Josephine Cohen Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Philadelphia, PA EIN: 38-7142486

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

10<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

New YorkPhiladelphiaMelrose Park

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

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 0 grants2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gratz College Melrose Park, PAProposal a to Acquire Naming Rights$350,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom (Afmda) New York, NYGeneral$65,000
Jewish Agency for Israel New York, NYGeneral$65,000
Female Hebrew Benevolent Society Philadelphia, PAPharmacy Stipend Program & Emergency Response Program$50,000
Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia, PAWomen in Need$20,000
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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$7,309$432$6,905——$2,234—$509
2024$13,781$172,873$551,360$550,0005$550,680$172,193$2,190
2023$392,267$60,812$79,253$75,0002$76,526$59,284$27,824
2022$410,739$45,324$104,142$97,6275$100,884$42,066$29,809
2021$469,537$24,969$67,252$61,5003$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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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