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The Coto Foundation at a glance

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The Coto 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.

$699k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$500k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$858kHealth$720kScience & Tech$563kEducation$499kInternational$105kHuman Services$59kPublic Safety & Disaster$32kRecreation & Sports$28kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $111k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $80k
  • $250k+1 grant · $500k
$35,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LIFESAVERS INC$500,000
NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$80,000
DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF LOS ANGELES$45,000
SHELTER HOPE ENTERPRISES INC$35,000
FULFILLMENT FUND$17,000
DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY$14,000
SHELTER HOPE ENTERPRISES INC$8,000
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 (FY17–25, $130k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%FULFILLMENT FUND: $34k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $25k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $20k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $17k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $15k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $10k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $8k → 14%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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 14 repeat orgs$220k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
13

Total granted

$2.7M
$220k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+27%

Still filing today

71%
85%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureAnimalsHealthEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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

  • LI
    LIFESAVERS INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $735k · revenue +7%
  • NH
    NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2025 · $535k · revenue +2%
  • DS
    DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF LOS ANGELES
    9× · 2017–2025 · $532k · revenue +109%

Funded once

  • AF
    ANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE VALLEYS INC
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue +19%
  • CS
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue +130%
  • SM
    ST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC
    one grant, 2023 · $47k · revenue 0%
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
Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Spcala is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through education, law enforcement, intervention and advocacy.

Animals
2
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
3
Pet Orphans of Southern California

In addition to rescue and adoption, pet orphans provides a wide range of services including education, medical/financial, spay/neuter, and training assistance.

Animals
4
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.

Animals
5
Community Animal Medicine Project Inc

To substantially reduce animal shelter euthanasia and intake by providing high quality, low cost veterinary services to underserved communities in the los angeles area.

Animals
6
Rancho Coastal Humane Society

See schedule orancho coastal is dedicated to the rescue and shelter of abandoned companion animals. it encourages adoptions into loving homes and provides educational and community outreach programs designed to enhance the human-animal…

Animals
7
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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8
Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Santa barbara humane operates two campuses located in santa barbara and santa maria providing care for community-owned and homeless animals. both campuses offer affordable high quality veterinary care, compassionate behavior training…

Animals
9
South Central Family Health Center

To improve the quality of life for the diverse communities we serve providing affordable and comprehensive healthcare and education in a welcoming multi-cultural environment.

Health
10
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
11
The California Wildlife Center

The california wildlife center (cwc) takes responsibility for the protection of all native wildlife through rehabilitiation, education and conservation. as the los angeles area's premier wildlife medical care and rehabilitation facility,…

Health
12
Health Care Without Harm

The mission of health care without harm (hcwh) is to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Antelope Valley Partners for Health; the most unlike its peers is Red Bucket Equine Rescue. 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

22 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. 22 of the 27 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LIFESAVERS INC: $735,000 · AnimalsLIFESAVERS INC+2 more: $17,000 · AnimalsDISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF LOS ANGELES: $531,800 · Arts & CultureDISCOVERY SCIENCE CENT…DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY: $31,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $22,500 · Arts & CultureNORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $535,000 · PhilanthropyNORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL F…+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $290,000 · OtherLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY …K9 COACH RESCUE REHAB & PLACEMENT: $59,000 · OtherK9 COACH RESCUE REHAB …ANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE VALLEYS INC: $50,000 · OtherANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE …CALIFORNIA STATE HORSEMAN'S ASSOCIATION: $27,272 · OtherCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVE…SHELTER HOPE ENTERPRISES INC D/B/A SHELTER HOPE PET SHOP: $48,000 · OtherSHELTER HOPE ENTERPRIS…+6 more: $43,000 · Other+6 moreChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $135,000 · HealthST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC: $47,440 · HealthNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $30,000 · HealthFULFILLMENT FUND: $129,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesFINDING FREEDOM THROUGH FRIENDSHIP INC: $105,000 · International
Animals$752,000Arts & Culture$585,300Philanthropy$545,000Other$567,272Health$212,440Human Services$130,000International$105,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLIFESAVERS INC: $735,000 over 8y, 21% of budgetNORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $535,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetDISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF LOS ANGELES: $531,800 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $135,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFULFILLMENT FUND: $129,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetFINDING FREEDOM THROUGH FRIENDSHIP INC: $105,000 over 7y, 20% of budgetANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE VALLEYS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSHELTER HOPE ENTERPRISES INC D/B/A SHELTER HOPE PET SHOP: $48,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC: $47,440 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY: $31,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetVILLAGE CHARTER ACADEMY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSOL-LA MUSIC ACADEMY INC: $12,500 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetINTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRED BUCKET EQUINE RESCUE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHRIVE GLOBAL PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetNEW VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE RESCUE ME PET FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 2y, 54% of budgetSANTA PAULA ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetANTELOPE VALLEY PARTNERS FOR HEALTH: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 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.

The Ralph M Parsons F…Greater Good CharitiesConrad N Hilton Found…Sempra FoundationRaymond James Charita…The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …
The Ralph M Parsons FoundationCA13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Greater Good Charities · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 The Coto Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Coto Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 27 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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