Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation which provides scholarship programs to gifted students in the U.S. who have financial need. It offers academic advising and other support services to students from 8th grade to graduate school. Since 2000, it has awarded over $175 million in scholarships to nearly 2,300 students and more than $97 million in grants to organizations that serve gifted low-income students.
| Formation | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jack Kent Cooke (1912–1997), with a bequest in his will |
Executive Director | Giuseppe "Seppy" Basili |
Revenue (2014) | $133,297,496 |
| Expenses (2014) | $39,182,203 |
| Endowment | $641 million (July 2016) |
| Website | jkcf |
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