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Cotten Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$422k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$46k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$225kEducation$209kAnimals$112kHuman Services$108kFood & Nutrition$93kHealth$75kHousing & Shelter$37kMembership Benefit$10k
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$27,472
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA$45,787
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOG$36,630
HOOD COLLEGE OF FREDERICK MD$36,630
ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART INC$27,472
WINTER PARK LIBRARY ASSOCIATIO$27,472
PET ALLIANCE OF GREATER ORLAND$27,472
THE ORLANDO UNION RESCUE MISSI$27,472
WINTER PARK DAY NURSERY INC$27,472
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK$27,472
SALVATION ARMY A GEORGIA CORPO$27,472
COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS INC$27,472
HOSPICE OF THE COMFORTER INC D$18,315
COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF$18,315
FOOD FOR THE POOR INC$18,315
ASPIRE HEALTH PARTNERS FOUNDAT$18,315
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $89k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOSPICE OF THE COMFORTER INC D: $18k → 11%HOSPICE OF THE COMFORTER INC D: $16k → 11%HOSPICE OF THE COMFORTER INC D: $3k → 11%WINTER PARK DAY NURSERY INC: $27k → 13%WINTER PARK DAY NURSERY INC: $25k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$870k · 16 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
0

Total granted

$870k
$0

Still filing today

75%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsInternationalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • OP
    ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $93k · revenue +28%
  • FI
    FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $75k · revenue +12%
  • HC
    HOOD COLLEGE
    3× · 2022–2024 · $75k · revenue +2%

Funded once

    How this is measured

    Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

    04Its field

    Closest unfunded matches

    The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

    1
    Florida Community Health Centers Inc

    Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.

    —
    2
    Florida College Inc

    Florida college, as a private, independent liberal arts college, provides a comprehensive undergraduate experience designed to develop students spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially; to integrate into the students' lives the…

    Education
    3
    Community First Credit Union of Florida

    Community first credit union of florida's mission is to provide the highest in quality financial solutions for every stage of life.

    —
    4
    Oak Hammock at the University of Florida Inc

    To support its members and create an active, caring community by providing a continuum of quality lifestyle & healthcare programs and outstanding enrichment opportunities in conjunction with the university of florida.

    Human Services
    5
    Tampa Bay Partnership Inc

    The tampa bay partnership is a privately funded, ceo-driven regional advocacy organization, committed to creating a unified, competitive and prosperous tampa bay.

    —
    6
    Point Park University

    Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

    —
    7
    Financial Planning Association

    To elevate the profession that transforms lives through the power of financial planning.

    Community Improvement
    8
    Furman University

    The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

    Education
    9
    Florida Credit Union

    Income from credit union membership and from investement of member funds provide the foundation from which the organization can function and provide service to its restricted membership.

    —
    10
    Florida Children's Museum Inc

    Curating the world for all children to explore

    Arts & Culture
    11
    University of New Haven

    The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

    Education
    12
    International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology Inc

    The organization provides peer reviewed scientific research and education in the field of biological dentistry.

    Health
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Food for the Poor Inc; the most unlike its peers is William Duval Chapter Inc Nsdar. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
    04the grantee network

    12 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

    Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

    How this is measured

    Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 12 of the 16 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

    Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

    0
    Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
    1
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    12/12
    Grantees still filing
    7/12
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $55,989 · OtherSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL…THE ORLANDO UNION RESCUE MISSI: $55,989 · OtherTHE ORLANDO UNION RESCUE MISSISALVATION ARMY A GEORGIA CORPO: $55,989 · OtherSALVATION ARMY A GEORGIA CORPOCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF: $37,327 · OtherCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OFASPIRE HEALTH PARTNERS FOUNDAT: $37,327 · OtherASPIRE HEALTH PARTNERS FOUNDATWILLIAM DUVAL CHAPTER INC NSDAR: $30,000 · OtherWILLIAM DUVAL CHAPTER INC NSDARFLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $74,653 · EducationFLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNO…HOOD COLLEGE: $74,653 · EducationHOOD COLLEGEWINTER PARK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $59,848 · EducationWINTER PARK LIBRARY ASSOCIA…ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC: $93,315 · Arts & CultureORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHE…ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART INC: $55,989 · Arts & CultureORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART INCCOMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS INC: $55,989 · Arts & CultureCOMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS I…WINTER PARK DAY NURSERY INC: $52,130 · Human ServicesWINTER PARK…AdventHealth Home Health and Hospice Inc: $37,327 · Human ServicesAdventHealt…PET ALLIANCE OF GREATER ORLANDO INC: $55,989 · AnimalsFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $37,327 · International
    Other$272,621Education$209,154Arts & Culture$205,293Human Services$89,457Animals$55,989International$37,327

    Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

    25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC: $93,315 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $74,653 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOOD COLLEGE: $74,653 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWINTER PARK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $59,848 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $55,989 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART INC: $55,989 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetPET ALLIANCE OF GREATER ORLANDO INC: $55,989 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS INC: $55,989 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetWINTER PARK DAY NURSERY INC: $52,130 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $37,327 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAdventHealth Home Health and Hospice Inc: $37,327 over 3y, 0.0% of budget
    Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

    A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

    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.

    Central Florida Found…James T and Diana P B…The Warren and August…Elizabeth Morse Geniu…Magruder Chesley G Fd…Charities Aid Foundat…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
    Central Florida FoundationFL15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: Central Florida Foundation · James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc · The Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation Inc · Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation · Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

    How much its grantees rely on government

    Each dot is one organization Cotten Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cotten Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

    2024
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
    • Florida Institute of Technology Inc: 5% of income from government
    • Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc: 0% of income from government
    • Orlando Museum of Art Inc: 0% of income from government
    • Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando Inc: 0% of income from government
    • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 16 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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