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Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family 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.

$176k
Granted FY2023
41
Itemized grants FY2023
39
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$112k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$300
Largest grant, FY2023
$55,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 40
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
11
Total assets, FY2023
$201k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthInternationalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202339$108k41%
FY202235$51k63%
FY202140$79k85%
FY202010$32kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$260kPhilanthropy$88kEducation$80kHealth$68kArts & Culture$18kEnvironment$2kRecreation & Sports$870Civil Rights$625Other$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WI
NY
OR
PA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
MD
AR
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$88,00030%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$63,50040%
Park Avenue Synagogue Inc$17,7162n/a
Rabbinical College of America$10,00020%
New York City Ballet Inc$5,01220%
Chabad of Se Morris County Inc$2,30020%
Congregation Orach Chaim$2,0002n/a
Whitney Museum of American Art$1,86530%
New York Botanical Garden$1,81030%
The Jewish Museum$1,74730%
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All grantees of Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$88,00030%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$63,50040%
Park Avenue Synagogue Inc$17,7162n/a
Rabbinical College of America$10,00020%
New York City Ballet Inc$5,01220%
Chabad of Se Morris County Inc$2,30020%
Congregation Orach Chaim$2,0002n/a
Whitney Museum of American Art$1,86530%
New York Botanical Garden$1,81030%
The Jewish Museum$1,74730%
Museum of Modern Art$1,60030%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$1,20020%
Ohr Kodesh Congregation$1,0001n/a
Chabad Israeli Center Inc$1,0001n/a
Central Park Conservancy Inc$75030%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$72530%
Caridad Center Inc$57220%
Upper East Side Hatzolah Inc$55020%
American Friends of Alyn Hospitalinc$54010%
Wildlife Conservation Society$53120%
Rider University$50010%
Avodah the Jewish Service Corps Inc$50010%
Jewish Center$5001n/a
Chabad at the University of Wisconsin Inc$46320%
The Garden Conservancy Inc$25020%
The Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc$25010%
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc$25010%
Sierra Club$25010%
Carnegie Hill Neighbors Inc$25010%
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$20020%
Wagner College$18010%
Friends of Shelby Park Inc$12010%
Cobalt Advocates$10010%
Denver Art Museum$6510%
Thrive Youth Center Inc$5110%
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology$3610%
Direct Relief$3610%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 45 recipients with no EIN on record ($64k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $88,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $63,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRabbinical College of America: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew York City Ballet Inc: $5,012 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChabad of Se Morris County Inc: $2,300 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $1,865 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Botanical Garden: $1,810 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $1,747 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $725 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCaridad Center Inc: $572 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUpper East Side Hatzolah Inc: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Alyn Hospitalinc: $540 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $531 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRider University: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAvodah the Jewish Service Corps Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChabad at the University of Wisconsin Inc: $463 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Garden Conservancy Inc: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoundabout Theatre Company Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Hill Neighbors Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWagner College: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Shelby Park Inc: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCobalt Advocates: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDenver Art Museum: $65 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThrive Youth Center Inc: $51 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDirect Relief: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 32.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY12.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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.

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About Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc

How much does Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc give?
Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc reported 41 itemized grants totaling $112,146, out of $175,592 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 40 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Religion (39%), Philanthropy (13%), Education (12%).
Who are Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc ($88k), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($64k), Park Avenue Synagogue Inc ($18k).
Does Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family 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 Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
Where is Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc based?
Martha M & Jonathan Cohen Family Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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 84 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $171k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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