The Cortopassi Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so do not send a cold application; the realistic route is an introduction through someone who knows the foundation or its people, which invitation-only giving depends on.
- Its stated priority is San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County, so work in those counties is the focus it names, although its recorded giving is concentrated in California.
- Most of its grants fall between $1,000 and $50,000, with a median of $5,000, so a modest request in that band is typical for it, but its largest grant was about $15,500,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- In its latest filing, 59% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so a relationship that leads to an invitation carries real weight, and being new to the foundation is not in itself a reason to hold back.
Overview
The Cortopassi Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Stockton, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (davisenterprise.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its support in its own terms as reaching boots on the ground charities in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. Its filed grants show a varied group of recipients, including schools, community and family services, arts and cultural organisations, religious organisations, health providers and environmental bodies. The filing does not identify these examples as separate programmes: its recorded purposes are general donations or charitable support. The recorded giving is concentrated in California, while the reported focus is the two named counties. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
Priority: San Joaquin County; Stanislaus County. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 59% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2025 filings, half of its 267 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2025.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 46% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations The Cortopassi Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 90% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 88 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Saint Mary's High School · General donation$289,5522025 tax year
- Friends of the Children · General donation$250,0002025 tax year
- California Waterfowl Association · General donation$200,0002025 tax year
- San Joaquin County Historical Society · General donation$106,0002025 tax year
- Uc Regents · General donation$106,0002025 tax year
- Mayo Clinic of Scottsdale · General donation$100,0002025 tax year
- Community Partnership for Families · General donation$75,0002025 tax year
- Saint Mary's Community Services · General donation$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Gino Cortopassi — Trustee
- Jeff Colombini — Trustee
- Tom Cortopassi — President
- Carla Donaldson — Trustee
- Rebecca Carlson — Trustee
- Katherine Whitlow — Trustee
- Donald Lenz — Secretary / Treasurer
- Joan Cortopassi — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,076,165 | $866,000 | $57,140,335 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $32,441,226 | $932,075 | $29,051,405 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,287,728 | $1,894,702 | $32,923,222 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Stockton, CA