Funding search · EIN 383016880 · Bingham Farms, MI
Robert and Bess Cook Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 120
- grants reported
- $129,775
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $725
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Capuchin Soup Kitchen4 grants · $16,400
- Meadowbrook Congregational Church4 grants · $14,800
- Forgotten Harvest4 grants · $13,100
- St John Catholic Church4 grants · $10,500
- Detroit Public Schools Foundation4 grants · $8,050
- Cleary University4 grants · $7,950
- Royal Oak Historical Museum4 grants · $6,125
- Metro Detroit Police & Fire4 grants · $5,600
- Miscellaneous Organization2 grants · $5,425
- Disabled American Veterans4 grants · $5,250
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 120 grants.
- $4,300
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2022
Food bank
- $4,100
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2023
Food bank
- $4,100
Meadowbrook Congregational Church · Novi, MI · 2022
Religious
- $4,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2025
Food bank
- $4,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2024
Food bank
- $3,600
Meadowbrook Congregational Church · Novi, MI · 2024
Religious
- $3,600
Meadowbrook Congregational Church · Novi, MI · 2023
Religious
- $3,500
Meadowbrook Congregational Church · Novi, MI · 2025
Religious
- $3,500
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022
Food bank
- $3,200
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2025
Food bank
- $3,200
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
Food bank
- $3,200
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023
Food bank
- $3,000
St John Catholic Church · Howell, MI · 2022
Religious
- $2,800
Miscellaneous Organization · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023
General
- $2,625
Miscellaneous Organization · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
General
- $2,500
St John Catholic Church · Howell, MI · 2025
Religious
- $2,500
St John Catholic Church · Howell, MI · 2024
Religious
- $2,500
St John Catholic Church · Howell, MI · 2023
Religious
- $2,500
Detroit Public Schools Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2022
Education
- $2,300
Cleary University · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Education
- $2,000
Cleary University · Howell, MI · 2023
Education
- $2,000
Royal Oak Historical Museum · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
Cultural
- $1,900
Detroit Public Schools Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Education
- $1,900
Detroit Public Schools Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2023
Education
- $1,850
Cleary University · Howell, MI · 2024
Education
- $1,800
Cleary University · Howell, MI · 2025
Education
- $1,750
Detroit Public Schools Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2025
Education
- $1,700
Disabled American Veterans · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General
- $1,500
Metro Detroit Police & Fire · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
General
- $1,500
Royal Oak Historical Museum · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
Cultural
- $1,500
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2022
Food bank
- $1,500
Metro Detroit Police & Fire · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
General
- $1,500
Olivet College · Olivet, MI · 2022
Education
- $1,325
Royal Oak Historical Museum · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
Cultural
- $1,300
Metro Detroit Police & Fire · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
General
- $1,300
Royal Oak Historical Museum · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
Cultural
- $1,300
Metro Detroit Police & Fire · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
General
- $1,300
Olivet College · Olivet, MI · 2023
Education
- $1,200
Disabled American Veterans · Fraser, MI · 2025
General
- $1,200
Olivet College · Olivet, MI · 2024
Education
- $1,200
Disabled American Veterans · Fraser, MI · 2023
General
- $1,200
Younge Dradul Ling · Madison, WI · 2022
General
- $1,150
Olivet College · Olivet, MI · 2025
Education
- $1,150
Disabled American Veterans · Fraser, MI · 2024
General
- $1,100
Younge Dradul Ling · Madison, WI · 2025
General
- $1,100
Younge Dradul Ling · Madison, WI · 2024
General
- $1,100
Younge Dradul Ling · Madison, WI · 2023
General
- $1,100
Farms Intermediate School · Brighton, MI · 2022
Education
- $1,100
Maltby Intermediate School · Brighton, MI · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2025
Food bank
- $1,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2023
Food bank
- $1,000
American Red Cross · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2022
General
- $950
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2024
Food bank
- $900
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
General
- $900
Detroit Public Tv · Wixom, MI · 2022
General
- $800
St Paul Lutheran Church · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
Religious
- $750
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2025
General
- $750
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
General
- $750
St Paul Lutheran Church · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
Religious
- $700
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Medical
- $600
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2023
Medical
- $600
Wrcj Radio · Wixom, MI · 2022
General
- $550
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2024
Medical
- $550
Opportunity Fund · San Jose, CA · 2022
General
- $500
Farms Intermediate School · Brighton, MI · 2023
Education
- $500
Maltby Intermediate School · Brighton, MI · 2023
Education
- $500
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2023
General
- $400
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2024
General
- $400
Detroit Public Tv · Wixom, MI · 2023
General
- $400
Special Olympics of Michigan · Mount Pleasant, MI · 2022
General
- $350
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2024
General
- $325
Michigan Humane Society · Bingham Farms, MI · 2025
General
- $300
Detroit Public Tv · Wixom, MI · 2024
General
- $300
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · Boone, IA · 2024
General
- $300
Special Olympics of Michigan · Mount Pleasant, MI · 2023
General
- $300
Chamber Music Society of Detroit · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
General
- $275
Special Olympics of Michigan · Mount Pleasant, MI · 2025
General
- $275
Special Olympics of Michigan · Mount Pleasant, MI · 2024
General
- $250
Alzheimer'S Association · Southfield, MI · 2025
Medical
- $250
Berea Animal Rescue Friends · Columbia Station, OH · 2025
General
- $250
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2025
General
- $250
Wrcj Radio · Wixom, MI · 2025
General
- $250
Wrcj Radio · Wixom, MI · 2023
General
- $225
Wrcj Radio · Wixom, MI · 2024
General
- $200
Academy of Early Music · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
General
- $200
Academy of Early Music · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General
- $200
Chamber Music Society of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
General
- $200
City of Virginia - Children'S Memorial Park · Virginia, MN · 2024
General
- $200
Chamber Music Society of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General
- $200
Royal Oak Public Library · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
Education
- $150
Detroit Public Tv · Wixom, MI · 2025
General
- $150
Michigan Hispanic Collaborative · Detroit, MI · 2025
General
- $150
Michigan Hispanic Collaborative · Detroit, MI · 2024
General
- $150
Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2024
Medical
- $125
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2025
Education
- $100
Chamber Music Society of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2025
General
- $100
Redford Township Districtlibrary · Redford Township, MI · 2025
General
- $100
Royal Oak Public Library · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
Education
- $100
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General
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