Grants paid by John Brown Cook Foundation
EIN 06-6022958 · CT · Form 990-PF, Part XV
John Brown Cook Foundation of CT (EIN 06-6022958) reported 94 grants paid totaling $18,530,000 to 27 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$18,530,000
94 grants
Recipients
27
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | $3,075,000 | — |
| 2021 | 14 | $2,725,000 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | $3,600,000 | — |
| 2023 | 24 | $3,105,000 | — |
| 2024 | 14 | $2,925,000 | — |
| 2025 | 15 | $3,100,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 27 recipients receiving the most from John Brown Cook Foundation, by grants paid, out of 27 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research | U | New York, NY | 5 | $3,000,000 | 2025 |
| Institute for Justice 52-1744337 | B | Arlington, VA | 6 | $2,100,000 | 2025 |
| Moving Picture Institute 20-3237801 | B | New York, NY | 7 | $1,975,000 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education 04-3467254 | D | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | $1,875,000 | 2025 |
| Accuracy in Media 23-7135837 | B | Washington, DC | 6 | $1,445,000 | 2025 |
| Venture for America | U | New York, NY | 5 | $1,125,000 | 2023 |
| Epidemic Answers | U | West Simsbury, CT | 6 | $1,075,000 | 2024 |
| Emergent Order Foundation Inc 85-3369351 | B | Austin, TX | 6 | $1,050,000 | 2025 |
| Hand to Heart Project | U | Cornish Flat, NH | 7 | $800,000 | 2025 |
| Global Peht 81-2175815 | D | Trumbull, CT | 4 | $715,000 | 2025 |
| Project Veritas | U | Mamaroneck, NY | 3 | $675,000 | 2022 |
| Teachers College Columbia University 13-1624202 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $450,000 | 2021 |
| The American Conservative 27-0311492 | B | Washington, DC | 3 | $350,000 | 2022 |
| Constructive Dialogue Institute 83-3388563 | B | New York, NY | 5 | $310,000 | 2025 |
| STEM Teachers NYC 46-4068881 | D | New York, NY | 6 | $275,000 | 2025 |
| University of Austin - Uatx | U | Austin, TX | 2 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Documenting Hope 27-0459304 | C | West Simsbury, CT | 1 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| The Fairness Center 46-4482738 | B | Harrisburg, PA | 2 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Independent Institute 84-0437390 | D | Denver, CO | 2 | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Prager University Foundation 27-1763901 | B | Sherman Oaks, CA | 2 | $125,000 | 2022 |
| Davidson Institute for Global Security | U | Hanover, NH | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Incubate Foundation | U | Madison, FL | 1 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Sembra Media Group 47-5124565 | D | Cotati, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| America's Future 52-1928321 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Liberty Justice Center | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Incubate Debate | U | Madison, FL | 2 | $35,000 | 2023 |
| Open Collective Foundation 92-3097629 | D | Walnut, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 94 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $450,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research New York, NY | U | $450,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Global Peht Trumbull, CT | D | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $350,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Accuracy in Media Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Documenting Hope West Simsbury, CT | C | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Constructive Dialogue Institute New York, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Emergent Order Foundation Inc Austin, TX | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Davidson Institute for Global Security Hanover, NH | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | The Fairness Center Harrisburg, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Hand to Heart Project Cornish Flat, NH | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Incubate Foundation Madison, FL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | STEM Teachers NYC New York, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2025 | Liberty Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202621959349100817 |
| 2024 | Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research New York, NY | U | $475,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $450,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $325,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Accuracy in Media Washington, DC | B | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Epidemic Answers West Simsbury, CT | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Emergent Order Foundation Inc Austin, TX | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Global Peht Trumbull, CT | D | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | University of Austin - Uatx Austin, TX | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Hand to Heart Project Cornish Flat, NH | U | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | Constructive Dialogue Institute New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | The Fairness Center Harrisburg, PA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | America's Future Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2024 | STEM Teachers NYC New York, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501329349101215 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research New York, NY | U | $475,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Venture for America New York, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Emergent Order Foundation Inc Austin, TX | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Epidemic Answers West Simsbury, CT | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Accuracy in Media Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Hand to Heart Project Cornish Flat, NH | U | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | University of Austin - Uatx Austin, TX | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Global Peht Trumbull, CT | D | $95,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Accuracy in Media Washington, DC | B | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | STEM Teachers NYC New York, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Epidemic Answers West Simsbury, CT | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Constructive Dialogue Institute New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Venture for America New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Incubate Debate Madison, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Emergent Order Foundation Inc Austin, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Hand to Heart Project Cornish Flat, NH | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Global Peht Trumbull, CT | D | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2023 | Incubate Debate Madison, FL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430719349100803 |
| 2023 | Constructive Dialogue Institute New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411729349100611 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research New York, NY | U | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Accuracy in Media Washington, DC | B | $450,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Venture for America New York, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Emergent Order Foundation Inc Austin, TX | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Project Veritas Mamaroneck, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Epidemic Answers West Simsbury, CT | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Hand to Heart Project Cornish Flat, NH | U | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Prager University Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | STEM Teachers NYC New York, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Independent Institute Denver, CO | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Constructive Dialogue Institute New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2021 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $450,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Venture for America New York, NY | U | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Epidemic Answers West Simsbury, CT | U | $275,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Emergent Order Foundation Inc Austin, TX | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Project Veritas Mamaroneck, NY | U | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Hand to Heart Project Cornish Flat, NH | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Teachers College Columbia University New York, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Prager University Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Independent Institute Denver, CO | D | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | STEM Teachers NYC New York, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | Open Collective Foundation Walnut, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | OPENMINED PROGRAM | 202241259349100209 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research New York, NY | U | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Teachers College Columbia University New York, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Venture for America New York, NY | U | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Project Veritas Mamaroneck, NY | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Accuracy in Media Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Hand to Heart Project Cornish Flat, NH | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Epidemic Answers West Simsbury, CT | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | Sembra Media Group Cotati, CA | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | STEM Teachers NYC New York, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.2 | 202621959349100817 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501329349101215 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411729349100611 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-10-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202430719349100803 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-10-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202321449349100907 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-10-31 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202241259349100209 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-10-31 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202142369349101409 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/066022958.json.
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