Private foundation · EIN 81-4498573 · Morristown, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Julius & Ann Cahn Memorial 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $97K total, median $3,600. 23% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
13
$97K
Median grant
$3,600
Stays in NJ
23%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.8M

How to apply

Contact: 7 Arborview Way, Morristown, Nj, 9738853664, LINDACAHN@MAC.COM

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 12 of 13 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Israel Defense FundNew York, NYDonation$30K
MfjcMount Freedom, NJDonation$30K
Shurat Hadin - Central Fund of IsraWoodmere, NYDonation$10K
Jewish Federation of Greater MetrowWhippany, NJDonation$7,200
Boys Town JerusalemNew York, NYDonation$5,000
Accuracy in MediaWashington, DCDonation$3,600
Gottesman Rtw AcademyRandolph, NJDonation$3,600
Orthodox UnionNew York, NYDonation$2,472
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYDonation$1,800
Jimmy Fund Walk - Dana Faber CancerBoston, MADonation$1,000
Tikvah FundNew York, NYDonation$540
Tunnels to TowersStaten Island, NYDonation$180

By state: New York 7 · New Jersey 3 · District of Columbia 1 · Florida 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Julius & Ann Cahn Memorial Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Morristown, New Jersey, administered in care of Linda Cahn, tax-exempt since 2017. 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 Julius & Ann Cahn Memorial Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Julius & Ann Cahn Memorial Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $97K across 13 grants, a median of $3,600.

Where does Julius & Ann Cahn Memorial Foundation Inc give?

New York (7 grants), New Jersey (3 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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