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Phyllis Gordon Cohen Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Phyllis Gordon Cohen Charitable Foundation

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.

$9k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$142kEducation$93kSocial Science$50kHealth$37kPhilanthropy$30kReligion$13kYouth Development$10kAnimals$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$8,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$274k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION$8,000
BONE CREEK MUSEUM$500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 1% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%GOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION: $8k → 7%ERIC'S CAMP FUND: $500 → 5%HOPE HOUSE: $50 → 15%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
PA
CA
NE
MO
MD
KS
DC
TX
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$303k · 19 repeat orgs$127k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
23

Total granted

$303k
$119k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+28%

Still filing today

53%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsInternationalHealthOther
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

  • PH
    PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL
    4× · 2018–2021 · $40k · revenue +12%
  • TN
    THE NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2021 · $37k · revenue +12%
  • University of Chicago
    3× · 2018–2020 · $30k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • S
    See
    one grant, 2017 · $95k
  • KC
    KC CREATES INC
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue -99%
  • CT
    CALIFORNIA TROUT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +28%
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
Kansas City Ballet Association

To inspire and engage through the beauty, power and passion of dance

Arts & Culture
2
Kansas City Symphony

Its mission is to perform great performances for greater audiences. the kansas city symphony will achieve this mission by: - developing an uncompromising performance standard. - advancing the profile and value of the orchestra locally,…

Arts & Culture
3
The Kansas University Alumni Association

We build lifelong relationships that strengthen the university of kansas and the legacy of excellence embodied by its students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends.

Education
4
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
5
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
6
Kansas City Artists Coalition Inc

The kansas city atrtists coalition is a nonprofit organization that promotes visual arts awareness

Arts & Culture
7
Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City

Leading the way to the best kc region by convening innovative leaders, collaborating with like-minded organizations, advocating for positive change, and helping small businesses grow.

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8
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
9
Kansas Farm Bureau

Kansas farm bureau exists to strengthen agriculture and the lives of kansans through advocacy, education, and service.

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10
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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11
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
12
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts; the most unlike its peers is Erics Camp FUNDErics Camp Fund. 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

25 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. 25 of the 46 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
18/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

See: $95,110 · OtherSeeLAJOLLA INSTITUTE: $50,000 · OtherLAJOLLA INSTITUTEUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SMART MUSEUM: $45,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SMART MUSEUMSMART MUSEUM OF ART: $20,000 · OtherSMART MUSEUM OF ARTAFIA SUPPORTING FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherAFIA SUPPORTING FOUNDATIONNEW REFORM TEMPLE: $12,925 · OtherKC CREATES INC: $10,000 · Other+22 more: $23,925 · Other+22 morePEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL: $40,000 · EducationPEMBROKE HILL SCHOOLUniversity of Chicago: $30,000 · EducationUniversity of ChicagoTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $21,250 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVE…+2 more: $1,250 · EducationTHE NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION: $37,410 · Arts & CultureTHE NELSON …KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $5,000 · Arts & CultureKAUFFMAN CE…LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureLYRIC OPERA…KEMPER MUSEUM OPERATING FOUNDATION: $2,950 · Arts & CultureKEMPER MUSE…+1 more: $25 · Arts & CultureJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $30,000 · PhilanthropyCLL Global Research Foundation: $25,000 · HealthGOOD TIDINGS FOUNDATION: $8,000 · Human ServicesERICS CAMP FUNDErics Camp Fund: $500 · Human Services+1 more: $50 · Human ServicesCALIFORNIA TROUT INC: $5,000 · Animals+1 more: $100 · Animals
Other$271,960Education$92,500Arts & Culture$48,385Philanthropy$30,000Health$25,000Human Services$8,550Animals$5,100

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 budgetPEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION: $37,410 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCLL Global Research Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $21,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKC CREATES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKAUFFMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA TROUT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKEMPER MUSEUM OPERATING FOUNDATION: $2,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCureCervicalCancer: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKANSAS CITY CHORALE: $1,950 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYBODY DANCE LA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetERICS CAMP FUNDErics Camp Fund: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROSE BROOKS CENTER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAYSIDE WAIFS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE HOUSE INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STUDIOS INC: $25 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.

Jewish Community Foun…Greater Kansas City C…Richard J Stern Found…G Kenneth and Ann Bau…Arvin Gottlieb Charit…Merriman FoundationCopaken Family Founda…Marion and Henry Bloc…The Atterbury Family …Muriel McBrien Kauffm…The Francis Family Fo…William T Kemper Foun…
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas CityKS28.2× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank Trustee · G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund · Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation 10015600 · Merriman Foundation · Copaken Family Foundation · Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation · The Atterbury Family Foundation · Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation · The Francis Family Foundation · William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee

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 Phyllis Gordon Cohen Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Phyllis Gordon Cohen Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 Phyllis Gordon Cohen Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Phyllis Gordon Cohen Charitable Foundation 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 46 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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