Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Purchase, NY EIN: 13-3022911
Arts and cultureMuseumsEducationHigher educationUniversity education

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 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $44K. Net investment income was $123K.

Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc gave $44K across 8 grants in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$44,000
-27.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
8
-11.1% vs 2023
Average grant
$5,500
-18.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$2,750
Total assets
$1,223,392
+6.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (95% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $20KIcahn School of Medicine atMount Sinai$20KBlythedale Childrens Hospital: $8KBlythedale Childrens Hospital$8KThanc Foundation: $5KThanc Foundation$5KBreast Cancer Research Foundation: $3KBreast Cancer ResearchFoundation$3KAmerican Friends of Rabin Medical Center: $3KAmerican Friends of RabinMedical Center$3KAmerican Jewish Committee: $3KAmerican Jewish Committee$3KNorthfield Mount Hermon School: $2KNorthfield Mount Hermon School$2KCrohn's & Colitis Foundation: $2KCrohn's & Colitis Foundation$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($20K). Together the top 8 received $44K.

Grant Size Distribution

154 grants across all recorded years

154<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 154 grants of 154 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWashingtonMount HermonValhallaArlingtonClarksburgJacksonvillePrescottRochesterWater MillAmericusLos AngelesPurchaseChamberlainColorado SpringsPleasantvilleSmithtown

How Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 46% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 76% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$25K$50K$75K$100K42 grants2020 52 grants2021 43 grants2022 9 grants2023 8 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2024) to $81K (2021). In 2024 it made 8 grants totaling $44K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NYCharitable Contribution$20,000
Blythedale Childrens Hospital Valhalla, NYCharitable Contribution$7,500
Thanc Foundation New York, NYCharitable Contribution$5,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation New York, NYCharitable Contribution$3,000
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center New York, NYCharitable Contribution$2,500
American Jewish Committee New York, NYCharitable Contribution$2,500
Northfield Mount Hermon School Mount Hermon, MACharitable Contribution$2,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation New York, NYCharitable Contribution$1,500
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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
2024$1,223,392$149,824$76,759$44,0008$50,420$123,485$66,035
2023$1,150,327$28,733$90,348$60,5009$66,170$4,555$64,431
2022$1,211,942$99,214$100,654$69,06643$74,486$5,484$68,028
2021$1,213,382$193,861$111,248$81,04452$86,454$118,657$69,791
2020$1,134,520$112,816$105,351$78,40542—$21,030$59,014

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $66K for 2024 — 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 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 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, 2020–2024. "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 $44K across 8 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $61K across 9 grants.

What is Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $2,750, and its average grant was $5,500, across 8 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc give grants?

Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (6 grants).

Who are Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ($20,000), Blythedale Childrens Hospital ($7,500) and Thanc Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc?

Jacques & EMY Cohenca Foundation Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $66K (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 $1.2M in total assets as of 2024.

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 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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