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Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$8.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,647,898
Organizations funded a year
41 to 62
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$290M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $795k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving43$8.5M14%
FY202441$8.3M17%
FY202347$6.3M28%
FY202241$4.2M24%
FY202146$4.7M11%
FY202052$5.1M15%
FY201962$3.7M31%
FY201860$3.4M42%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$45MYouth Development$791kArts & Culture$702kEmployment$445kInternational$159kSocial Science$105kCivil Rights$41kAnimals$32kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MD
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Los Angeles Unified School District$6,825,4388n/a
Tustin Unified School District$2,785,4259n/a
Downey Unified School District$1,532,5925n/a
Walnut Valley Unified School District$1,318,7033n/a
Loyola Marymount University$933,38720%
The Acme Network$445,000927%
El Segundo Unified School District$308,0655n/a
Larchmont Schools$221,10721%
Los Angeles Education Partnership$165,00051%
The Wende Museum of the Cold War Inc$140,00081%
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All grantees of Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Los Angeles Unified School District$6,825,4388n/a
Tustin Unified School District$2,785,4259n/a
Downey Unified School District$1,532,5925n/a
Walnut Valley Unified School District$1,318,7033n/a
Loyola Marymount University$933,38720%
The Acme Network$445,000927%
El Segundo Unified School District$308,0655n/a
Larchmont Schools$221,10721%
Los Angeles Education Partnership$165,00051%
The Wende Museum of the Cold War Inc$140,00081%
American Academy of Arts & Sciences$105,00070%
The American University of Rome$102,50090%
Laurel Leadership Institute$100,00043%
Oak Grove School District$99,5833n/a
Israel-America Academic Exchange$95,00062%
Society for American Archaeology$90,00031%
The Go Project Inc$85,00093%
Dance and Dialogue$85,00079%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$84,00090%
Los Angeles Review of Books$61,75091%
California Institute of the Arts$56,00080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$46,00040%
Pennsylvania State University$40,0003n/a
Teach for America Inc$37,20060%
California Competes$35,00040%
Daly Hsa$31,000323%
Avid Center$30,00010%
Alder Graduate School of Education$30,00030%
Zoological Society of San Diego$30,00030%
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation$27,50040%
Scripps College$25,00040%
Roosevelt PTA - Santa Monica Inc$22,000218%
Southern California Public Radio$20,00040%
Cypress School District$19,0003n/a
Gabriella Charter Schools$16,50010%
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts$15,00020%
Culver City Education Foundation$15,00012%
The Panetta Institute for Public Policy$12,00030%
University of South Florida Foundation Inc$10,00020%
The Language Academy of Sacramento$10,00010%
Princeton Reachout 56-81-06 Inc$10,00018%
The Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California Inc$10,00020%
City of Refuge Sacramento$10,00012%
Studios for the Performing Arts Operating Company$10,00011%
The Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Educat$8,980114%
Lawndale Elementary School District$8,0315n/a
Soquel High School$8,0001n/a
Harlem Stage Inc$5,75050%
House of Peace Inc$5,20014%
Pomona College$5,00010%
Tri Community and Youth Agency Inc$5,00011%
Gofundmeorg$5,00010%
Pasadena Educational Foundation$4,00010%
Idyllwild Arts Foundation$4,00010%
Edpowerment Inc$3,00011%
Children's Defense Fund$3,00020%
Ford Theatre Foundation$2,5001n/a
Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles$2,50020%
Plaza de la Raza Inc$2,25020%
Friends of Ipswich Elementary Schools Inc$2,0001n/a
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$2,00010%
California State University Los Angeles Foundation$2,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,00010%
Jacarandamusic$1,0001n/a
Emory University$75010%
The Ryman-Carroll Foundation$65010%
Ipswich Refugee Program Incorporated$5001n/a
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles$50010%
The Colburn School$35010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 78 recipients with no EIN on record ($31M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLoyola Marymount University: $933,387 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Acme Network: $445,000 over 9y, 27% of budgetLarchmont Schools: $221,107 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetLos Angeles Education Partnership: $165,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Wende Museum of the Cold War Inc: $140,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences: $105,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe American University of Rome: $102,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetLaurel Leadership Institute: $100,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetIsrael-America Academic Exchange: $95,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetSociety for American Archaeology: $90,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetThe Go Project Inc: $85,000 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetDance and Dialogue: $85,000 over 7y, 8.8% of budgetHenry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery: $84,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Review of Books: $61,750 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetCalifornia Institute of the Arts: $56,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $46,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $37,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Competes: $35,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetDaly Hsa: $31,000 over 3y, 23% of budgetAvid Center: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlder Graduate School of Education: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetZoological Society of San Diego: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: $27,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetScripps College: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRoosevelt PTA - Santa Monica Inc: $22,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetSouthern California Public Radio: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGabriella Charter Schools: $16,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCulver City Education Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetThe Panetta Institute for Public Policy: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Language Academy of Sacramento: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPrinceton Reachout 56-81-06 Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetThe Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCity of Refuge Sacramento: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetStudios for the Performing Arts Operating Company: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Huntington Foundation for Excellence in Educat: $8,980 over 1y, 14% of budgetHarlem Stage Inc: $5,750 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHouse of Peace Inc: $5,200 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetPomona College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTri Community and Youth Agency Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGofundmeorg: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPasadena Educational Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIdyllwild Arts Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEdpowerment Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetChildren's Defense Fund: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAltasea at the Port of Los Angeles: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPlaza de la Raza Inc: $2,250 over 2y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 55.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

California Community …The Ralph M Parsons F…The J Paul Getty TrustWeingart FoundationThe Rose Hills Founda…The Ahmanson Foundati…Elbridge Stuart Found…Kaiser Foundation Hos…The Annenberg Foundat…Perenchio FoundationJoseph Drown Foundati…The Rosalinde and Art…
California Community FoundationCA25× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The J Paul Getty Trust · Weingart Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Elbridge Stuart Foundation Dba Stuart Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Annenberg Foundation · Perenchio Foundation · Joseph Drown Foundation · The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching

How much does Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching give?
Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching reported 44 grants totaling $8,469,098 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 62 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (95%), Youth Development (2%), Arts & Culture (1%).
Who are Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Los Angeles Unified School District ($6.8M), Tustin Unified School District ($2.8M), Downey Unified School District ($1.5M).
Does Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Ralph M Parsons Foundation, The J Paul Getty Trust.
Where is Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching based?
Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 150 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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