Private foundation · EIN 23-7046420 · New York, New York

Betsy & Alan Cohn Foundation Inc

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: 168 grants paid, $630K total, median $1,000. 43% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
168
$630K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NY
43%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$12M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 168 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral purpose$50K
UJA Federation of NyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$31K
Maccabi USAPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$31K
The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Trinity SchoolNew York, NYGeneral purpose$23K
Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NYGeneral purpose$20K
Kol ShofarBelvedere Tiburon, CAGeneral purpose$20K
ACLU FoundationRichmond, VAGeneral purpose$20K
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILGeneral purpose$20K
The Women's InitiativeCharlottesville, VAGeneral purpose$15K
Temple Emanu-El of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral purpose$15K
Dartmouth College FundHanover, NHGeneral purpose$15K
Barnard CollegeNew York, NYGeneral purpose$13K
Congregation Emanu-ElNew York, NYGeneral purpose$11K
Ny Historical SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
New DramatistsNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Ny PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Manhattan Theater ClubNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Jewish Foundation for Education of WomenNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Clinton FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Trustees of the Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$10K
Full Circle FundOakland, CAGeneral purpose$10K
ALS Association of Greater NyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$7,500
Temple Israel Early Childhood CenterNew York, NYGeneral purpose$7,500
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$6,000
American Cancer SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,750
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
92nd Street yNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Parkinson's Disease FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Serving Up HopeBoca Raton, FLGeneral purpose$5,000
Temple Shaaray TefilaNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Metro RichmondRichmond, VAGeneral purpose$5,000
Neighbors for a Greener HarlemNew York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CAGeneral purpose$4,500
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health CenterNew York, NYGeneral purpose$4,500
Second Stage TheaterNew York, NYGeneral purpose$4,000
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NYGeneral purpose$4,000
Society for Adolescent Health & MedicineSchaumburg, ILGeneral purpose$4,000
The Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,500
Second Harvest Silicon ValleySan Jose, CAGeneral purpose$3,100
Congregation Beth IsraelNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,000
Blue Ridge Area Food BankCharlottesville, VAGeneral purpose$3,000
Charlottesville Free ClinicCharlottesville, VAGeneral purpose$3,000
Lambda Legal Defense FundNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,000
ACLU Foundation of VirginiaRichmond, VAGeneral purpose$3,000
Jewish Child Care AssociationNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,000
Naral Pro-Choice America FoundationWashington, DCGeneral purpose$3,000
SF JazzSan Francisco, CAGeneral purpose$3,000
Planned Parenthood Mar MonteSan Jose, CAGeneral purpose$3,000
American Israel Education FoundationWashington, DCGeneral purpose$3,000
American Lung AssociationNew York, NYGeneral purpose$3,000
Chamber Music SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
The Carnegie Hall SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
Fine Arts of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAGeneral purpose$2,500
Peer Health Exchange IncNew York, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
Brandeis Intl Business SchoolWaltham, MAGeneral purpose$2,500
Corporation of the Fine Arts MuseumsSan Francisco, CAGeneral purpose$2,500
Empower WorkSan Francisco, CAGeneral purpose$2,500

By state: New York 73 · California 31 · Virginia 28 · Pennsylvania 4 · Illinois 10 · New Hampshire 2

About this foundation

Betsy & Alan Cohn Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Janet Mulligan, tax-exempt since 1970. 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 Betsy & Alan Cohn Foundation Inc 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 Betsy & Alan Cohn Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $630K across 168 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Betsy & Alan Cohn Foundation Inc give?

New York (73 grants), California (31 grants), Virginia (28 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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