Foundation directory
Cottonwood Spring Grants
Private foundation · EIN 87-3653199 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.4M
- Grants reported
- 47
- Median grant
- $30K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | $700K |
| 2024 | 22 | $650K |
Where Cottonwood Spring gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Santa Cruz County | Capitola, CA | General support | 2025 | $35K |
| Housing Matters | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | 2024 | $35K |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | General support | 2025 | $35K |
| Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | 2024 | $35K |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Inc | Watsonville, CA | General support | 2024 | $35K |
| Santa Cruz Welcoming Network | Santa Cruz, CA | General Support | 2025 | $35K |
| United Way of Santa Cruz County | Capitola, CA | General support | 2024 | $35K |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | General support | 2024 | $35K |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Inc | Watsonville, CA | General support | 2025 | $35K |
| Housing Matters | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | 2025 | $35K |
| Land Trust of Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | 2025 | $30K |
| Animal Outlook | Washington, DC | General support | 2025 | $30K |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General support | 2024 | $30K |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc | New York, NY | General support | 2025 | $30K |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General support | 2025 | $30K |
| Global Change Data Lab | Oxford | General support | 2025 | $30K |
| Housing Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | General Support | 2025 | $30K |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | 2024 | $30K |
| Animal Outlook | Washington, DC | General support | 2024 | $30K |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | 2025 | $30K |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc | New York, NY | General support | 2024 | $30K |
| Global Change Data Lab | Oxford | General support | 2024 | $30K |
| Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | General support | 2024 | $30K |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | General support | 2024 | $30K |
| Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Washington, DC | General support | 2024 | $30K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Cottonwood Spring's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.