Martial Cottle Park Foundation

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To provide for the development, improvement and operation of the Martial Cottle Park.

From the filed return, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-3481223) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$90K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: 990-PF Part VIII

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FY2024 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $183K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
990-PF Part VIII
3.1 mo
of spending, in cash
3.1 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$833K
+130% vs prior year
Spent
$752K
Net assets
$9.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$833K
FY2024▲ +130%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$789K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$596K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$833K
Expenses
$752K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$904K
FY2024$752K
Net assets
$9.1M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.0M
FY2021$15.4M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 74% · $553K Operating & administrative 26% · $199K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF; $90K paid to officers and key staff (990-PF Part VIII).

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
Permanent Director and PR
$30,000990-PF Pt VIII
$30,000990-PF Pt VIII
$30,000990-PF Pt VIII

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · 990-PF Part VIII

NameFY2024FY2021FY2020
Frank N Giordano$30,000$15,000$15,000
Elaine Giordano$30,000$15,000$15,000
Craig Giordano$30,000$15,000—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide for the development, improvement and operation of the martial cottle park as a santa clara county park.

Form 990-PF Part IX-A, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-3481223) · Dispute this line

Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 4 grants · $553K · 2024–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$520,000
California 4h FoundationFY2024$20,000
Real Options for WomenTX · FY2024$12,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$1,214

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV1
Average grantPart XV$138K
Median grantPart XV$20K
Largest grantPart XV$520K
Top cause focusNTEEHealth Care (25%)

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$833K
Investment income$833K
Money out
$752K
Grants paid$553K
Running costs$199K
Owns and owes
$9.1M
net assets
Cash and savings$192K
Total assets$9.1M
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid3
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$833K
Total revenue$833K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$192K
Total assets$9.1M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$9.1M
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2025 $833K$752K$80K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $361K$904K−$542K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $596K$865K−$269K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $1.4M$369K$994K$15.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 28, 2021 $789K$136K$653K$15.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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