Cotsen Foundation for the Art of Teaching
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3953038 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Cotsen Foundation for the Art
135grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$8,730lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$23.1Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
12100 Wilshire Blvd Ste 520
Los Angeles, CA 90025-7140
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $1,647,898 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $1,589,864 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $1,564,993 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Dist MENTOR PROGRAM | Santa Monica, CA | $755,156 |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Dist MENTOR PROGRAM | Norwalk, CA | $752,988 |
| Long Beach Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Long Beach, CA | $743,608 |
| Walnut Valley Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Walnut, CA | $739,790 |
| Long Beach Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Long Beach, CA | $690,999 |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Norwalk, CA | $661,422 |
| Buena Park School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Buena Park, CA | $635,943 |
| Centralia School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Buena Park, CA | $635,316 |
| Buena Park School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Buena Park, CA | $591,829 |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Norwalk, CA | $589,604 |
| Fullerton School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Fullerton, CA | $563,377 |
| Fullerton School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Fullerton, CA | $549,903 |
| Long Beach Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Long Beach, CA | $541,456 |
| Fullerton School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Fullerton, CA | $532,192 |
| Fountain Valley School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Fountain Valley, CA | $500,497 |
| Pomona Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Pomona, CA | $461,178 |
| Centralia School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Buena Park, CA | $458,672 |
| Buena Park School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Buena Park, CA | $446,580 |
| Whittier City School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Whittier, CA | $420,013 |
| Walnut Valley Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Walnut, CA | $411,969 |
| Pomona Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Pomona, CA | $396,010 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Santa Monica, CA | $390,146 |
| Rowland Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Rowland Heights, CA | $386,469 |
| Tustin Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Tustin, CA | $379,711 |
| Whittier City School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Whittier, CA | $336,112 |
| Wiseburn Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | EL Segundo, CA | $312,804 |
| Whittier City School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Whittier, CA | $299,475 |
| Pomona Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Pomona, CA | $298,139 |
| Wiseburn Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | EL Segundo, CA | $237,728 |
| East Whittier City School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Whittier, CA | $223,870 |
| Larchmont Charter School MENTOR PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $208,607 |
| Tustin Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Tustin, CA | $204,315 |
| Rowland Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Rowland Heights, CA | $203,409 |
| Wiseburn Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | EL Segundo, CA | $196,556 |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Dist MENTOR PROGRAM | Santa Monica, CA | $191,203 |
| Tustin Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Tustin, CA | $187,641 |
| Fountain Valley School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Fountain Valley, CA | $176,739 |
| Walnut Valley Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Walnut, CA | $166,944 |
| Grants to Teachers MENTOR PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $162,944 |
| Grants to Teachers MENTOR PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $144,113 |
| Monrovia Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Monrovia, CA | $122,407 |
| Monrovia Unified School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Monrovia, CA | $82,672 |
| Grants to Teachers MENTOR PROGRAM | Los Angeles, CA | $81,885 |
| Centralia School District MENTOR PROGRAM | Buena Park, CA | $79,788 |
| The Acme Network | South Pasadena, CA | $54,000 |
| The Acme Network | South Pasadena, CA | $50,000 |
| The Acme Network | South Pasadena, CA | $50,000 |
| Laurel Leadership Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Laurel Leadership Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Society for American Archaeology | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Caaasa SUPPORT THE UNITY BRANCH | Granada Hills, CA | $30,000 |
| Society for American Archaeology | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Wende Museum | Culver City, CA | $30,000 |
| Israel-American Academic Exchange | Beverly Hills, CA | $30,000 |
| Israel-America Academic Exchange | Beverly Hills, CA | $20,000 |
| Dance and Dialogue | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Society for American Archaeology | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
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