Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation
EIN 860940147Total Given 2016–2024
$60.2M
310 grants · $6.7M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $5K–$50K
grant size
46%
supporter · 71/153 multi-year
repeat
$70.0M
Assets (2024)
153
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(520) 748-4420
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.0M | $20.9M | $3.4M | 19 |
| 2017 | $1.7M | $26.5M | $4.7M | 11 |
| 2018 | $13.0M | $24.2M | $9.8M | 15 |
| 2019 | N/A | $37.4M | $11.7M | N/A |
| 2020 | $6.7M | $51.6M | $11.2M | 50 |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $56.3M | $10.5M | 67 |
| 2022 | $12.1M | $43.4M | $9.4M | 46 |
| 2023 | $12.2M | $41.0M | $7.5M | 54 |
| 2024 | $9.8M | $70.0M | $38.2M | 48 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 310 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$15K
Average
$194K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$7.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.3% of US grants
· Rank #10 of 26 states
$800K across
4 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (310 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $7,000,000 | GRANT TO THE ALBERT B. WEAVER SCIENCE-ENGINEERING LIBRARY THAT HOSTS A NUMBER OFTECHNOLOGY-RICH COLLABORATIVE SPACES | 2018 |
| Medtech Innovator | Los Angeles, CA | $3,606,250 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2024 |
| C-Path Institute Trxa | Tucson, AZ | $3,100,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | $3,000,000 | INNOVATION IN SCIENCE | 2018 |
| C-Path Institute Trxa | Tucson, AZ | $2,900,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Medtech Innovator | Los Angeles, CA | $2,800,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2023 |
| C-Path Institute Trxa | Tucson, AZ | $2,750,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Medtech Innovator | Los Angeles, CA | $2,600,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Medtech Innovator | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Arizona Sonora Desert Museum | Tucson, AZ | $1,600,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Medtech Innovator | Los Angeles, CA | $1,200,000 | GRANT TO SUPPORT MEDICAL DEVICE, DIGITAL HEALTH AND DIAGNOSTIC COMPANY INNOVATION. | 2018 |
| Igem Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $1,125,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | $1,001,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | $1,000,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Stanford Biodesign Fogarty Institute | Stanford, CA | $1,000,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Stanford Biodesign Fogarty Institute | Stanford, CA | $1,000,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Arizona Sonora Desert Museum | Tucson, AZ | $1,000,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Stanford Biodesign Fogarty Institute | Stanford, CA | $1,000,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | $999,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Ucla Foundation - Fgcf Int'L Neuroradilogy Excellence Research Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $927,369 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Stanford Universitybiodesign | Stanford, CA | $800,000 | BIODESIGN ENDOWED FELLOW | 2018 |
| Med Tech Innovator | Los Angeles, CA | $800,000 | GRANT TO SUPPORT MEDICAL DEVICE, DIGITAL HEALTH AND DIAGNOSTIC COMPANY INNOVATION. | 2016 |
| The University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $608,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2021 |
| The University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $605,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $600,000 | CHARITABLE ENTITY SUPPORT | 2020 |