David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Skokie, IL EIN: 20-0532341

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Skokie, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $668 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $56K.

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation at a glance

In short: David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation gave $56K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$55,929
+1424.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,982
+1424.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,450
Total assets
$668
-37.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Yeshivas Brisk: $53KYeshivas Brisk$53KTorah Academy: $2KTorah Academy$2KYeshiva Ohr Boruch: $1KYeshiva Ohr Boruch$1KTunnel to Towers: $139Tunnel to Towers$139

The largest 2025 recipient was Yeshivas Brisk ($53K). Together the top 4 received $56K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoMinneapolisStaten Island

How David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $63K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $56K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Yeshivas Brisk Chicago, ILEducation$52,890
Torah Academy Minneapolis, MNEducation$1,800
Yeshiva Ohr Boruch Chicago, ILEducation$1,100
Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NYSocial Support$139
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$668$55,900$56,293$55,9294$55,929—$43
2024$1,061$4,002$4,048$3,6694$3,669$2$54
2023$1,130$4,502$3,533$3,1393$3,139$2$57
2022$1,191$3,041$63,267$62,8001$62,800$2$2,451
2021$79,282$44,500$11,953$11,6101$11,610$4,500$2,187
2020$46,735$-2,119$25,346$25,0821—$214$2,124
2019$74,200$54,396$2,683$2,4002—$9,259$446

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $43 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation is led by J. David Cohen, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • J. David Cohen

    President

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chana Goldstein

    Scrty & Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ingrid F. Cohen

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yehuda D. Cohen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation

How much does David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation give each year?

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation gave $56K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 4 grants.

What is David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation's typical grant size?

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,450, and its average grant was $13,982, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation give grants?

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (2 grants).

Does David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).

How large is David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation?

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation reported $668 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $56K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $43 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation's EIN?

David & Ingrid Cohen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0532341. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 16, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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