Debbie Cooke Endowment for the Arts
Historical FunderCharleston, South Carolina · EIN 61-1846703 · Private foundation · Website
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | Debbie Cooke Endowment |
|---|---|
| Address | 1591 Savannah Highway, Charleston SC 29407 |
| Phone | 6463340734 |
| debbie.endowment@gmail.com | |
| Form and materials | The applicant must: 1. be a citizen of the United States. Copies of birth certificates or naturalization papers must be submitted with applications. 2. not be a previous recipient of a Debbie Cooke Scholarship in Visual Art. ARTISTIC REQUIREMENTS 1. The art works must be original. 2. The style of work may be realistic abstract or expressive. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 1. The applicant must submit in jpeg high quality format images of five 5 art works done within the past two years. Each applicant must also include a brief artist statement and a list of the works with the title and medium dimensions and date completed. 2. Works may be on paper canvas masonite metal or wood panels or may be three-dimensional. Mediums may include pencil pen charcoal colored pencil watercolor oil or acrylic paints photography mixed media and original prints ceramics metals fibers or other materials. |
| Deadlines | April 12 2025 |
| Restrictions | The scholarship funds are for college or private study special training or personal advancement in the applicants chosen art field. The funds can be used for college tuition workshops museum programs summer programs etc. The funds cannot be used for housing or travel. The scholarship funds are sent directly to the museum university special course etc. selected by the scholarship recipient. Scholarship recipients have 24 months to use the funds. Unused funds must be returned to the Endowment. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
No grants to organizations were itemized on this return.
The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($5,600). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,600 | 1 |
| 2024 | $5,700 | 1 |
| 2023 | $5,600 | 1 |
| 2021 | $4,600 | 2 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631039349101003
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 61-1846703
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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