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	Cottonwood Foundation awarded $8,500 in grants in 2026 Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund [501(c)(3)] (New York): $500 - to fund programmatic work on behalf of transgender people in State Policy, Legal Strategy, and/or Public Education/Research - https://transequality.org/ Chicken Run Rescue (Minnesota): $500 - to replenish the substrate mulch and sod for the chickens in their sanctuary as a biosecurity measure - http://www.chickenrunrescue.org/ Compassionate Action for Animals (Minnesota): $500 - for support of the 2026 Twin Cities Veg Fest, an annual event which engages the public in taking action for animals and the well being of the Twin Cities community - https://www.exploreveg.org/ The Elephant Sanctuary (Tennessee): $500 - to help purchase hay for the sanctuary's elephant residents to support their nourishment and well-being - https://www.elephants.com/ Friends of Animals (Connecticut): $500 - toward legal fees and casework expenses to advance high-priority cases protecting wild horses, public lands, and the environment - http://www.friendsofanimals.org/ Healing Across the Divides (Massachusetts): $500 - to help pay the Palestinian co-trainer for the Chronic Disease Self Management Program which works to improve health outcomes for marginalized Palestinians and Israelis - https://healingdivides.org/ Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (Minnesota): $500 - to support ILCM's Community Defense Project which provides services such as advice to clients who are detained, represents clients who qualify for asylum, and presents appeals - https://www.ilcm.org/ Indian Land Tenure Foundation (Minnesota): $500 - toward legal fees to assist in the rematriation of land from a private owner to the Sioux Nation - https://www.iltf.org/ Land Loss Prevention Project (North Carolina): $500 - to create, print, and distribute a written resource addressing disaster preparedness and recovery as part of in-person community education activities geared to limited income North Carolinians - https://www.landloss.org Monarch Butterfly Fund (Wisconsin): $500 - to purchase 5,000 seedlings from local community and school nurseries in Mexico, including pines and oyamels, to help reforest the buffer zones around the monarch butterfly reserve in Mexico in collaboration with local community members - http://www.monarchbutterflyfund.org/ Rainbow Railroad (New York): $500 - to cover direct, life-saving travel-related needs for an LGBTQI+ individual fleeing danger in countries around the world - https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ Rainbow World Fund (California): $500 - to help provide for the humanitarian needs (food, clothing, shelter, medical care) of transgender women who live in Guatemala City, Guatemala in cooporation with an organization in that country that advocates for trans people - https://www.rainbowfund.org/ Save the Chimps (Florida): $500 - to fund the purchase and installation of reinforced mesh panels in Kiley's Chimp House, one of twelve group living spaces at this 150-acres sanctuary - http://www.savethechimps.org/ Southern Plains Land Trust (Colorado): $500 - toward acquiring a property for the purposes of providing a refuge for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, which is critically endangered in the state of Colorado - https://southernplains.org/en/ White Bear Area Food Shelf (Minnesota): $500 - to help support purchase of healthier options for the weekend food packs given to elementary school children each week during the school year - https://whitebearfoodshelf.org/ The Wild Animal Sanctuary (Colorado): $500 - to purchase land for The Wild Horse Refuge in Colorado which will be a dedicated sanctuary for Colorado-born wild horses - http://www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/ The Wildcat Sanctuary (Minnesota): $500 - to support purchase of enrichment supplies such as barrels, firehose balls, and spices for your rescued wild cat residen - https://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/ Cottonwood Foundation is now a private foundation As of January 1, 2013, Cottonwood Foundation has become a private foundation. This transition was made to decrease the time and energy required for fundraising and extensive communication activities. Cottonwood Foundation's current focus giving areas include community development, environmental protection, empowering indigenous people, and respect and care for animals. We are currently only awarding grants to United States-based organizations. To research other potential funders, please visit http://cottonwoodfdn.org/howapply.html From 1992 through 2012, Cottonwood Foundation was a public grantmaking charity. See the final annual report at http://cottonwoodfdn.org/annualrpt.html for an archive of the foundation's activities during those years.
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