George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos Merced Foundation
Private foundation · Berkeley, CA · EIN 46-0669505 · reported 2023–2025 · files as George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos
56grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$322Ktotal 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
PO Box 7220
Berkeley, CA 94707-0220
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 |
|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley Foundation Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $15,500 |
| Working America Education Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $13,000 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $13,000 |
| Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Education F | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Jazz in the Neighborhood Jazz in the Neighborhood | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Education F | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Jazz in the Neighborhood Jazz in the Neighborhood | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| KQED | City of Industry, CA | $8,500 |
| PBS News Hour | Arlington, VA | $8,500 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $7,500 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $7,500 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $5,700 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $5,000 |
| Berkeley East Bay Humane Society | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 |
| Jazz in the Neighborhood Jazz in the Neighborhood | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Working America Education Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Golden Gate Bird Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $5,000 |
| Berkeley East Bay Humane Society | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $5,000 |
| Berkeley East Bay Humane Society | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $3,000 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Working America Education Fund | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Calliope East Bay Music Arts | Albany, CA | $2,000 |
| Golden Gate Bird Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $1,500 |
| Golden Gate Bird Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $1,500 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Woolly Bugger, WV | $1,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation Library Fund | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation UCB Symphony Orchestra | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Mono Lake Committee | Lee Vining, CA | $1,000 |
| Sacred Heart Schools | Louisville, KY | $1,000 |
| East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Woolly Bugger, WV | $1,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation Library Fund | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation UCB Symphony Orchestra | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Northern California Innocence Proje | Santa Clara, CA | $1,000 |
| East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Woolly Bugger, WV | $1,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation Library Fund | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation UCB Symphony Orchestra | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Calliope East Bay Music Arts | Albany, CA | $1,000 |
| Aurora Theater | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Food Pantry | Berkeley, CA | $500 |
| Mission Local SF | San Francisco, CA | $500 |
| Trace Media Inc "The Trace" | Brooklyn, NY | $500 |
| Cityside Journalism Initiative | Berkeley, CA | $500 |
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