Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 13-6113003

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 21 grants totaling $166,000, including support for charitable organizations in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida.

Key facts about Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc

In short: Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc gave $166K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in New York. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-6113003
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$166,000
Grants made (2025)
21
Average grant
$7,905
Median grant
$2,500
New grantees (estimate)
10% first-time grantees (2 of 20, 2025)
Total assets
$1,746,411
Primary geography
New York (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.7M

-3.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$166K

+131.2% YoY

Grant Count

21

-4.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+142.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $93K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

10%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 20 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $9K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 175% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 196% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as children’s recreation, Jewish culture and community, social services, substance-use recovery, and medical research and treatment. These are descriptions of grantees’ work, not a stated foundation mission.

For example, Tranquillity Camp says its mission is to provide quality summer recreation to deserving children. The Museum at Eldridge Street describes its work as maintaining the Eldridge Street Synagogue and developing programming on Jewish culture, Lower East Side immigrant history, and architectural preservation. Henry Street Settlement says it provides social services, arts, and health care programs. Phoenix Houses of Long Island describes its work as supporting individuals, families, and communities affected by substance-use disorders and related mental health conditions.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 21 grants totaling $166,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $102,500, with a median of $2,500. The largest grant was $102,500 to Tranquillity Camp Inc for general and unrestricted purposes. Other notable awards included $5,400 to the Museum at Eldridge Street for general and unrestricted purposes; $5,000 to Henry Street Settlement for its Boys and Girls Republic After School Program; and $5,000 each to Hevreh of Southern Berkshire Inc, Phoenix Houses of Long Island Inc, and Project Morry Properties Inc for general and unrestricted purposes.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 8% to recipients in Massachusetts, and 5% to recipients in Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkPittsfieldEarltonBoca RatonAmherstHartsdalePort ChesterSan FranciscoDeer ParkLongmeadowAlbanyCentral PointLong Island CityScarsdaleBecketElmsfordEugeneGreat BarringtonLong Is CityMountain BRK

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K17 grants2019 19 grants2020 19 grants2021 21 grants2022 14 grants2023 22 grants2024 21 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2023) to $166K (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $166K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Tranquillity Camp Inc: $103KTranquillity Camp Inc$103KMuseum at Eldridge Street: $5KMuseum at Eldridge Street$5KHenry Street Settlement: $5KHenry Street Settlement$5KHevreh of Southern Berkshire Inc: $5KHevreh of Southern BerkshireInc$5KJewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Inc: $5KJewish Federation of SouthPalm Beach County Inc$5KJewish Federation of the Berkshires Inc: $5K across 2 grantsJewish Federation of theBerkshires Inc$5K · 2 grantsPhoenix Houses of Long Island Inc: $5KPhoenix Houses of Long IslandInc$5KProject Morry Properties Inc: $5KProject Morry Properties Inc$5KAmerican Friends of the Soroka Medical Center of T: $4KAmerican Friends of the SorokaMedical Center of T$4KThe Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to: $4KThe Museum of Jewish Heritagea Living Memorial to$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tranquillity Camp Inc ($103K). Together the top 10 received $145K.

Grant Size Distribution

97 grants across all recorded years

96<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 96 grants of 97 (99%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tranquillity Camp Inc Earlton, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$102,500
Museum at Eldridge Street New York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,400
Henry Street Settlement New York, NYBoys and Girls Republic After School Program$5,000
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire Inc Great Barrington, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Inc Boca Raton, FLMarch Of the Living (Southern Region) Fund$5,000
Phoenix Houses of Long Island Inc Long Island City, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Project Morry Properties Inc Port Chester, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
American Friends of the Soroka Medical Center of T Scarsdale, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$3,600
The Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to New York, NYA Living Memorial to the Holocaust Fund$3,600
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern NY Inc Albany, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$3,600

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $1,746,411 $133,877 $202,484 $166,000 21
2024 $1,815,018 $269,265 $99,627 $71,800 22
2023 $1,645,380 $64,582 $70,172 $41,900 14
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,746,411$1,815,018$1,645,380
Revenue$133,877$269,265$64,582
Expenses$202,484$99,627$70,172
Qualifying Distributions$182,080$81,388$53,873
Net Investment Income$114,573$59,708$49,114
Distributable Amount$92,668$87,237$76,284

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Daniel Cohn as vice president and director; Marc S Cohn as director and co-president; Stephanie Cohn, Joseph D Colvin, Robin Caine Diamant, Robert Janer, and Marta Jo Lawrence as directors; Kenneth Falcon as director and co-president; Cheryl Janer as secretary and director; and Geoffrey Janer as director, vice president, and treasurer.

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cheryl Janer

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Snow

    Director

    Director & Recording Secretary → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Cohn

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geoffrey Janer

    Director, Vice President & Treasurer

    Director & Vice President → Director, Vice President & Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph D Colvin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Falcon

    Director & Co-Pres

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc S Cohn

    Director & Co-Pres

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marta Jo Lawrence

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Janer

    Director

    Director & Treasurer → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Caine Diamant

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Cohn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Josh P Friedlander (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joshua Friedlander (2019–2020) — Director

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.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc

How much does Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc give each year?

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc gave $166K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $72K across 22 grants.

What is Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $7,905, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc that year got $5K on average.

Where does Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc give grants?

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Pittsfield, MA (3 grants) and Boca Raton, FL (2 grants).

Does Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Tranquillity Camp Inc ($102,500), Museum at Eldridge Street ($5,400) and Henry Street Settlement ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc?

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $182K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $93K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as children’s recreation, Jewish culture and community, social services, substance-use recovery, and medical research and treatment. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's EIN?

Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6113003. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Elias A Cohen Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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