Private foundation · EIN 23-2500519 · Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Hannah S Cohn and Samuel a Cohn Memorial Foundation

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: 78 grants paid, $261K total, median $1,800. 29% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
78
$261K
Median grant
$1,800
Stays in PA
29%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.6M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 78 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Empire Justice CenterRochester, NYUnrestricted$42K
Hazleton Integration ProjectHazleton, PAUnrestricted$10K
MazonWashington, DCUnrestricted$10K
Penn State HillelUniversity Park, PAUnrestricted$10K
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYUnrestricted$9,700
Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MAUnrestricted$9,700
Camp Ramah in the PoconosPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$7,500
Jews for Racial & Economic JusticeBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$7,200
American Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Footsteps IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Foundation to Combat AntisemitismFoxborough, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Hias Development DepartmentNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Jewish Theological Seminary Development OfficeNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Moishe HouseCharlotte, NCUnrestricted$5,000
United Way of Greater HazletonHazleton, PAUnrestricted$5,000
United Synagogue YouthNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
DorotNew York, NYUnrestricted$4,600
American Friends of Mgaen David AdomNew York, NYUnrestricted$4,300
Pj LibraryAgawam, MAUnrestricted$4,300
Hillel Jewish University CenterPittsburgh, PAUnrestricted$3,600
Israel Guide Dog CenterWarrington, PAUnrestricted$3,600
Lander Grinspoon AcademyNorthampton, MAUnrestricted$3,600
The Schechter Institute for Ukraine RamahPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$3,600
America-Israel Democracy CoalitionWynnewood, PAUnrestricted$3,600
JqyNew York, NYUnrestricted$3,600
Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania & West Virginia IncPittsburgh, PAUnrestricted$3,600
American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
American Technion SocietyNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
Downtown Hazleton Alliance for ProgressHazleton, PAUnrestricted$2,500
Jewish National FundHicksville, NYUnrestricted$2,500
The Can Do Community FoundationHazleton, PAUnrestricted$2,500
The Isreal Free Loan AssociationUniversity Heights, OHUnrestricted$2,500
World Central KitchenWashington, DCUnrestricted$2,500
Chabad of Laguna BeachLaguna Beach, CAUnrestricted$2,000
Hillel InternationalWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,800
Jewish Partisan Educational FoundationSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$1,800
Lehigh Valley Community FoundationAllentown, PAUnrestricted$1,800
Mechon Hadar Attn Elsie KaunferNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,800
Nechama - Jewish Disaster RecoverySt Louis Park, MNUnrestricted$1,800
Sacred SpacesBronx, NYUnrestricted$1,800
Friendship Circle of Central JerseyManalapan, NJUnrestricted$1,800
March of DimesHarlan, IAUnrestricted$1,800
New Israel FundPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$1,800
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,800
Rochester Education FoundationRochester, NYUnrestricted$1,800
WviaPittston, PAUnrestricted$1,800
Say the Stuttering Association for the YoungNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,500
Agudas Israel SynagogueHazleton, PAUnrestricted$1,000
Anne Frank Center for Mutual RespectNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Ceo Weinberg Northeast Regional Food BankWilkes Barre, PAUnrestricted$1,000
Facing History and OurselvesBrookline, MAUnrestricted$1,000
Family Service Association of Northeastern PennsylvaniaWilkes Barre, PAUnrestricted$1,000
Feeding AmericaWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000
Jerusalem Institute for the BlindNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Jewish Family Service of Northeast PennslvaniaScranton, PAUnrestricted$1,000
Lubavitch of Bucks County Attn Rabbi PrusDoylestown, PAUnrestricted$1,000
Macular Degeneration ResearchClarksburg, MDUnrestricted$1,000
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in IsraelNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000

By state: New York 27 · Pennsylvania 23 · Massachusetts 6 · District of Columbia 6 · North Carolina 1 · California 3

About this foundation

Hannah S Cohn and Samuel a Cohn Memorial Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Essa Bank & Trust, tax-exempt since 1988. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Hannah S Cohn and Samuel a Cohn Memorial Foundation 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 Hannah S Cohn and Samuel a Cohn Memorial Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $261K across 78 grants, a median of $1,800.

Where does Hannah S Cohn and Samuel a Cohn Memorial Foundation give?

New York (27 grants), Pennsylvania (23 grants), Massachusetts (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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