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Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation

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.

$232k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
53
Grants FY2025
52
Organizations funded FY2024
10%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
4 to 52
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$107k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 10% of the organizations Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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 & CultureHuman ServicesAnimalsHealthPublic BenefitOther
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 arriving52$231k8%
FY202452$222k10%
FY202347$218k6%
FY202250$240k14%
FY202134$115k32%
FY20204$31k50%
FY201946$186k24%
FY201847$168k15%
93% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$699kHealth$149kHuman Services$138kCivil Rights$138kCrime & Legal$78kCommunity Improvement$53kReligion$49kEducation$39kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
DC
FL

Top grantees

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

Show all 56 grantees
All grantees of Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Segerstrom Center for the Arts$220,00080%
Pacific Justice Institute$137,00081%
The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement$89,00061%
The Laguna Playhouse$83,00070%
NRA Foundation Inc$77,00080%
Laguna Beach Seniors Inc$57,80081%
American Legion Auxiliary Fndn$52,50082%
Hoag Hospital Foundation$51,00040%
Laguna Art Museum$40,56060%
Festival Ballet Theater$40,00082%
Laguna Dance Festival$30,50084%
Baltimore Museum of Art$23,00070%
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center$15,00030%
Colorado Mountain College Foundation Inc$11,30080%
Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach$8,20070%
Laguna Beach Live$7,10071%
Ten Mile Lake Association Inc$5,88071%
San Clemente Military Family Outreach$5,80071%
Laguna Beach Rotary Club Foundation$5,67383%
Govans Presbyterian Church$5,0001n/a
Socal Ballet Scene$5,00023%
Arts Orange County$5,0001n/a
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Inc$4,50080%
Ecology Center$4,37580%
Crystal Cove Conservancy$4,10080%
Creative Identity$4,10040%
Blue Bell Foundation for Cats$4,00080%
The Tikvah Fund$3,80050%
Backhausdance$2,50030%
Dance Arts Academy Foundation$2,00021%
Interfaith Food Pantry Inc$2,00010%
R Star Foundation$2,0001n/a
Ghetto Rescue FFoundation$1,70040%
The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms Inc$1,65060%
The Trustees of the Ladew Topiary Gardens Inc$1,50050%
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus$1,50030%
Turning Point USA Inc$1,40040%
MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger$1,00010%
Woodberry Crossing Inc$1,00011%
USA Patriots Veteran Athletics$80020%
Children's Hospital of Orange County$50010%
Friends of the Sea Lions Inc Dba Pacific Marine Mammal Center$50010%
Veteran Impact Services Inc$5001n/a
Community Art Project$5001n/a
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation$50010%
Voice of Orange CountyOrg$30010%
Laguna Niguel Military Support Foundation$30010%
Friendship Shelter Inc$30020%
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation$30010%
Global Glimpse$21010%
Peapack Gladstone Fire Co 1 Inc$20010%
Sawdust Festival Corporation$2001n/a
Angel Force USA$2001n/a
Third Street Writers Inc$1001n/a
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$10010%
Laguna Food Pantry$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 53 recipients with no EIN on record ($586k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSegerstrom Center for the Arts: $220,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Justice Institute: $137,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetThe Wooden Floor for Youth Movement: $89,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetThe Laguna Playhouse: $83,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetNRA Foundation Inc: $77,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLaguna Beach Seniors Inc: $57,800 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Legion Auxiliary Fndn: $52,500 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetHoag Hospital Foundation: $51,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLaguna Art Museum: $40,560 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetFestival Ballet Theater: $40,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetLaguna Dance Festival: $30,500 over 8y, 4.1% of budgetBaltimore Museum of Art: $23,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMission Hospital Regional Medical Center: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Mountain College Foundation Inc: $11,300 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach: $8,200 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLaguna Beach Live: $7,100 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetTen Mile Lake Association Inc: $5,880 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetSan Clemente Military Family Outreach: $5,800 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetLaguna Beach Rotary Club Foundation: $5,673 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetSocal Ballet Scene: $5,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetThoroughbred Retirement Foundation Inc: $4,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEcology Center: $4,375 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCrystal Cove Conservancy: $4,100 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCreative Identity: $4,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBlue Bell Foundation for Cats: $4,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetThe Tikvah Fund: $3,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBackhausdance: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetDance Arts Academy Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetInterfaith Food Pantry Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGhetto Rescue FFoundation: $1,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms Inc: $1,650 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of the Ladew Topiary Gardens Inc: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTucson Arizona Boys Chorus: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $1,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWoodberry Crossing Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetUSA Patriots Veteran Athletics: $800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Orange County: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Sea Lions Inc Dba Pacific Marine Mammal Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHoward Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVoice of Orange CountyOrg: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLaguna Niguel Military Support Foundation: $300 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFriendship Shelter Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCriminal Justice Legal Foundation: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Glimpse: $210 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeapack Gladstone Fire Co 1 Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWikimedia Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLaguna Food Pantry: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 48.

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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.

Orange County Community FoundationCA31.8× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · Macgillivray Family Foundation · Laguna Beach Community Foundation · The Hanauer Family Foundation · Weaver Family Private Foundation · The William Gillespie Foundation · The Hexberg Family Foundation · The Bassman Family Charitable Trust · The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation · Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation · Engle Family Foundation · Assistance League of Laguna Beach

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 Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation

How much does Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation give?
Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation reported 53 grants totaling $231,740 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 52 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (43%), Health (9%), Human Services (9%).
Who are Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Segerstrom Center for the Arts ($220k), Pacific Justice Institute ($137k), The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement ($89k).
Does Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation 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 Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, Macgillivray Family Foundation, Laguna Beach Community Foundation.
Where is Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation based?
Roberta Freeman Cox Charitable Foundation 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 110 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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