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The Perry J Cohen Foundation

The mission of the foundation is to carry on perry's legacy and support what he was most passionate about.

$163k
Granted FY2019
13
Grants FY2019
3
States reached
$69k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.

Environment$374kArts & Culture$30kEducation$30kAnimals$11kRecreation & Sports$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$6kHuman Services$5kReligion$5kOther$0
02FY2019 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $140,217, the rows itemized in this filing. The $163,292 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $23,075 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k11 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $69k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$416k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY$69,217
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$15,000
HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTH MIAMI$6,000
JACKSONVILLE FIREFIGHTERS CHARITIES INC$5,000
POWER CROSS MINISTRIES$5,000
ANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS INC$5,000
THE PALM BEACH ZOO & CONSERVATION SOCIETY$5,000
PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION$5,000
JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE & MUSEUM$5,000
LIGHTHOUSE ART CENTER$5,000
YMCA OF THE TREASURE COAST$5,000
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART$5,000
JORGE M PEREZ ART MUSEUM OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INC$5,000
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 (FY19–19, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%YMCA OF THE TREASURE COAST: $5k → 10%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.
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 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
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
2
Texas State Aquarium Association

The texas state aquarium's mission is engaging people with animals, inspiring appreciation for our seas, and supporting wildlife conservation. its vision is to be a global leader in fostering support for the conservation of the gulf of…

Animals
3
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc

The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine…

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4
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Inc

The museum of contemporary art jacksonville (moca), a cultural institute of the university of north florida, promotes the discovery, knowledge, and advancement of the art, artists, and ideas of our time. moca serves the community and…

Arts & Culture
5
Dunedin Fine Art Center

The mission at the Dunedin Fine Art Center is to enrich lives through educational experiences in the visual arts. The vision is to make the Dunedin Fine Art Center a leading visual art center providing unparalleled educational, cultural &…

Arts & Culture
6
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
7
The Circus Arts Conservatory Inc

The circus arts conservatory's mission is to engage and educate students using unique and innovative learning programs; to measuraly improve the quality of life for individuals in care communities; and to advance the extraordinary legacy…

Education
8
Clean Miami Beach Inc

Clean miami beach is dedicated to keeping our community and natural habitats free of garbage and harmful pollutants with a focus on single-use plastics. the goal is to teach residents, and educate the youth of today, how everyone can…

Environment
9
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
10
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

The virginia museum of contemporary art (virginia moca) is a non-profit institution which exists to foster awareness, exploration, and understanding of the significant art of our time. accredited by the american alliance of museums,…

Arts & Culture
11
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…

Arts & Culture
12
International Academy of Fine Art

The florence acadamy of art was founed in 1991 by daniel graves (see schedule o for details).

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Loxahatchee River Historical Society Inc; the most unlike its peers is Power Cross. 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

17 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. 17 of the 19 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
14/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Dreyfoos School of the Arts: $369,217 · OtherDreyfoos School of the Arts+9 more: $29,990 · Other+9 moreUniversity of Miami: $30,000 · EducationLIGHTHOUSE ARTCENTER INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureJORGE M PEREZ ART MUSEUM OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureMUSIC WILL INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureHUMANE SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI-DADE FOR POCTA AAP: $6,000 · AnimalsTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $5,000 · AnimalsJacksonville Firefighters Charities Inc: $5,000 · PhilanthropyYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF THE TREASURE COAST INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesPARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC: $5,000 · Environment
Other$399,207Education$30,000Arts & Culture$15,000Animals$11,000Philanthropy$5,000Human Services$5,000Environment$5,000

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 budgetUniversity of Miami: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANN NORTON SCULPTURE GARDENS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetJacksonville Firefighters Charities Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF THE TREASURE COAST INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJORGE M PEREZ ART MUSEUM OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOXAHATCHEE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMUSIC WILL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPOWER CROSS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNITED STATES SAILING CENTER OF MARTIN COUNTY INC: $4,200 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COUNCIL INC: $4,090 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetCOAST GUARD AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEQUESTA FRIENDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Community Foundation …Morgan Stanley Global…Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties IncFL17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Perry J Cohen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Perry J Cohen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Loxahatchee River Historical Society Inc: 6% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Lighthouse Artcenter Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.

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 19 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2022) is on record and reports $38k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2019, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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