Private Foundation

VIRGINIA LEE COOK FOUNDATION

VIRGINIA LEE COOK FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $483K revenue, $528K expenses, $435K total assets. IRS filings disclose 35 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.3M.

EIN: 274334359 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$483K

Total Expenses$528K

Total Assets$435K

Grants Given35

Grant Total$2.3M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION

MADISON, WI · 2025

GENERAL PURPOSE

$300,000

ANIMAL AID INC

WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ · 2025

GENERAL PURPOSE

$75,000

K9 BATTLE BUDDIES

HINESVILLE, GA · 2025

GENERAL PURPOSE

$50,000

MONKEY'S HOUSE DOG HOSPICE AND SANCTUARY

SOUTHAMPTON, NJ · 2025

GENERAL PURPOSE

$25,000

ST PATRICK PARISH

ST CHARLES, IL · 2025

GENERAL PURPOSE

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 35 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Jeffrey Bakiares

DIRECTOR John Brown

VP & TREASURER/DIRECTOR Lynn Bakiares

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL PURPOSE

$2,227,251 33 grants

EDUCATION

$23,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$483K	$528K	$435K
2024	$347K	$365K	$479K
2023	$199K	$286K	$496K
2022	$321K	$288K	$583K
2021	$144K	$309K	$550K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $144K to $483K (+236%), with total assets most recently reported at $435K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in GA, IL, NJ, NY, WI.

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