Cotter Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing financial support primarily for operating expenses of various charitable organizations. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing community services, particularly through support for religious institutions and community centers. The foundation has a notable focus on human services, as evidenced by its funding of churches and youth activity centers. It serves a diverse range of recipients, including educational institutions and health organizations, indicating a broad philanthropic approach.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized charities with an existing relationship or known connection to the trustees, especially faith-based congregations, community service organizations, or local institutions in New Jersey, Florida, or Ohio; proposals for operating support match past practice.
Good Fit
- • Existing personal or institutional relationship to a trustee or prior grantee.
- • Organization is a church, community center, or local human-services nonprofit.
- • Requests for operating support in the $10K–$30K range.
- • Located in states that have previously received support (NJ, FL, OH) or connected to prior grantees.
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states (grants noted in NJ, FL and OH across the latest year and additional states in earlier years), so the footprint is multi-state rather than strictly local.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a modest set of independent recipients each year (6 distinct recipients in 2022, 4 in 2023) with some repetition across years, indicating a moderate but not highly diversified recipient portfolio for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
The filings explicitly indicate grants are to preselected recipients and there is no public submission route; although some new grantees appeared in past years, the combination of declared preselection and repeat grantees suggests unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to gain entry without a prior connection.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
