Funding search · EIN 460669505 · Berkeley, CA

George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos

Name: George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

80
grants reported: $442,200
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

orchestra arts excellence humanities jazz library neighborhood symphony

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Uc Berkeley Foundation12 grants · $128,000
California Trout4 grants · $54,500
Naacp Legal Defense and Education F3 grants · $30,000
Earthjustice3 grants · $25,700
Sierra Club Foundation3 grants · $25,000
Jazz in the Neighborhood3 grants · $25,000
Working America Education Fund4 grants · $23,000
Bard College4 grants · $20,000
Berkeley East Bay Humane Society4 grants · $20,000
Intersection for the Arts1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$120,000

2022

$107,000

2023

$104,000

2024

$111,200

2025

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities
$30,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities
$30,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities
$30,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities
$15,500
California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General Support
$15,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General Support
$13,000
California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
$13,000
California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$13,000
California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$10,000
Legal Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2025
General Support
$10,000
Jazz in the Neighborhood · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Jazz in the Neighborhood
$10,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Education F · New York, NY · 2024
General Support
$10,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$10,000
Jazz in the Neighborhood · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Jazz in the Neighborhood
$10,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Education F · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
$10,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$10,000
Intersection for the Arts · Fairfax, CA · 2022
Jazz in the Neighborhood
$10,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Education F · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
$10,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
$8,500
Kqed · City of Industry, CA · 2025
General Support
$8,500
Pbs News Hour · Arlington, VA · 2025
General Support
$7,500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
General Support
$7,500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
$5,700
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Berkeley East Bay Humane Society · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Golden Gate Bird Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Jazz in the Neighborhood · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Jazz in the Neighborhood
$5,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General Support
$5,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Berkeley East Bay Humane Society · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Berkeley East Bay Humane Society · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Bard College · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2022
General Support
$5,000
Berkeley East Bay Humane Society · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Support
$5,000
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General Support
$4,000
Calliope East Bay Music Arts · Albany, CA · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General Support
$3,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General Support
$3,000
Trout Unlimited · Woolly Bugger, WV · 2022
General Support
$2,000
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2025
General Support
$2,000
Calliope East Bay Music Arts · Albany, CA · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
$2,000
Golden Gate Audubon Society · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Support
$1,500
Golden Gate Bird Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Support
$1,500
Golden Gate Bird Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Support
$1,000
Mono Lake Committee · Lee Vining, CA · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Sacred Heart Schools · Louisville, KY · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Trout Unlimited · Woolly Bugger, WV · 2025
General Support
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2025
UCB Symphony Orchestra
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Library Fund
$1,000
Aurora Theater · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Calliope East Bay Music Arts · Albany, CA · 2024
General Support
$1,000
East Bay Community Law Center · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Trout Unlimited · Woolly Bugger, WV · 2024
General Support
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Library Fund
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
UCB Symphony Orchestra
$1,000
East Bay Community Law Center · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Support
$1,000
Northern California Innocence Proje · Santa Clara, CA · 2023
General Support
$1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General Support
$1,000
Trout Unlimited · Woolly Bugger, WV · 2023
General Support
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Library Fund
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
UCB Symphony Orchestra
$1,000
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Support
$1,000
East Bay Community Law Center · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Support
$1,000
Mission Local Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
$1,000
Northern California Innocence Proje · Santa Clara, CA · 2022
General Support
$1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General Support
$1,000
Trace Media · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
"The Trace"
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
UCB Symphony Orchestra
$1,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Library Fund
$1,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
$500
Berkeley Food Pantry · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Support
$500
Cityside Journalism Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Support
$500
Mission Local Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
$500
Trace Media · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
"The Trace"
$500
Berkeley Food Pantry · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Support
$500
Bhs Development Group · Berkeley, CA · 2022
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