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Cottonwood Spring: 25 grants to organizations, $700,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Cottonwood Spring, a private foundation in Santa Cruz, CA, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $700,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $35,000 to Animal Legal Defense Fund in Cotati, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 873653199
- Based in
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Assets
- $15,126,929
- Grants paid
- $700,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202601339349102900. It reported $700,000 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Inc | Watsonville, CA | General support | Employment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Housing Matters | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Cruz Welcoming Network | Santa Cruz, CA | General Support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Santa Cruz County | Capitola, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Outlook | Washington, DC | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Committee To Protect Journalists Inc | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Change Data Lab | Oxford, UK | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Housing Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | General Support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Land Trust of Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Building Decarbonization Coalition | Lewes, DE | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Carbon Removal | Washington, DC | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Investigative Journalism Network | Washington, DC | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ifex | Toronto On, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Trust for Local News | Lexington, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | General support | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | General Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202532169349100908. It reported $650,000 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Inc | Watsonville, CA | General support | Employment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Housing Matters | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Santa Cruz County | Capitola, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Outlook | Washington, DC | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Committee To Protect Journalists Inc | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Change Data Lab | Oxford, UK | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Land Trust of Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Way Homes Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Building Decarbonization Coalition | Lewes, DE | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Carbon Removal | Washington, DC | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Investigative Journalism Network | Washington, DC | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ifex | Toronto On, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Trust for Local News | Lexington, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | General support | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $255,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $80,000 |
| Employment | $70,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $70,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $60,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $60,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $580,000 |
| District of Columbia | $410,000 |
| New York | $100,000 |
| Delaware | $50,000 |
| Massachusetts | $50,000 |
| Maryland | $50,000 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.