Grants paid by The Donald & Elizabeth Cooke Foundation
EIN 58-1408721 · Southern Pnes, NC · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Donald & Elizabeth Cooke Foundation of Southern Pnes, NC (EIN 58-1408721) reported 109 grants paid totaling $1,391,000 to 34 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,391,000
109 grants
Recipients
34
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | $203,000 | — |
| 2021 | 21 | $305,000 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | $315,000 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | $298,000 | — |
| 2024 | 19 | $270,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 34 recipients receiving the most from The Donald & Elizabeth Cooke Foundation, by grants paid, out of 34 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan's Purse 58-1437002 | B | Boone, NC | 5 | $180,000 | 2024 |
| Wake Forest University | U | Winstonsalem, NC | 5 | $160,000 | 2024 |
| Campbell University | U | Buies Creek, NC | 5 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Union Pines High School | U | Cameron, NC | 4 | $97,000 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Zoological Society 56-0990900 | B | Asheboro, NC | 5 | $95,000 | 2024 |
| Walthour-Moss Foundation 23-7380583 | C | Southern Pines, NC | 5 | $71,000 | 2024 |
| Moore Humane Society | U | Carthage, NC | 5 | $70,000 | 2024 |
| Duke University 22-3114978 | B | Durham, NC | 5 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| North Moore High School | U | Robbins, NC | 4 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities | U | Southern Pines, NC | 5 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| Unc Center for Public Tv | U | Research Triangle Park, NC | 4 | $55,000 | 2023 |
| Arts Council of Moore County 56-1083785 | B | Southern Pines, NC | 5 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Sandhills Community College Foundation 56-0946799 | B | Pinehurst, NC | 5 | $41,000 | 2024 |
| The Penick Village Foundation 20-1055492 | B | Southern Pines, NC | 5 | $31,000 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Homes of Nc | U | Lake Waccamaw, NC | 5 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Prancing Horse Inc 56-1479794 | C | Hoffman, NC | 5 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Wnc Nature Center 23-7412910 | C | Asheville, NC | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | U | Durham, NC | 5 | $18,500 | 2024 |
| Friends of Western North Carolina Nature Center | U | Asheville, NC | 3 | $17,500 | 2022 |
| Atlantic Center for the Arts 59-1998321 | B | New Smyrna Beach, FL | 4 | $17,000 | 2024 |
| Pbs North Carolina | U | Research Triangle Park, NC | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Village Heritage Foundation 56-1844948 | B | Pinehurst, NC | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Given Memorial Library | U | Pinehurst, NC | 3 | $11,000 | 2022 |
| Carthage Century Committee 56-1882645 | B | Carthage, NC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| St Joseph of the Pines Inc | U | Southern Pines, NC | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Meals On Wheels of the Sandhills 58-2144702 | C | Southern Pines, NC | 2 | $7,500 | 2021 |
| The Companion Animal Clinic Foundation 20-2886984 | D | Southern Pines, NC | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Church of Vass | U | Vass, NC | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Sandhills Children's Center 56-1085395 | B | Southern Pines, NC | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Given Tufts Foundation Inc 56-0812935 | B | Pinehurst, NC | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina 56-1283426 | B | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $3,500 | 2020 |
| Three Rivers Land Trust 56-1920846 | C | Salisbury, NC | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Southern Pines Library | U | Southern Pines, NC | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| Sandhillsmoore Coalition for Human Care | U | Southern Pines, NC | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
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 109 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $100,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Union Pines High School Cameron, NC | U | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | North Moore High School Robbins, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Educational | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Moore Humane Society Southern Pines, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Pbs North Carolina Research Triangle Park, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Educational | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Southern Pines, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | North Carolina Zoological Society Asheboro, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | Educational | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | Educational Scholarship | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | Educational | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Friends of the Wnc Nature Center Asheville, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Arts Council of Moore County Southern Pines, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Prancing Horse Inc Southern Pines, NC | B | $5,000 | paid | Educational | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Boys and Girls Homes of Nc Lake Waccamaw, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc Pinehurst, NC | B | $1,000 | paid | Educational | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | The Nature Conservancy Durham, NC | U | $1,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | Atlantic Center for the Arts New Smyrna Beach, FL | B | $1,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | The Walthour-Moss Foundation Southern Pines, NC | B | $1,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2024 | The Penick Village Foundation Southern Pines, NC | B | $1,000 | paid | Charitable | 202521749349100752 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | U | $35,000 | paid | Educational | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | U | $25,000 | paid | Educational Scholarship | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | North Carolina Zoological Society Asheboro, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Union Pines High School Cameron, NC | U | $22,000 | paid | Educational | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Moore Humane Society Carthage, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | North Moore High School Robbins, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Educational | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Unc Center for Public Tv Research Triangle Park, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc Pinehurst, NC | B | $15,000 | paid | Educational | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Southern Pines, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | Educational | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | The Penick Village Foundation Southern Pines, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Arts Council of Moore County Southern