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Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation

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.

$355k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2024
37
Organizations funded FY2023
43%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$47,000
Organizations funded a year
37 to 54
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$6.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 43% of the organizations Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $89k 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
EducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentEmploymentOther
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
FY2024still arriving40$355k23%
FY202337$326k43%
FY202243$400k12%
FY202150$384k20%
FY202054$381kn/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.

Health$639kArts & Culture$346kEducation$230kFood & Nutrition$194kHuman Services$86kCrime & Legal$73kCommunity Improvement$53kYouth Development$52kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
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WI
MI
NY
IN
OH
CA
CO
MO
AZ
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jazz Artists Resource$199,000570%
The Mpn Research Foundation$121,50051%
Elyssas Mission NFP$110,50056%
Glaucoma Research Foundation$108,00050%
Whitfield Foundation for Success$95,0004n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$65,00050%
Marion Downs Center$62,00032%
Juvenile Protective Association$61,00050%
Live the Spirit Residency$51,500511%
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc$49,00040%
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All grantees of Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jazz Artists Resource$199,000570%
The Mpn Research Foundation$121,50051%
Elyssas Mission NFP$110,50056%
Glaucoma Research Foundation$108,00050%
Whitfield Foundation for Success$95,0004n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$65,00050%
Marion Downs Center$62,00032%
Juvenile Protective Association$61,00050%
Live the Spirit Residency$51,500511%
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc$49,00040%
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired$46,00020%
Lift for Life Gym Inc$45,50052%
Elea Institute$30,00020%
Nonop Inc$29,0003n/a
Meals of Hope Inc$28,00050%
Rush University Medical Center$27,50050%
Feed My Starving Children Inc$26,00050%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc$26,00020%
Northwestern University$22,00050%
Hogs for Heroes Inc$21,50033%
Cancer Wellness Center$20,00050%
Fulcrum Point New Music Project$20,00024%
Education Foundation of Collier County Inc$16,00020%
Vincent Gray Academy$15,00016%
Gateway to the Great Outdoors$15,00025%
The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation$13,499428%
Illini Media Company$12,50021%
Be Well Cafe$10,00013%
Our Place of New Trier Township$9,00050%
American Liver Foundation$8,50030%
Butler University$8,50050%
Nourishing Hope$8,00020%
Casa Lake County Inc$7,50050%
Northfield Township Food Pantry$7,00021%
Maconite Scholarship Organization of Chicago Illinois$7,000355%
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$5,50020%
The Art Center of Highland Park$5,50050%
The Harp Guitar Foundation$5,000143%
Dream Builders 4 Equity$5,00010%
Bright Promises Foundation$5,00020%
Access Point$5,00010%
Northern Illinois University Foundation$5,00010%
St Louis Black Authors of Childrens Literature$5,00012%
Friends of the Gamelan Inc$4,2002n/a
Chicago Balinese Gamelan$4,2002n/a
World Music Foundation$4,00028%
Wamy Community Action Inc$4,00010%
Openlands$3,50010%
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association$3,50020%
Mettawa Open Lands Association$3,5001n/a
Special Olympics Inc$3,00020%
Urban Initiatives Inc$3,00020%
Cherry Street Mission Ministries$2,65030%
Hyde Park Neighborhood Association Inc$2,5001n/a
Special Children's Charities$2,50020%
La Rabida Children's Hospital$2,00010%
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association$2,00020%
Irving Park Community Food Pantry$2,00011%
Top Box Foods$2,00010%
Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook$2,00010%
Chicago Fire Foundation$1,60020%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$1,50010%
Erikson Institute$1,50010%
Indiana University Foundation$1,50020%
Wilmette Baseball Association$1,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Toledo$1,00010%
Evanston Art Center$1,00010%
Toledo Seagate Foodbank Inc$70010%
Woman MadeInc$5001n/a
Naples Performing Arts Center Inc$40010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($342k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 63 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJazz Artists Resource: $199,000 over 5y, 70% of budgetThe Mpn Research Foundation: $121,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetElyssas Mission NFP: $110,500 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetGlaucoma Research Foundation: $108,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $65,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMarion Downs Center: $62,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetJuvenile Protective Association: $61,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLive the Spirit Residency: $51,500 over 5y, 11% of budgetHarry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc: $49,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired: $46,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLift for Life Gym Inc: $45,500 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetElea Institute: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMeals of Hope Inc: $28,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $27,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFeed My Starving Children Inc: $26,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc: $26,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwestern University: $22,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHogs for Heroes Inc: $21,500 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetCancer Wellness Center: $20,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFulcrum Point New Music Project: $20,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetEducation Foundation of Collier County Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVincent Gray Academy: $15,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetGateway to the Great Outdoors: $15,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetThe 7th Grade Poetry Foundation: $13,499 over 4y, 28% of budgetIllini Media Company: $12,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetBe Well Cafe: $10,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetOur Place of New Trier Township: $9,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Liver Foundation: $8,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetButler University: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNourishing Hope: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCasa Lake County Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNorthfield Township Food Pantry: $7,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMaconite Scholarship Organization of Chicago Illinois: $7,000 over 3y, 55% of budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Art Center of Highland Park: $5,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Harp Guitar Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 43% of budgetDream Builders 4 Equity: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBright Promises Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAccess Point: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNorthern Illinois University Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Louis Black Authors of Childrens Literature: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetWorld Music Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetWamy Community Action Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOpenlands: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJames Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Initiatives Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCherry Street Mission Ministries: $2,650 over 3y, 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 63.

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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.

The Chicago Community TrustIL20.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park · Trustmark Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Baxter International Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Donald & Patricia Manhard Charitable Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · Dr Scholl Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Circle of Service 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 Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation

How much does Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation give?
Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $355,300 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 54 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (35%), Arts & Culture (19%), Education (12%).
Who are Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Jazz Artists Resource ($199k), The Mpn Research Foundation ($122k), Elyssas Mission NFP ($111k).
Does Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Robert & Terri Cohn Family 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park.
Where is Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation based?
Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation is based in FL.

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 94 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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