· Private foundation
Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k14 grants · $57k
- $10k–50k13 grants · $280k
- $50k–250k7 grants · $748k
- $250k+5 grants · $8.5M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MEDTECH INNOVATOR | $3,606,250 |
| C-PATH INSTITUTE TRXA | $3,100,000 |
| STANFORD BIODESIGN FOGARTY INSTITUTE | $1,000,000 |
| RESEARCH CORPORATION FOR SCIENCE ADVANCEMENT | $520,579 |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | $300,000 |
| SOTERIA PRECISION MEDICINE FOUNDAON | $220,000 |
| HONORHEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE | $200,000 |
| UNIV OF AZ FDTN - PHARMACY KEYS PROGRAM | $128,000 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | $50,000 |
| INTEGRATIVE TOUCH FOR KIDS | $50,000 |
| SILKROAD | $50,000 |
| CLASSICAL TAHOE | $50,000 |
| SALPOINTE CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION | $40,000 |
| SARSEF | $40,000 |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION INC | $35,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $199k) 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.
63 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2024, 31 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MIMEDTECH INNOVATOR7× · 2017–2024 · $10M · revenue +374% · 58% of their budget
University of Arizona Foundation7× · 2017–2023 · $9.1M · revenue +109%- ADARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM5× · 2019–2023 · $2.7M · revenue +105%
Funded once
- UFUCLA FOUNDATION - FGCF INT'L NEURORADILOGY EXCELLENCE RESEARCH FUNDone grant, 2023 · $927k
- SUSTANFORD UNIVERSITYBIODESIGNone grant, 2018 · $800k
- UOUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA OPTICAL SCIENCESone grant, 2019 · $500k
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.
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.
Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.
Phoenix children's hospital foundation supports phoenix children's hospital through fundraising ensuring that the hospital continues to stay on the leading edge of pediatric medicine and is equipped to fulfill its mission to advance hope,…
The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…
To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.
To connect, support and inform efforts to improve the health of individuals and communities in arizona.
The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…
Bringing arizonans together to create a stronger and brighter future for our state.
The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
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The santa fe institute is a transdisciplinary research community that expands the boundaries of scientific understanding. its aim is to discover, comprehend, and communicate the common fundamental principles in complex physical,…
Science foundation arizona's mission is to diversify arizona's economy by investing in scientific and engineering research linked to industry needs and investing in education to create a work force with 21st centrury skills.
How this is measured
91 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. 91 of the 140 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds MEDTECH INNOVATOR ↗
- Who funds University of Arizona Foundation ↗
- Who funds ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH ↗
- Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS ↗
- Who funds Soteria Precision Medicine Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds Integrative Touch ↗
- Who funds SILK ROAD PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL ↗
- Who funds JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
- Who funds Southern AZ Research Science & Eng FDN ↗
- Who funds SALPOINTE CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Norwalk Hospital Foundation ↗
- Who funds CALVIN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds CLASSICAL TAHOE ↗
- Who funds KIPP ST LOUIS ↗
- Who funds FOLDS OF HONOR NORTHERN OH CHAPTER ↗
- Who funds Sarasota Opera Association Inc ↗
- Who funds Folds of Honor Palmetto State Chapter ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc · The Hs Lopez Family Foundation · Connie Hillman Family Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona · Marshall Foundation · Social Venture Partners Tucson · Fred & Christine Armstrong Foundation · Angel Charity for Children Inc · Community Food Bank Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: 23% of income from government
- Child Protection Center Inc: 8% of income from government
- President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
- Silk Road Project Inc: 4% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
- Florida Studio Theatre Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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