Texas · Public charity
Cotton Bowl Foundation
To make a positive impact on those who play the game, attend the game, and support the game. To serve the communities associated with the cotton bowl classic by supporting: -programs that improve opportunities for underserved youth in north texas; -programs that benefit competing team's community; -organizations with a legacy of…
- $771k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
Read this first · the figures below need context
72% of Cotton Bowl Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Communities Foundation Of Texas Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2025
- $60,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $490,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $13M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Cotton Bowl Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $210k | 67% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $85k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $20k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $76k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $37k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $128k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgore College | $75,161 | 2 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Univ of Texas at Arlington | $59,316 | 2 | n/a |
| At Last | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Michigan State University | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | $40,723 | 2 | 0% |
| North Texas Food Bank | $30,723 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas High School Coaches Education Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($150k), not named here.
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About Cotton Bowl Foundation
- How much does Cotton Bowl Foundation give?
- Cotton Bowl Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $770,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Cotton Bowl Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (85%), Education (10%), Food & Nutrition (3%).
- Who are Cotton Bowl Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Kilgore College ($75k), Pennsylvania State University ($75k), Univ of Texas at Arlington ($59k).
- Does Cotton Bowl Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Cotton Bowl Foundation based?
- Cotton Bowl Foundation is based in TX.
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