Pines, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | The Walthour-Moss Foundation Southern Pines, NC | C | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Wnc Nature Center Asheville, NC | C | $10,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Atlantic Center for the Arts New Smyrna Beach, FL | B | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Prancing Horse Center Hoffman, NC | D | $5,000 | paid | Educational | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | The Companion Animal Clinic Foundation Southern Pines, NC | D | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy Durham, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Given Tufts Foundation Inc Pinehurst, NC | B | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Boys and Girls Homes of Nc Lake Waccamaw, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Sandhills Children's Center Southern Pines, NC | B | $5,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Three Rivers Land Trust Salisbury, NC | C | $2,500 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Southern Pines Library Southern Pines, NC | U | $2,500 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2023 | Sandhillsmoore Coalition for Human Care Southern Pines, NC | U | $1,000 | paid | Charitable | 202412229349100811 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | U | $30,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | U | $30,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Walthour-Moss Foundation Southern Pines, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | North Carolina Zoological Society Asheboro, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Union Pines High School Cameron, NC | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | North Moore High School Robbins, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Village Heritage Foundation Pinehurst, NC | B | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Moore Humane Society Carthage, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Unc Center for Public Tv Research Triangle Park, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Southern Pines, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Friends of Western North Carolina Nature Center Asheville, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | The Penick Village Foundation Southern Pines, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Arts Council of Moore County Southern Pines, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Atlantic Center for the Arts New Smyrna Beach, FL | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Sandhills Community College Foundation Pinehurst, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Prancing Horse Inc Hoffman, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Given Memorial Library Pinehurst, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | The Nature Conservancy Durham, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2022 | Boys and Girls Homes of Nc Lake Waccamaw, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202301719349100525 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | U | $75,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | North Carolina Zoological Society Asheboro, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Walthour-Moss Foundation Southern Pines, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Union Pines High School Cameron, NC | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Unc Center for Public Tv Research Triangle Park, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Moore Humane Society Carthage, NC | U | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | North Moore High School Robbins, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Southern Pines, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Sandhills Community College Foundation Pinehurst, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Arts Council of Moore County Southern Pines, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Meals On Wheels of the Sandhills Southern Pines, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Prancing Horse Inc Hoffman, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Friends of Western North Carolina Nature Center Asheville, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | The Penick Village Foundation Southern Pines, NC | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | The Nature Conservancy Durham, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | St Joseph of the Pines Inc Southern Pines, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Given Memorial Library Pinehurst, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201319349104185 |
| 2021 | Boys and Girls Homes of Nc Lake Waccamaw, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202201319349104185 |
| 2020 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | U | $65,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Walthour-Moss Foundation Southern Pines, NC | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Moore Humane Society Carthage, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Unc Center for Public Tv Research Triangle Park, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | North Carolina Zoological Society Asheboro, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Carthage Century Committee Carthage, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Arts Council of Moore County Southern Pines, NC | C | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | St Joseph of the Pines Inc Southern Pines, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Prancing Horse Inc Hoffman, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Sandhills Community College Foundation Pinehurst, NC | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | First Baptist Church of Vass Vass, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | The Penick Village Foundation Southern Pines, NC | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Boys and Girls Homes of Nc Lake Waccamaw, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Southern Pines, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina Raleigh, NC | B | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | The Nature Conservancy Durham, NC | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Meals On Wheels of the Sandhills Southern Pines, NC | C | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Friends of Western North Carolina Nature Center Asheville, NC | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Given Memorial Library Pinehurst, NC | U | $1,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202143099349100234 |
| 2020 | Atlantic Center for the Arts New Smyrna Beach, FL | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202143099349100234 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521749349100752 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202412229349100811 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301719349100525 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201319349104185 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143099349100234 |
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/581408721.json.
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