Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation
Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.
Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $7,309
- -47.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $432
- -99.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,234
- -99.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,905
- -98.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 794% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 439% of 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
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2021) to $550K (2024). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $550K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gratz College Melrose Park, PA | Proposal a to Acquire Naming Rights | $350,000 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom (Afmda) New York, NY | General | $65,000 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel New York, NY | General | $65,000 |
| Female Hebrew Benevolent Society Philadelphia, PA | Pharmacy Stipend Program & Emergency Response Program | $50,000 |
| Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia, PA | Women in Need | $20,000 |
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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 | $7,309 | $432 | $6,905 | — | — | $2,234 | — | $509 |
| 2024 | $13,781 | $172,873 | $551,360 | $550,000 | 5 | $550,680 | $172,193 | $2,190 |
| 2023 | $392,267 | $60,812 | $79,253 | $75,000 | 2 | $76,526 | $59,284 | $27,824 |
| 2022 | $410,739 | $45,324 | $104,142 | $97,627 | 5 | $100,884 | $42,066 | $29,809 |
| 2021 | $469,537 | $24,969 | $67,252 | $61,500 | 3 | $64,376 | $22,093 | $34,504 |
| 2020 | $511,820 | $12,049 | $5,935 | — | — | — | $9,082 | $31,528 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $509 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bruce A Rosenfield
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Ruderman
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eve Pasternak
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Cohen Katz
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Pasternak
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wilma Dorman
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation
How large is Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation?
Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $509 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation operate?
Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7142486. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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