Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-7109419

Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $680K.

Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation at a glance

In short: Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.0M), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,000,000
-20.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000,000
-20.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000,000
Total assets
$11,176,840
-3.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Michigan State University: $1.0MMichigan State University$1.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was Michigan State University ($1.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkEast Lansing

How Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 182% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 117% 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $355K (2022) to $1.3M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan State University East Lansing, MIGeneral$1,000,000
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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$11,176,840$765,208$1,145,161$1,000,0001$1,009,500$679,547$860,685
2024$11,556,793$4,577,730$1,311,804$1,249,8971$1,250,667$2,502,851$693,056
2023$10,265,911$172,939$546,457$485,3801$494,056$122,538$669,087
2022$10,639,429$1,065,493$430,670$355,0001$355,000$1,010,583$735,172
2021$10,004,606$1,909,087$1,327,588$1,262,7441—$1,258,993$659,266
2020$10,005,566$491,991$1,074,694$1,030,2141—$456,616$618,809

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation reported a distributable amount of $861K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Phyllis Green

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randolph L. Cowen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/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 Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation

How much does Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation give each year?

Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 1 grant.

How large is Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation?

Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation reported $11.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $861K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation operate?

Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan, New York.

What is Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation's EIN?

Randolph L Cowen and Phyllis Green Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7109419. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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