Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Purchase, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $150K.
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc gave $45K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $45,000
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,500
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $1,397,361
- +14.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($20K). Together the top 10 received $45K.
Grant Size Distribution
122 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 122 grants of 122 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $500; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $3K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 75% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2024) to $81K (2021). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $45K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | Charitable Contribution | $20,000 |
| Blythedale Childrens Hospital Valhalla, NY | Charitable Contribution | $10,000 |
| Thanc Foundation New York, NY | Charitable Contribution | $5,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation New York, NY | Charitable Contribution | $3,000 |
| American Jewish Committee New York, NY | Charitable Contribution | $2,500 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation New York, NY | Charitable Contribution | $2,500 |
| Harrison Police Association Harrison, NY | Charitable Contribution | $500 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society Washington, DC | Charitable Contribution | $500 |
| Purchase Fire Department Inc Purchase, NY | Charitable Contribution | $500 |
| Purchase Police Harrison, NY | Charitable Contribution | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,397,361 | $248,694 | $74,725 | $45,000 | 10 | $51,420 | $150,389 | $68,599 |
| 2024 | $1,223,392 | $149,824 | $76,759 | $44,000 | 8 | $50,420 | $123,485 | $66,035 |
| 2023 | $1,150,327 | $28,733 | $90,348 | $60,500 | 9 | $66,170 | $4,555 | $64,431 |
| 2022 | $1,211,942 | $99,214 | $100,654 | $69,066 | 43 | $74,486 | $5,484 | $68,028 |
| 2021 | $1,213,382 | $193,861 | $111,248 | $81,044 | 52 | $86,454 | $118,657 | $69,791 |
| 2020 | $1,134,520 | $112,816 | $105,351 | $78,405 | 42 | — | $21,030 | $59,014 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $69K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc is led by Philip Cohenca, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Philip Cohenca
President
Treasurer → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Nevine Michaan
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Emy Cohenca (2020–2021) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc
How much does Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc give each year?
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc gave $45K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $44K across 8 grants.
What is Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $4,500, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc that year got $500 on average.
Where does Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc give grants?
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants) and Harrison, NY (2 grants).
Who are Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($20,000), Blythedale Childrens Hospital ($10,000) and Thanc Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 78% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc?
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $51K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $69K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc?
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Purchase, NY. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's EIN?
Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3022911. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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