860 |
| 2023 | $247,807 | $3,635 | $8,589 | $8,000 | 8 | $8,000 | $3,633 | $12,703 |
| 2022 | $252,762 | $2,519 | $13,138 | $9,000 | 9 | $11,375 | $1,772 | $12,270 |
| 2021 | $263,381 | $3,758 | $18,054 | $14,000 | 14 | $16,273 | $2,023 | $13,645 |
| 2020 | $277,677 | $3,315 | $15,581 | $15,000 | 1 | — | $3,315 | $13,932 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust's only listed officer is The Fountain Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
The Fountain Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2020
$3K (2021) → $4K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to The Fountain Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust
How much does Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust give each year?
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust gave $9K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 10 grants.
What is Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust's typical grant size?
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust give grants?
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (9 grants).
How large is Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust?
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust reported $229K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (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 Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust?
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Covington, IN. It holds $229K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust's EIN?
Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6040497. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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