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Larry A & Edith R Cohen Foundation Inc at a glance

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Larry A & Edith R Cohen Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$254k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$85k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.0MReligion$173kHuman Services$108kHealth$40kPhilanthropy$31kCommunity Improvement$20kAnimals$20kInternational$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $145k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $85k
$10,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$7.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Empower Me Center$84,676
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$30,000
Congregation Sha'arey Israel$25,000
JF&CS Inc of Atlanta$20,000
Birmingham Jewish Foundation$20,000
Lake Burton Civic Assoc Foundation$10,000
Beloved Asheville$10,000
Canine Companions$10,000
Jewish Educational Loan Fund$10,000
Water for Mercy Inc$10,000
Love Is Bald Inc$5,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation$5,000
Melanoma Research Foundation$5,000
Alaqua Animal Refuge$4,676
Chabad North Fulton$2,676
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Jewish Family and Career Services: $1k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
CA
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 6 repeat orgs$109k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
3

Total granted

$1.3M
$4k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-39%
+156%

Still filing today

50%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $104k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • MC
    MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
    4× · 2019–2022 · $1.0M · revenue -55%
  • CC
    CONGREGATION CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
    2× · 2019–2023 · $125k
  • EM
    EMPOWER ME CENTER A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $102k · revenue -39%

Funded once

  • H
    Hadassah
    one grant, 2018 · $3k
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +156%
  • CC
    Congregation Children of Isreal
    one grant, 2017 · $700
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

Juf provides critical resources that bring food, refuge, health care, education and emergency assistance to over 500,000 chicagoans of all faiths and millions of jews in israel and around the world, funding a network of 100+ agencies,…

Philanthropy
2
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…

Philanthropy
3
Jewish Communal Fund

To facilitate and promote philanthropy through donor advised funds.

Philanthropy
4
Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Minneapolis jewish federation is a nonprofit organization that promotes a culture of philanthropy, leverages resources to meet local and global jewish needs, and facilitates community planning to ensure a thriving and secure future.

Philanthropy
5
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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6
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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7
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc

Uja-federation of new york (uja) cares for jews everywhere and new yorkers of all backgrounds, responds to crises close to home and far away, and shapes the jewish future. through strategic grantmaking, uja provides funding and resources…

Philanthropy
8
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

The jewish federation of greater philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to create a bright future for jewish people everywhere. the jewish federation cares for those in need, combats antisemitism and global crises, and…

Philanthropy
9
University of Judaism Foundation
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10
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

We steward $1.5 billion in charitable assets through donor-advised funds, endowments, and other giving vehicles. partnering with 1,400 individuals, families, and organizations, we build enduring legacies and multigenerational impact. in…

Philanthropy
11
American Jewish University

American jewish university (aju) advances and elevates the jewish journey of individuals, organizations and our community through excellence in scholarship, teaching, engaged conversation, and outreach. aju is a thriving center of jewish…

Education
12
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medical College of Georgia Foundation Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is Empower Me Center a Nonprofit Corporation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
6/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $1,000,000 · EducationMEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED+1 more: $2,000 · EducationCONGREGATION CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: $125,100 · OtherCONGREGATION CHILDR…CONGREGATION SHA AREY ISRAEL INC: $42,490 · OtherCONGREGATION SHA AR…BIRMINGHAM JEWISH FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · OtherBIRMINGHAM JEWISH F…JF&CS Inc of Atlanta: $20,000 · OtherJF&CS Inc of Atlant…Water for Mercy Inc: $12,590 · OtherJEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND INC: $10,000 · Other+5 more: $15,876 · Other+5 moreEMPOWER ME CENTER A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $102,266 · Human ServicesEMPOWER M…CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesCANINE CO…+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $30,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $5,000 · HealthLAKE BURTON CIVIC ASSOC FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyBELOVED ASHEVILLE: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterALAQUA ANIMAL REFUGE INC: $4,676 · Animals
Education$1,002,000Other$246,056Human Services$118,266Health$35,000Philanthropy$21,000Housing & Shelter$10,000Animals$4,676

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $1,000,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetEMPOWER ME CENTER A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $102,266 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIRMINGHAM JEWISH FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLAKE BURTON CIVIC ASSOC FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetBELOVED ASHEVILLE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALAQUA ANIMAL REFUGE INC: $4,676 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE6.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Larry A & Edith R Cohen Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Larry A & Edith R Cohen Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Larry A & Edith R Cohen Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Larry A & Edith R Cohen Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 23 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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