Grants paid by The Cox Foundation
EIN 94-3379588 · CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Cox Foundation of CA (EIN 94-3379588) reported 26 grants paid totaling $3,761,340 to 26 recipients in tax years 2020–2021, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,761,340
26 grants
Recipients
26
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2021
2 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | $132,500 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | $3,628,840 | — |
Top recipients
The 26 recipients receiving the most from The Cox Foundation, by grants paid, out of 26 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cox Foundation Daf | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $3,628,840 | 2021 |
| Hillsdale College | U | Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Salvation Army | U | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Cpmc Foundation | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 94-2798865 | C | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Students Rising Above | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Uso | U | Arlington, VA | 1 | $8,000 | 2020 |
| Goodwill Industries International 53-0196517 | B | Rockville, MD | 1 | $8,000 | 2020 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation 94-2197343 | B | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $7,500 | 2020 |
| Institute for Justice 52-1744337 | B | Arlington, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Armed Services YMCA of USA Donate 36-3274346 | C | Woodbridge, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $4,500 | 2020 |
| Fisher House Foundation 11-3158401 | C | Rockville, MD | 1 | $3,500 | 2020 |
| Hospice by the Bay 33-0674856 | D | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Sf Exploratorium | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Pacific Research Institute | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Hanna Boys Center 94-1156478 | B | Sonoma, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Community Music Center 94-1156270 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco 94-3141608 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Hoover Institution | U | Stanford, CA | 1 | $1,500 | 2020 |
| Morton Blackwell | U | Arlington, VA | 1 | $1,500 | 2020 |
| Claremont Educational Foundation 95-4095651 | B | Claremont, CA | 1 | $1,500 | 2020 |
| Sfmoma | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| California Rangeland Trust 31-1631453 | C | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| California Academy of Sciences 94-1156258 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 54-0505888 | B | Williamsburg, VA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
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 26 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Cox Foundation Daf San Francisco, CA | U | $3,628,840 | paid | TERMINATING DISTRIBUTIONS | 202241389349100509 |
| 2020 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Cpmc Foundation San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Criminal Justice Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Students Rising Above San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Goodwill Industries International Rockville, MD | B | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Uso Arlington, VA | U | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Armed Services YMCA of USA Donate Woodbridge, VA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | San Francisco-Marin Food Bank San Francisco, CA | U | $4,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Fisher House Foundation Rockville, MD | C | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Hospice by the Bay San Francisco, CA | D | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Sf Exploratorium San Francisco, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Community Music Center San Francisco, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Raphael House of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Pacific Research Institute San Francisco, CA | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Hanna Boys Center Sonoma, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Claremont Educational Foundation Claremont, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Hoover Institution Stanford, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Morton Blackwell Arlington, VA | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | California Rangeland Trust Sacramento, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Sfmoma San Francisco, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
| 2020 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202103159349102535 |
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 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202241389349100509 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103159349102535 |
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/943379588.json.
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