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VIRGINIA LEE COOK FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
VIRGINIA LEE COOK FOUNDATION (EIN 27-4334359)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202611319349104496
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-11T16:23:17-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263828290PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TAX SPECIALISTS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11240 IROQUOIS AVE SUITE 502AddressLine1Txt
CityNAPERVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60563ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN274334359EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VIRGINIA LEE COOK FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVIRGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6308033182PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12535 W AINSLIE STAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606252617ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY BAKIARESPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6308033182PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJANICE SOELDNERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00278138PTIN
Phone6307171133PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-11PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$5,128,661FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$32,600DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$32,600DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$450,542NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$492,063GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$450,542CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$483,142TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$483,142TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$14,400CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$7,200CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,200CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,075AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$45,437OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$45,437OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$5,634TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$162TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$89OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$67,797TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$52,637TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,200TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$460,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$527,797TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$52,637TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,200TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$44,655ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$430,505NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$23,919CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$21,122CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$21,122CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$5,369SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$5,032SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$5,032SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$450,011CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$408,490CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$5,102,507CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$479,299TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$434,644TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$5,128,661TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$479,299RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$434,644RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$479,299TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$434,644TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$479,299TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$434,644TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$479,299TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$44,655ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$434,644SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$434,644TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtDepreciationDepreciationAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtFMV As Of123169FMVAsOf123169AmtAdjusted Basis As Of123169AdjustedBasisAsOf123169AmtExcess FMV Over Adjusted BssExcessFMVOverAdjustedBssAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
APPLE INC 700 SHD2009-12-072025-01-14$163,004$0$4,780$158,224$0$0$0$158,224
APPLE INC 1,250 SHD2009-12-072025-02-14$304,292$0$8,536$295,756$0$0$0$295,756
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO 500 SHP2019-11-212025-05-05$24,767$0$28,205-$3,438$0$0$0-$3,438
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$450,542CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$5,984InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$5,984SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$5,984TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$4,200EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$4,200TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$4,200OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Tax Due$1,784TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateILOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksJEFFREY BAKIARESIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone6308033182PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12535 W AINSLIEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP606252617ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JEFFREY BAKIARES
2535 WEST AINSLIE STREETCHICAGOIL60625PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR5.00$50,237$0$0
LYNN BAKIARES
2535 WEST AINSLIE STREETCHICAGOIL60625VP & TREASURER/DIRECTOR5.00$4,800$0$0
JOHN BROWN
1712 CAMBRIDGE DRIVESAINT CHARLESIL60174DIRECTOR5.00$4,800$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$4,567,248AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$35,906AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$4,603,154TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$4,603,154AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$69,047CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$4,534,107NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$226,705MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$226,705MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$5,984TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$5,984TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$220,721DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$220,721DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$220,721DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$7,200ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,200QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$220,721DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$5,400ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$7,050ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$7,200ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$7,200ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$7,200ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$34,050TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,200QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$7,200RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$41,250TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$220,721UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$5,400ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$35,850ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$7,050ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$7,200ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$7,200ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$7,200ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$7,200ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
1848 UNIVERSITY AVENUEMADISONWI53726PCGENERAL PURPOSE$300,000
ANIMAL AID INC
200 SPRINGDALE LANEWILLIAMSTOWNNJ08094PCGENERAL PURPOSE$75,000
K9 BATTLE BUDDIES
1534 AIRPORT RDHINESVILLEGA31315PCGENERAL PURPOSE$50,000
MONKEY'S HOUSE DOG HOSPICE AND SANCTUARY
425 ISAAC BUDD ROADSOUTHAMPTONNJ08088PCGENERAL PURPOSE$25,000
ST PATRICK PARISH
6N487 CRANE RDST CHARLESIL60175PCGENERAL PURPOSE$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$460,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$32,600ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$450,542ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$483,142ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$483,142TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAX SPECIALISTS, LLC TAX PREPARATIONCategoryTxt
Amt$2,075Amt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (7 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ABBVIE INC$88,563$228,490
AMERICAN EXPRESS$23,939$184,975
APPLE$95,947$3,819,633
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY B$69,794$502,650
DTE ENERGY$28,618$103,184
JOHNSON & JOHNSON$32,787$103,475
SOLVENTUM (fka 3 M COMPANY)$68,842$160,100

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Reporting fees$26
Postage$14
Office supplies$49

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryJEFFREY BAKIARES ASSET MANAGEMENTCategoryTxt
Amt$45,437Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFEDERAL EXCISE TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$5,634Amt