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GEORGE J AND THERESA L COTSIRILOS MERCED FOUNDATION

· BERKELEY, CA · private_foundation · program funder

21recipients FY2016–24
$877,525giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 61% of giving in California

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A local funder — 61% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 5 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, CA, DC, NY, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAlarge program funder4
FLEISHHACKER FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder3
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAlarge program funder3
FIREDOLL FOUNDATIONWALNUT CREEK, CAprogram funder2
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAlarge program funder2
HEDCO FOUNDATIONDANVILLE, CAprogram funder2
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWSBEVERLY HILLS, CAprogram funder2
LEO J & CELIA CARLIN FUNDBERKELEY, CAprogram funder2
PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder2
SONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSANTA ROSA, CAprogram funder2
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENTLOS ANGELES, CAlarge program funder2
THE LENFEST INST FOR JOURNALISM SPE ASSET FUND OF THE PHL FOUNDATIONPHILADELPHIA, PAprogram funder2
WALTER AND ELISE HAAS FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder2
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder2
ABER D UNGER FOUNDATION INCBALTIMORE, MDprogram funder1
ACACIA CENTER FOR JUSTICENEW YORK, NYprogram funder1
AMBOS MUNDOS TRSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder1
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIASAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder1
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PROJECT INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder1
AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE INCARLINGTON, VAprogram funder1
AMERICAN RIVERS INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder1
ARKAY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CAprogram funder1
ARTHUR AND CHARLOTTE ZITRIN FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder1
ARTS MIDWESTMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder1
AUTZEN FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, ORprogram funder1

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
N A A C P LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND INCNY72024$99,000
CALIFORNIA TROUTCA72024$79,000
SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATIONCA72024$63,825
BARD COLLEGENY72024$35,000
BERKELEY EAST BAY HUMANE SOCIETY INCCA72024$35,000
WORKING AMERICA EDUCATION FUNDDC42024$21,000
JAZZ IN THE NEIGHBORHOODCA22024$20,000
CALLIOPE EAST BAY MUSIC & ARTSCA52024$10,500
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INCAL52024$9,000
EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW CENTERCA32024$3,000
GOLDEN GATE BIRD ALLIANCECA22024$3,000
EARTHJUSTICECA62023$65,000
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVEAL62023$18,000
TRACE MEDIA INCNY22023$1,500
MISSION LOCAL SFCA22023$1,500
CITYSIDE JOURNALISM INITIATIVECA12023$500
INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTSCA42022$30,500
SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETYVA12022$5,000
VOTO LATINO FOUNDATION INCDC12020$10,000
EL CERRITO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCCA12018$5,000
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANYCA12018$150