Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation
Charitable donations
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation gave $21K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,207
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,069
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $84,121
- +23.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Velma Communnity Outreach Center ($8K). Together the top 3 received $21K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 271% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $72K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $21K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Velma Communnity Outreach Center Velma, OK | FOOD | $7,500 |
| Chattanooga Fire and Rescue Chattanooga, OK | Equipment | $7,500 |
| Cotton County Fair Board Walters, OK | Electrical Work | $6,207 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $84,121 | $90,187 | $78,399 | $21,207 | 3 |
| 2024 | $68,203 | $85,742 | $78,195 | $13,500 | 2 |
| 2023 | $59,456 | $88,491 | $87,409 | $21,803 | 4 |
| 2022 | $58,337 | $90,880 | $77,608 | $5,715 | 1 |
| 2021 | $45,065 | $87,157 | $91,172 | $9,966 | 1 |
| 2020 | $49,080 | $75,653 | $78,123 | $71,851 | Total only |
| 2019 | $63,894 | $95,650 | $94,267 | $7,500 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation is a public charity, based in Walters, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $84K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $21K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation is led by Cindy Zelbst, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cindy Zelbst
President
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Meason
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Demarcus
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carter Waid
Vice President
President → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Polly Krasser
Secretary
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Shannon Files (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Danny Marlett (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Shan Files (2022) — Director
- Former: Ken Layn (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carly Douglass (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation
How much does Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation give each year?
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation gave $21K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $14K across 2 grants.
What is Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,069, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation give grants?
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation?
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation reported $84K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $90K.
What is Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0746327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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