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Eleanor Butt Crook

US businesswoman

TexasRetail

AIProfile Summary

Eleanor Butt Crook is a Texas-based retail heir born in 1932 with an estimated net worth of ~$4.2B. Her political giving and foundation activity are documented through federal campaign finance records and nonprofit tax filings. Wikidata FEC ProPublica 990

Philanthropy

In 2023, three foundations associated with her reported combined assets of $84,758,999 and total grants paid of $335,373. The Eleanor Crook Foundation (San Marcos, TX) reported $82,198,642 in assets, $20,527,801 in revenue, $13,644,287 in expenses, and $0 in grants paid for tax year 2023. The Crook County Foundation (Prineville, OR) reported $1,996,389 in assets and $335,373 in grants paid in 2023, while The Crook Family Foundation (Wilmington, DE) reported $563,968 in assets and $0 in grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Federal Election Commission records show 9 contributions totaling $11,950 from 1999-05-13 to 2021-09-30. The party breakdown in these records is $9,250 to Democratic recipients and $2,700 to Republican recipients. The largest listed recipients were Erskine Bowles for US Senate ($6,000), Team Graham, Inc. ($2,700), Robb for the Senate ($2,000), DSCC ($1,000), and Michelle Beckley for Congress ($250). FEC

AI-generated summary from wikidata, fec, propublica_990 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$84.8MFoundation Assets
$8.7MGrants Paid
3Foundations
Eleanor Crook FoundationSan Marcos, TX
Private grantmaking foundation (IRS NTEE T20)
Assets: $82.2MRevenue: $20.5MGrants: $8.5MTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Crook County FoundationPrineville, OR
Community improvement (IRS NTEE S21)
Assets: $2.0MRevenue: $377KGrants: $237KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
The Crook Family FoundationWilmington, DE
Private independent foundation (IRS NTEE T22)
Assets: $564KRevenue: $16KGrants: $13KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$12KTotal Contributed
9Contributions
1999–2021Date Range

By Party

DEM
$9K
REP
$3K

Top Recipients

ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATE$6K
TEAM GRAHAM, INC.$3K
ROBB FOR THE SENATE$2K
DSCC$1K
MICHELLE BECKLEY FOR CONGRESS$250
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
44.2
Public Benefit Score

The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.

Philanthropy65% weight
28%

Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).

Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry

Transparency35% weight
75%

How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.

Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata

Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency

Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.

All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata

Eleanor Butt Crook — Public Benefit Score C (44) | Billionaire Army