Cotsidas Charitable Trust | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 04-6051091

Foundation Overview

Based in Worcester, MA, Cotsidas Charitable Trust has awarded 241 grants totaling $237,890 to organizations in District of Columbia, Massachusetts and 11 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $9,500, with a median award of $500.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$237,890
Total Assets
$594,832
Median Grant (all grants)
$500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
21
Median Grant
$1,000
% Median Grant Growth
+100% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 14%

3 of 21 recipients (14%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
California

45% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 12 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Diego (25%), Cardiff By The Sea (22%), Sacramento (11%).

Funding Trajectory
+63%

Strong 63% growth in annual giving over 9 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Cotsidas Charitable Trust's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
American Red Cross $300 Washington, DC, US General 2024
Boston College Fund $400 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2024
Chp 11-99 Foundation $500 Costa Mesa, CA, US General 2024
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2024
Eisenhower Health $5,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2024
Mccallum Theater $1,000 Palm Desert, CA, US General 2024
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2024
Pacific Legal Foundation $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General 2024
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $1,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2024
Scripps Health Foundation $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2024
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2024
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $1,100 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2024
St Helen Philoptochos $500 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2024
St Jude Children's Research $500 Memphis, TN, US General 2024
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $1,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2024
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2024
University Of Hartford $500 West Hartford, CT, US General 2024
Wpi Annual Fund $5,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2024
St Kosmas Academy $2,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2024
Tunnel To Towers $5,000 Staten Island, NY, US General 2024
Turning Point Usa $3,000 Indianapolis, IN, US General 2024
Boston College Fund $400 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2023
Chp 11-99 Foundation $500 Costa Mesa, CA, US General 2023
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2023
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2023
Mccallum Theater $500 Palm Desert, CA, US General 2023
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $300 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2023
Pacific Legal Foundation $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General 2023
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $300 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
Scripps Health Foundation $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2023
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2023
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $750 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2023
St Helen Philoptochos $250 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2023
St Jude Children's Research $300 Memphis, TN, US General 2023
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $750 Worcester, MA, US General 2023
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2023
University Of Hartford $300 West Hartford, CT, US General 2023
Wpi Annual Fund $9,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2023
Boston College Fund $400 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2023
Chp 11-99 Foundation $500 Costa Mesa, CA, US General 2023
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2023
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2023
Mccallum Theater $500 Palm Desert, CA, US General 2023
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $300 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2023
Pacific Legal Foundation $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General 2023
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $300 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
Scripps Health Foundation $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2023
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2023
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $750 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2023
St Helen Philoptochos $250 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2023
St Jude Children's Research $300 Memphis, TN, US General 2023
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $750 Worcester, MA, US General 2023
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2023
University Of Hartford $300 West Hartford, CT, US General 2023
Wpi Annual Fund $9,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2023
Boston College Fund $330 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2022
Chp 11-99 Foundation $500 Costa Mesa, CA, US General 2022
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2022
Mccallum Theater $500 Palm Desert, CA, US General 2022
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $200 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2022
Pacific Legal Foundation $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General 2022
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $150 San Diego, CA, US General 2022
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2022
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $600 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2022
St Helen Philoptochos $250 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2022
St Jude Children's Research $200 Memphis, TN, US General 2022
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $570 Worcester, MA, US General 2022
The Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2022
University Of Hartford $200 West Hartford, CT, US General 2022
Wpi Annual Fund $9,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2022
Boston College Fund $330 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2022
Chp 11-99 Foundation $500 Costa Mesa, CA, US General 2022
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2022
Mccallum Theater $500 Palm Desert, CA, US General 2022
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $200 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2022
Pacific Legal Foundation $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General 2022
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $150 San Diego, CA, US General 2022
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2022
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $600 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2022
St Helen Philoptochos $250 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2022
St Jude Children's Research $200 Memphis, TN, US General 2022
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $570 Worcester, MA, US General 2022
The Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2022
University Of Hartford $200 West Hartford, CT, US General 2022
Wpi Annual Fund $9,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2022
American Red Cross $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2021
Boston College Fund $330 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2021
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2021
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $150 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2021
Pacific Legal Foundation $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General 2021
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $150 San Diego, CA, US General 2021
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2021
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $500 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2021
St Helen Philoptochos $250 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2021
St Jude Children's Research $150 Memphis, TN, US General 2021
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2021
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2021
Wpi Annual Fund $9,500 Worcester, MA, US General 2021
Chp 11-99 Foundation $500 Costa Mesa, CA, US General 2021
American Red Cross $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2021
Boston College Fund $330 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2021
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2021
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $150 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2021
Pacific Legal Foundation $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General 2021
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $150 San Diego, CA, US General 2021
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2021
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $500 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2021
St Helen Philoptochos $250 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2021
St Jude Children's Research $150 Memphis, TN, US General 2021
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2021
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2021
Wpi Annual Fund $9,500 Worcester, MA, US General 2021
