Reported officers (all unpaid)
No paid executives reported in 2024. Cottonwood Spring reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$650k
Itemized grants
22
Median grant
$30k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | General support | $35k |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Inc | Watsonville, CA | General support | $35k |
| Housing Matters | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $35k |
| Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $35k |
| United Way of Santa Cruz County | Capitola, CA | General support | $35k |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $30k |
| Animal Outlook | Washington, DC | General support | $30k |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc | New York, NY | General support | $30k |
| Global Change Data Lab | UK | General support | $30k |
| Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $30k |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | General support | $30k |
| Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy | Washington, DC | General support | $30k |
| Land Trust of Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $30k |
| New Way Homes Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | General support | $30k |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $30k |
| Building Decarbonization Coalition | Lewes, DE | General support | $25k |
| Center for Carbon Removal | Washington, DC | General support | $25k |
| IFEX | CA | General support | $25k |
| National Trust for Local News | Lexington, MA | General support | $25k |
| PolicyLink | Oakland, CA | General support | $25k |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | General support | $25k |
| Global Investigative Journalism Network | Washington, DC | General Support | $25k |
Revenue and expenses over time
Cottonwood Spring reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California
Cottonwood Spring reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.
These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).
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What are Cottonwood Spring's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, Cottonwood Spring reported $940k in total revenue and $787k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
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