Cotton Bowl Foundation

Analysis

Cotton Bowl Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2023, Cotton Bowl Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $588k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income grew from $738k to $1.2m (+60%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cotton Bowl Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 85th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highland Park Sports Club ($1.2m), New Covenant School Inc ($1.2m) and Youthentity ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11.4m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $11.4m.