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Cote Foundation

Accepts applications Edina, Minnesota · EIN 203671669

Cote Foundation is a private foundation in Edina, Minnesota. In tax year 2024 it gave $31,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $11,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $40,500 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,5007$669,444
2024$31,5006$724,327

How to apply

ContactRobert Cote Executive Director
6624 Parkwood Road, Edina, MN 55436
Phone or email(612) 850-2011
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing, outlining the nature of the request. Background information about the applicant including confirmation of the organization's 501(c)(3) status should be provided. This information will be used for selection purposes.
DeadlinesApplications may be made at any time
RestrictionsNo restrictions of any kind apply

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota4$23,500
Arizona2$8,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Youth Frontiers
Edina, MN
General assistance$11,000
Timber Bayyouth Investment
Nisswa, MN
General assistance$6,500
Bridges of Hope
Brainerd, MN
General assistance$5,000
Gabriels Angels
Phoenix, AZ
General assistance$5,000
Friends of Saguaro National Park
Tucson, AZ
General assistance$3,000
Lakes Area Food Shelf
Nisswa, MN
General assistance$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cote Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications may be made at any time.

How much does Cote Foundation give?

$31,500 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Cote Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert C Cote (Executive Director), Carolyn Jones (Trustee), James Randolph Cote (Trustee) and Kelly Cote Jasper (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

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