The Reitzel Cook Family Foundation
Invitation OnlySouthfield, Michigan · EIN 45-5411521 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$264K
Organizations funded24
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$5.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $10,500.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Michigan.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foodchain Inc | Lexington, KY | To increase access to locally sourced, fresh food for everyone. | $35,000 |
| Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning | Lexington, KY | Empowering people to explore and express their voices through imaginative learning and the literary. | $30,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | To promote cancer awareness through research, education, advocacy and service. | $15,000 |
| Encompass Ministries Inc (Papas Pantry) | Woodstock, GA | To help individuals and families re-establish stability and self-reliance with food assistance. | $15,000 |
| Tampa General Hospital Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | To support and promote the programs and services of tampa general hospitals | $15,000 |
| Cherokee County Humane Society | Acworth, GA | To advocate compassionate treatment of animals through education and adoption services. | $12,000 |
| Suncoast Hospice | Clearwater, FL | To improve the life of those touched by illness, grief, or bereavement. | $10,500 |
| Community Agricultural and Nutritional Enterprises Inc | Whitesburg, KY | To support programs that promote community agriculture, nutrition, and access to healthy food. | $10,000 |
| Greenhouse17 | Lexington, KY | To help nurture lives harmed by domestic violence. | $10,000 |
| Heavens Gait Therapeutic Riding Inc | Woodstock, GA | To provide physical, emotional and social benefits for children and adults with special needs through horseback riding. | $10,000 |
| Must Ministries | Marietta, GA | To further the organization's charitable and ministry based mission. | $10,000 |
| Never Alone Inc | Woodstock, GA | To support and advance the organization's charitable mission and related programs. | $10,000 |
| Serenade Heights Inc | Woodstock, GA | To support single mothers and their children. | $10,000 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Foundation | Tampa, FL | To improve the health of the community and promote a healthy lifestyle. | $10,000 |
| Tampa Museum of Art | Tampa, FL | Collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits iconic and important works of art to educate, engage, and inspire the residents of our region… | $10,000 |
| The Spring of Tampa Bay Inc | Tampa, FL | To prevent domestic violence and promote change. | $10,000 |
| Woodstock Public Safety Foundation | Woodstock, GA | Public safety | $10,000 |
| Straz Center for the Performing Arts | Tampa, FL | To promote interest in the experience of performing arts. | $5,500 |
| Arbor Youth Services | Lexington, KY | To help end youth homelessness by providing a safe and supportive environment to youth who have suffered abuse, abandonment or are at risk… | $5,000 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc | Clearwater, FL | Preserving our environment while inspiring the human spirit through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life. | $5,000 |
| Crisis Center of Tampa | Tampa, FL | To promote support to people facing serious life challenges. | $5,000 |
| Kentucky Equine Humane Center | Nicholasville, KY | To advocate compassionate treatment of animals through education and adoption services. | $5,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington DC, DC | To protect the ocean from todays greatest global challenges. researching science based solutions for a healthy ocean and wildlife and… | $3,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | Solve the climate crisis primarily through a successful transition to a resource-efficient, clean energy economy that better serves people… | $3,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $264,000 | 24 |
| 2024 | $209,500 | 22 |
| 2023 | $209,500 | 21 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631319349104623
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 45-5411521
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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