Grants paid by George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos Merced Foundation
EIN 46-0669505 · Berkeley, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos Merced Foundation of Berkeley, CA (EIN 46-0669505) reported 84 grants paid totaling $473,925 to 20 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$473,925
84 grants
Recipients
20
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | $60,200 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | $58,200 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | $45,825 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | $53,700 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | $64,500 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $56,500 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | $69,000 | — |
| 2025 | 11 | $66,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 20 recipients receiving the most from George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos Merced Foundation, by grants paid, out of 20 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | U | Berkeley, CA | 24 | $236,000 | 2025 |
| Sierra Club Foundation 94-6069890 | B | Oakland, CA | 7 | $63,825 | 2024 |
| Berkeley East Bay Humane Society 94-1347069 | B | Berkeley, CA | 8 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Bard College 14-1713034 | B | Annandaleonhudson, NY | 8 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Working America Education Fund 20-2035052 | B | Washington, DC | 5 | $26,000 | 2025 |
| Voto Latino Foundation 20-1350252 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center 63-0598743 | B | Montgomery, AL | 6 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Legal Defense Fund | U | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Golden Gate Bird Alliance 94-6086896 | B | Berkeley, CA | 3 | $8,000 | 2025 |
| El Cerrito Community Foundation 68-0485391 | C | Albany, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society 93-0792021 | B | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Berkeley Food Pantry 81-4942342 | D | Berkeley, CA | 6 | $3,900 | 2023 |
| Golden Gate Audubon Society | U | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $3,200 | 2022 |
| Unidosusnational Council of la Raza | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $3,000 | 2019 |
| East Bay Community Law Center 94-3042565 | B | Berkeley, CA | 3 | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Trace Media Inc 47-4175513 | C | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $1,500 | 2023 |
| Mission Local Sf 88-3177547 | B | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1,500 | 2023 |
| Mono Lake Committee | U | Lee Vining, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Aurora Theater 94-3168663 | D | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 84 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Legal Defense Fund New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Working America Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Golden Gate Bird Alliance Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Harvard University Boston, MA | U | $2,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Mono Lake Committee Lee Vining, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2025 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202601349349105575 |
| 2024 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Working America Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Golden Gate Bird Alliance Berkeley, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | East Bay Community Law Center Berkeley, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Aurora Theater Berkeley, CA | D | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202521349349105267 |
| 2024 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 202521349349105267 |
| 2023 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Working America Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $2,000 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Golden Gate Bird Alliance Berkeley, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | East Bay Community Law Center Berkeley, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Berkeley Food Pantry Berkeley, CA | D | $500 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Trace Media Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $500 | paid | "The Trace" | 202431099349101038 |
| 2023 | Mission Local Sf San Francisco, CA | B | $500 | paid | General Support | 202431099349101038 |
| 2022 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Alexandria, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Golden Gate Audubon Society Berkeley, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | East Bay Community Law Center Berkeley, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Trace Media Inc Brooklyn, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | "The Trace" | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Working America Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Mission Local Sf San Francisco, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2022 | Berkeley Food Pantry Berkeley, CA | D | $500 | paid | General Support | 202313169349100566 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 202201369349105750 |
| 2021 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202201369349105750 |
| 2021 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202201369349105750 |
| 2021 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202201369349105750 |
| 2021 | Golden Gate Audubon Society Berkeley, CA | U | $1,200 | paid | General Support | 202201369349105750 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 202201369349105750 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 202201369349105750 |
| 2021 | Berkeley Food Pantry Berkeley, CA | D | $500 | paid | General Support | 202201369349105750 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Voto Latino Foundation Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $8,825 | paid | General Support | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Working America Education Fund Washington, DC | B | $3,000 | paid | General Support | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Berkeley Food Pantry Berkeley, CA | D | $2,000 | paid | General Support | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 202112649349100216 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 202112649349100216 |
| 2019 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Unidosusnational Council of la Raza Washington, DC | U | $3,000 | paid | General Support | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $3,000 | paid | General Support | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 202041329349101254 |
| 2019 | Berkeley Food Pantry Berkeley, CA | D | $200 | paid | General Support | 202041329349101254 |
| 2018 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | Fund for Excellence in the Arts & Humanities | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | El Cerrito Community Foundation Albany, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $3,000 | paid | General Support | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Library Fund | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | UCB Symphony Orchestra | 201911029349100421 |
| 2018 | Berkeley Food Pantry Berkeley, CA | D | $200 | paid | General Support | 201911029349100421 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601349349105575 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521349349105267 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431099349101038 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202313169349100566 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202201369349105750 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202112649349100216 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202041329349101254 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911029349100421 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/460669505.json.
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