Private foundation · EIN 13-3781874 · New York, New York · Arts, culture & humanities

Coby Foundation Ltd

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $789K total, median $30K. 43% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$789K
Median grant
$30K
Stays in NY
43%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$17M

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Greater Hudson Heritage NetworkElmsford, NYConservation treatment$80K
Maine State MuseumAugusta, MEExhibition$60K
New York Historical SocietyNew York, NYExhibition$50K
Schweinfurth Art CenterAuburn, NYExhibition$50K
The Frick CollectionNew York, NYExhibition$50K
Penn MuseumPhiladelphia, PAExhibition$50K
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RIExhibition$50K
Clark Art InstituteWilliamstown, MAExhibition$40K
LyndhurstTarrytown, NYExhibition$40K
Historic DeerfieldDeerfield, MAExhibition$40K
Ars Nova WorkshopPhiladelphia, PAExhibition$35K
American Folk Art MuseumNew York, NYExhibition$30K
Hispanic Society of AmericaNew York, NYExhibition$30K
Trustees of Smith CollegeNorthhampton, MAExhibition$25K
Hispanic Society of AmericaNew York, NYExhibition$25K
Mattatuck MuseumWaterbury, CTExhibition$20K
Seton Hill UniversityGreenburg, PAExhibition$20K
Storm King Art CenterNew Windsor, NYExhibition$20K
Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MDExhibition$15K
Institute of Contemporary Art BostonBoston, MAExhibition$15K
Hudson River MuseumYonkers, NYExhibition$15K
Concord MuseumConcord, MAExhibition$15K
Reginald F Lewis MuseumBaltimore, MDPublic Program$14K

By state: New York 10 · Massachusetts 5 · Pennsylvania 3 · Maine 1 · Rhode Island 1 · Maryland 2

About this foundation

Coby Foundation Ltd is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Margaret Hofer, tax-exempt since 1995. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Coby Foundation Ltd accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Coby Foundation Ltd give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $789K across 23 grants, a median of $30K.

Where does Coby Foundation Ltd give?

New York (10 grants), Massachusetts (5 grants), Pennsylvania (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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