Florida · Private foundation
George M Cohen Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $235k
- Granted FY2021
- 17
- Grants FY2021
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 19%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
88% of George M Cohen Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year George M Cohen Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $235k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $35,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 4
- Total assets, FY2021
- $729k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 19% of the organizations George M Cohen Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 16 | $235k | 19% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $247k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $231k | 13% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $218k | 20% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $212k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daystar Inc | $150,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Jacksonville University | $63,200 | 5 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts of Gateway Council Inc | $61,350 | 6 | 0% |
| The Jacksonville Historical Society Inc | $45,000 | 5 | 5% |
| First Church of Christ Scientist | $41,000 | 7 | n/a |
| St Augustine Humane Society Inc | $33,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Mayland Community College Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Peace Center Foundation | $17,450 | 4 | 0% |
| Jacksonville Humane Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Altapass Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daystar Inc | $150,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Jacksonville University | $63,200 | 5 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts of Gateway Council Inc | $61,350 | 6 | 0% |
| The Jacksonville Historical Society Inc | $45,000 | 5 | 5% |
| First Church of Christ Scientist | $41,000 | 7 | n/a |
| St Augustine Humane Society Inc | $33,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Mayland Community College Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Peace Center Foundation | $17,450 | 4 | 0% |
| Jacksonville Humane Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Altapass Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Lees-McRae College Inc | $8,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Tri State Collie Rescue | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Theatre Jacksonville Inc | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Saint Augustine Historical Society | $3,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mitchell County Animal Rescue Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| San Marco Preservation Society Inc | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Episcopal School of Jacksonville Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Southern History | $600 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($846k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget George M Cohen Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
About George M Cohen Foundation Inc
- How much does George M Cohen Foundation Inc give?
- George M Cohen Foundation Inc reported 17 grants totaling $235,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does George M Cohen Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (37%), Religion (18%), Education (16%).
- Who are George M Cohen Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Daystar Inc ($150k), Jacksonville University ($63k), Girl Scouts of Gateway Council Inc ($61k).
- Does George M Cohen Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does George M Cohen Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as George M Cohen Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc, Duke Energy Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is George M Cohen Foundation Inc based?
- George M Cohen Foundation Inc is based in FL.
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