Robert Cohen Private Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 20-7196808

Robert Cohen Private Foundation is a private foundation, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $28K.

Robert Cohen Private Foundation at a glance

In short: Robert Cohen Private Foundation gave $28K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,000
-54.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-71.4% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,000
+58.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,000
Total assets
$1,010,532
-17.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (64% 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 Robert Cohen Private Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Charity Center: $18KThe Charity Center$18KYeshiva Day School: $10KYeshiva Day School$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Charity Center ($18K). Together the top 2 received $28K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 16 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Las VegasNew YorkLakewoodBostonSan DiegoWoodland Hills

How Robert Cohen Private Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 85% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 6 grants2023 7 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2025) to $70K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Charity Center Lakewood, NJGeneral Funding and Support.$18,000
Yeshiva Day School Las Vegas, NVGeneral Funding and Support.$10,000
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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$1,010,532—$142,176$28,0002$48,696—$57,177
2024$1,220,532$22,601$71,929$62,0297$67,982$21,513$63,033
2023$1,328,066$-81,749$632,550$62,3556$119,355—$71,789
2022$2,000,000$-46,660$70,003$70,0001$70,000$354$69,191
2021$2,047,031—$75————$69,205
2020$2,047,031—$191————$69,208
2019$2,047,032——————$98,514

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert Cohen Private Foundation reported a distributable amount of $57K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert Cohen Private Foundation is led by Ruth Cohen, President on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ruth Cohen

    President

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    $570K (2023) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Ruth Ganot (2019–2022) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Ruth Cohen — President: $570KRuth CohenPresident$570K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $570K, to Ruth Cohen (President).

Frequently asked questions about Robert Cohen Private Foundation

How much does Robert Cohen Private Foundation give each year?

Robert Cohen Private Foundation gave $28K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $62K across 7 grants.

How large is Robert Cohen Private Foundation?

Robert Cohen Private Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $57K (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.

Where does Robert Cohen Private Foundation operate?

Robert Cohen Private Foundation has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Nevada, New York.

What is Robert Cohen Private Foundation's EIN?

Robert Cohen Private Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7196808. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 23, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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