Our Values and Community Commitment

Cooke Foundation Values

We ground our work in CARE – seeking to understand what others see, feel, and experience.

We build COMMUNITY by fostering mutual respect, engagement, support, and belonging.

We contribute to the future – POSSIBILITIES begin with action today.

Community Commitment

The Cooke Foundation stands with our Black Scholars, Alumni, Families, Staff, and entire diverse community to condemn systemic racism. Black Lives Matter. We are committed to fighting educational and economic inequalities.

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