Eleanor Crook Foundation
Eleanor Crook Foundation is a private foundation based in San Marcos, TX focused on ending child malnutrition by scaling proven, cost-effective interventions; the site states the foundation has invested over $100 million in this work. The website includes organizational history, a team directory, grantmaking strategy, and news about recent activities.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established NGO, research institution, or coalition focused on scaling cost‑effective child nutrition interventions and policy/advocacy at national or international scale.
Good Fit
- • Programs explicitly focused on child malnutrition reduction or maternal/child nutrition.
- • Clear evidence of cost‑effective, scalable interventions or pilot results ready to scale.
- • Capacity for policy or advocacy work at national/international levels or membership in global coalitions.
- • Partnerships or past collaboration with large intermediaries (UN foundations, CHAI, major NGOs).
- • Robust monitoring, evaluation, and cost‑effectiveness data to show impact.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached 16 distinct states and multiple international locations (including London, Paris, Kampala), showing a national and international footprint rather than a single‑state focus.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded 45 distinct recipients (38 new that year) across NGOs, research institutions, and coalitions, which indicates a broad and diverse recipient set for the foundation’s size.
New Applicants
Behavior shows many new grantees (38 new recipients in the latest year), so new entrants have been funded, but the foundation states it only funds preselected applicants, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to access funding without a referral or relationship.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