Chp 11-99 Foundation $500 Costa Mesa, CA, US General 2021
Angie's Quest To Cure Als $1,000 Denver, CO, US General 2020
Bancroft School Annual Fund $4,300 Worcester, MA, US General 2020
Boston College Fund $300 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2020
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2020
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2020
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $150 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2020
Pacific Legal Foundation $1,500 Sacramento, CA, US General 2020
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $150 San Diego, CA, US General 2020
Scripps Health Foundation $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2020
Special Olympics $150 Washington, DC, US General 2020
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $500 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2020
St Helen Philoptochos $350 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2020
St Jude Children's Research $150 Memphis, TN, US General 2020
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $1,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2020
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2020
Worcester Academy Annual Fund $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2020
Wpi Annual Fund $9,500 Worcester, MA, US General 2020
Bancroft School Annual Fund $3,250 Worcester, MA, US General 2019
Boston College Fund $300 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2019
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2019
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $100 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2019
Pacific Legal Foundation $1,500 Sacramento, CA, US General 2019
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $300 San Diego, CA, US General 2019
Scripps Health Foundation $1,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2019
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2019
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $1,320 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2019
St Helen Philoptochos $250 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2019
St Jude Children's Research $100 Memphis, TN, US General 2019
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2019
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2019
University Of Hartford $100 West Hartford, CT, US General 2019
Worcester Academy Annual Fund $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2019
Wpi Annual Fund $5,500 Worcester, MA, US General 2019
Eisenhower Health $1,000 Rancho Mirage, CA, US General 2019
Fr Flanagan's Boys Town $100 Portsmouth, RI, US General 2019
Gary Sinise Foundation $500 Woodland Hills, CA, US General 2019
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $250 Waltham, MA, US General 2019
Angie's Quest To Cure Als $1,000 Denver, CO, US General 2019
Als Therapy Development Institute $2,000 Cambridge, MA, US General 2017
Alzheimers Disease Research $100 Wellesley, MA, US General 2017
American Cancer Society $100 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2017
American Heart Association $100 Dallas, TX, US General 2017
American Red Cross $200 Washington, DC, US General 2017
Bancroft School Annual Fund $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2017
Boston College Fund $250 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2017
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2017
Feeding America San Diego $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2017
Greek Orthodox Metropolis Of San Francisco $250 San Francisco, CA, US General 2017
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2017
Kids N Cancer $800 San Francisco, CA, US General 2017
Kpbs $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2017
Ludwig Von Mises Institute $500 Auburn, AL, US General 2017
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $100 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2017
Pacific Legal Foundation $1,200 Sacramento, CA, US General 2017
San Diego Rescue Mission $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2017
Scripps Health Foundation $2,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2017
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2017
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $2,950 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2017
St Helen Philoptochos $450 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2017
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $820 Worcester, MA, US General 2017
The Salvation Army $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2017
The Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General 2017
Tuck Annual Giving $2,000 Hanover, NH, US General 2017
University Of Hartford $250 West Hartford, CT, US General 2017
Worcester Academy Annual Fund $3,500 Worcester, MA, US General 2017
Wpi Annual Fund $1,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2017
Zoological Society Of San Diego $300 San Diego, CA, US General 2017
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation $250 San Diego, CA, US General 2017
Als Therapy Development Institute $2,000 Cambridge, MA, US General 2016
Alzheimers Disease Research $100 Wellesley, MA, US General 2016
American Cancer Society $100 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2016
American Heart Association $100 Dallas, TX, US General 2016
American Red Cross $500 Washington, DC, US General 2016
Bancroft School Annual Fund $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2016
Boston College Fund $250 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2016
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2016
Feeding America San Diego $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2016
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2016
Kids N Cancer $400 San Francisco, CA, US General 2016
Kpbs $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2016
Ludwig Von Mises Institute $500 Auburn, AL, US General 2016
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $100 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2016
Pacific Legal Foundation $1,200 Sacramento, CA, US General 2016
Scripps Health Foundation $1,800 La Jolla, CA, US General 2016
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2016
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $2,700 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2016
St Helen Philoptochos $450 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2016
St Jude Children's Research $250 Memphis, TN, US General 2016
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $570 Worcester, MA, US General 2016
Father Joe's Villages $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2016
The Salvation Army $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2016
The Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General 2016
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2016
University Of Hartford $250 West Hartford, CT, US General 2016
Worcester Academy Annual Fund $3,500 Worcester, MA, US General 2016
Wpi Annual Fund $1,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2016
Zoological Society Of San Diego $300 San Diego, CA, US General 2016
Lifespan Cancer Institute $500 Providence, RI, US General 2016
American Heart Association $100 Dallas, TX, US General 2015
Bancroft School Annual Fund $500 Worcester, MA, US General 2015
Boston College Fund $250 Chestnut Hill, MA, US General 2015
City Of Hope $1,000 Duarte, CA, US General 2015
Consumer Reports Foundation $100 Washington, DC, US General 2015
Greek Orthodox Metropolis Of San Francisco $750 San Francisco, CA, US General 2015
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2015
Kids N Cancer $250 San Francisco, CA, US General 2015
Kpbs $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2015
Ludwig Von Mises Institute $500 Auburn, AL, US General 2015
Orthodox Christian Laity Mission Center $100 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2015
Pacific Legal Foundation $1,200 Sacramento, CA, US General 2015
San Diego Rescue Mission $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2015
Scripps Health Foundation $1,700 La Jolla, CA, US General 2015
Special Olympics $100 Washington, DC, US General 2015
St Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church $3,750 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2015
St Helen Philoptochos $350 Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US General 2015
St Spyridon Greek Orthodox $1,070 Worcester, MA, US General 2015
St Vincent De Paul Village $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2015
The Salvation Army $100 San Diego, CA, US General 2015
The Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General 2015
Tuck Annual Giving $500 Hanover, NH, US General 2015
Worcester Academy Annual Fund $3,500 Worcester, MA, US General 2015
Wpi Annual Fund $1,000 Worcester, MA, US General 2015
Webster Dudley Food Share $200 Webster, MA, US General 2015
Als Therapy Development Institute $1,500 Cambridge, MA, US General 2015
Alzheimers Disease Research $100 Wellesley, MA, US General 2015
Dana Farber Cancer Institute $500 Boston, MA, US General 2015

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Cotsidas Charitable Trust as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 04-6051091
Website N/A
Address 306 MAIN STREET Worcester, MA 01608-1550

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Cotsidas Charitable Trust's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Nicholas Cotsidas
Trustee Jean A Cotsidas
Trustee Peter N Cotsidas

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated May 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.