Florida · Private foundation
Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $64k
- Granted FY2021
- 9
- Grants FY2021
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 43%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 8
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 5
- Total assets, FY2021
- $1.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 43% of the organizations Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 7 | $54k | 43% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $52k | n/a |
94% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Religion$35kInternational$30kPhilanthropy$25kFood & Nutrition$10kEducation$5kEnvironment$4kHealth$2kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chabad of Mill Valley | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Miami Dade College Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Beth Shalom | $3,075 | 1 | n/a |
| Ependymoma Research Foundation Inc | $1,800 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($52k), not named here.
About Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation
- How much does Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation give?
- Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $64,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 8 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Religion (29%), International (25%), Philanthropy (21%).
- Who are Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Chabad of Mill Valley ($20k), Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore ($10k), MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger ($10k).
- Does Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation 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.
- Where is Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation based?
- Melvin and Ryna Cohen Foundation is based in FL.
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