Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Radnor, PA EIN: 25-6869915

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Radnor, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $5K.

Key facts about Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation

In short: Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation gave $26K across 9 grants in 2024 (avg $3K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
25-6869915
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$25,918
Grants made (2024)
9
Average grant
$2,880
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$1,373,202
Primary geography
Florida (97% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.4M

-3.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$26K

-18.1% YoY

Grant Count

9

-40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+36.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 37% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 52% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWest Palm BeachAventuraFort LauderdaleMiami BeachMiamiNorth Miami BeachPenn ValleyPhiladelphia PaSunriseBala CynwydBoynton BeachBrooklynCoral GablesHollywoodJohnstownLandoverPalm BeachRockvilleSan Francisco

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K13 grants2020 10 grants2021 0 grants2022 15 grants2023 9 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2024) to $310K (2020). In 2024 it made 9 grants totaling $26K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

Jafco: $8KJafco$8KThe Willie & Celia Trump Synagogue: $6KThe Willie & Celia TrumpSynagogue$6KAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $5KAmerican Friends of MagenDavid Adom$5KImagination Productions Inc: $5KImagination Productions Inc$5KASPCA: $500ASPCA$500Birthright Israel Foundation: $250Birthright Israel Foundation$250JFCS: $100JFCS$100Adriane Arsh Center: $100Adriane Arsh Center$100HAR Zion Temple: $43HAR Zion Temple$43

The largest 2024 recipient was Jafco ($8K). Together the top 9 received $26K.

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 47 (94%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jafco Fort Lauderdale, FLTo provide support for jewish adoption and foster care options.$8,300
The Willie & Celia Trump Synagogue Aventura, FLTo provide support to judaism that can thrive and prosper in the community.$6,225
American Friends of Magen David Adom West Palm Beach, FLMagen david adom is an organization of trained volunteer and professional medical responders mandated by the israeli government to provide the nation's pre-hospital emergency medical care, including disaster, ambulance and blood services.$5,400
Imagination Productions Inc Sunrise, FLTo strengthen young people's understanding of, and enduring connection to, israel, judaism and the jewish people, and to address the challenges young jews face today.$5,000
ASPCA New York, NYTo provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states.$500
Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NYTo Fund Charitable Purpose of Organization.$250
JFCS San Francisco, CATo Fund Charitable Purpose of Organization.$100
Adriane Arsh Center Miami, FLTo Fund Charitable Purpose of Organization.$100
HAR Zion Temple Penn Valley, PATo provide support to judaism that can thrive and prosper in the community.$43

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,373,202$1,421,157$1,417,780
Revenue$8,164$4,019$8,221
Expenses$28,762$36,129$2,873
Qualifying Distributions$25,918$33,268$750
Net Investment Income$5,320$1,158$6,098
Distributable Amount$50,293$9,759$10,304

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ben Cohen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Cohen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Cohen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Philip Cohen (2020–2023) — Trustee

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 Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation

How much does Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation give each year?

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation gave $26K across 9 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $32K across 15 grants.

What is Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $500, and its average grant was $2,880, across 9 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation give grants?

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 97% 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 (2 grants).

Who are Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Jafco ($8,300), The Willie & Celia Trump Synagogue ($6,225) and American Friends of Magen David Adom ($5,400), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation?

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (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 Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation's EIN?

Lu-Ben Cohen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6869915. 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.

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