Carol W and G William Cotts

BURR RIDGE, IL EIN: 36-4159382

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$10K

-1.0% YoY

Grant Count

12

+9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$800

-9.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3K$7K$10K$13K19 grants201915 grants202015 grants202115 grants202211 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN C…$5KNORTH PARK UNIVERSITY$1KNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY …$1KKING BRUWAERT HOUSE$600PLANNED PARENTHOOD$500PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF EA…$300WFMT$300BLUE MOUNTAIN HEART TO H…$200BLUE MOUNTAIN HUMANE SOC…$200WALLA WALLA ALLIANCE FOR…$200

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants across all recorded years

87<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
G WILLIAM COTTSDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT0.1
KRISTIN A COTTSDIRECTOR & SECRETARY0.1
WILLIAM G COTTSDIRECTOR & TREASURER0.1
DR TIMOTHY COTTSDIRECTOR
PROF JOHN D COTTSDIRECTOR

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ARLINGTONBOULDERBURR RIDGECHICAGOCLARENDON HILLSEVANSTONHINSDALENEW YORK CITYROCHESTERSTURGEON BAYTROYWALLA WALLAYAKIMA

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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