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The Coby Foundation Ltd

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.

$789k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2024
22
Organizations funded FY2023
68%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$80,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 25
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$17M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 68% of the organizations The Coby Foundation Ltd funded were first-time grantees, receiving 60% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $454k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEmploymentScience & TechEducationEnvironmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving22$789k73%
FY202322$754k68%
FY202219$500k79%
FY202121$635k81%
FY202016$596k81%
FY201925$708kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$3.7MScience & Tech$60kEducation$50kEnvironment$30kReligion$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
MD
DE
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metropolitan Museum of Art$175,00020%
The Fabric Workshop and Museum$135,00023%
New York Historical Society$125,00020%
Greater Hudson Heritage Network$81,000216%
The Barnes Foundation$65,00020%
State of Maine$60,0001n/a
Museum of Arts and Design$60,00020%
Science History Institute$60,00011%
Hispanic Society of America$55,00011%
The National Museum of Women in the Arts$50,00010%
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All grantees of The Coby Foundation Ltd by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metropolitan Museum of Art$175,00020%
The Fabric Workshop and Museum$135,00023%
New York Historical Society$125,00020%
Greater Hudson Heritage Network$81,000216%
The Barnes Foundation$65,00020%
State of Maine$60,0001n/a
Museum of Arts and Design$60,00020%
Science History Institute$60,00011%
Hispanic Society of America$55,00011%
The National Museum of Women in the Arts$50,00010%
The Frick Collection$50,00010%
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center$50,00012%
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey$45,00021%
Concord Antiquarian Society D/B/A Concord Museum$40,00021%
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute$40,00010%
Philadelphia Museum of Art$40,00010%
Historic Deerfield Inc$40,00010%
American Folk Art Museum$40,00021%
Hudson River Museum of Westchester$40,00021%
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc$40,00010%
Museum of Modern Art$40,00010%
Peabody Essex Museum Inc$40,0001n/a
Lexington Historical Society$35,00015%
Katonah Museum of Art$35,00011%
Ars Nova Workshop Inc$35,00014%
Fuller Craft Museum Inc$35,00022%
The Newark Museum Association$30,00010%
The Trustees of Reservations$30,00010%
The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc$30,00020%
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc$30,00021%
Smithsonian Institution$25,00010%
Maine Historical Society$25,00011%
Newport Historical Society$25,00012%
The Drawing Center Inc$25,00011%
Maryland Historical Society Inc$25,00010%
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art$25,00010%
Japan Society Inc$25,00010%
Portland Museum of Art$25,00010%
The Trustees of the Smith College$25,00010%
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$25,00010%
Pioneer Works Art Foundation$25,00010%
Canterbury Shaker Village Inc$20,00012%
Storm King Art Center$20,00010%
The Jewish Museum$20,00010%
Mattatuck Historical Society$20,00011%
Seton Hill University$20,00010%
Archipelago Books Inc$15,00012%
Baltimore Museum of Art$15,00010%
Allentown Art Museum$15,00011%
The Olana Partnership$15,00010%
Maryland African American Museum Corporation$14,0001n/a
Boscobel Restoration Inc$7,5001n/a
Handweaving Museum and Arts Center$7,50012%
Maine Museum of Innovation Learning and Labor$7,50013%
Thomas Cole Historic House$5,00010%
The New School$5,00010%
River Valley Arts Collective Inc$5,00014%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 44 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Coby Foundation Ltd supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $175,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fabric Workshop and Museum: $135,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $125,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Hudson Heritage Network: $81,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetThe Barnes Foundation: $65,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMuseum of Arts and Design: $60,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetScience History Institute: $60,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHispanic Society of America: $55,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe National Museum of Women in the Arts: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Frick Collection: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSchweinfurth Memorial Art Center: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetVisual Arts Center of New Jersey: $45,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetConcord Antiquarian Society D/B/A Concord Museum: $40,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSterling and Francine Clark Art Institute: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Museum of Art: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHistoric Deerfield Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Folk Art Museum: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHudson River Museum of Westchester: $40,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLexington Historical Society: $35,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetKatonah Museum of Art: $35,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetArs Nova Workshop Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetFuller Craft Museum Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetThe Newark Museum Association: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Institute of Contemporary Art Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Historical Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNewport Historical Society: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Drawing Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMaryland Historical Society Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJapan Society Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPortland Museum of Art: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSolomon R Guggenheim Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPioneer Works Art Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCanterbury Shaker Village Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetStorm King Art Center: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMattatuck Historical Society: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSeton Hill University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArchipelago Books Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetBaltimore Museum of Art: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAllentown Art Museum: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Olana Partnership: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 53.

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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.

Ibm International Fou…Terra Foundation for …Fidelity FoundationFidelity Non-Profit M…E Rhodes and Leona B …Boston Foundation IncLGT FoundationWyeth Foundation for …Leon Levy FoundationGreater Hudson Herita…Highland Street Conne…New England Foundatio…
Ibm International FoundationNY30.1× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · Terra Foundation for American Art · Fidelity Foundation · Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation · E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · LGT Foundation · Wyeth Foundation for American Art · Leon Levy Foundation · Greater Hudson Heritage Network · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated

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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How do I get to The Coby Foundation Ltd?

Find your warmest path to The Coby Foundation Ltd 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.

About The Coby Foundation Ltd

How much does The Coby Foundation Ltd give?
The Coby Foundation Ltd reported 23 grants totaling $789,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 25 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does The Coby Foundation Ltd fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (94%), Science & Tech (2%), Education (1%).
Who are The Coby Foundation Ltd's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Metropolitan Museum of Art ($175k), The Fabric Workshop and Museum ($135k), New York Historical Society ($125k).
Does The Coby Foundation Ltd fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 68% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Coby Foundation Ltd 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 The Coby Foundation Ltd?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ibm International Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, Fidelity Foundation.
Where is The Coby Foundation Ltd based?
The Coby Foundation Ltd 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 101 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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