The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation
The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation is a private foundation, based in Ashburn, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $487K.
The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation at a glance
In short: The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $100,000
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $3,953,962
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (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 The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Inn at NIH Inc ($100K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation gives
- In 2025 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Inn at NIH Inc Bethesda, MD | To Support Building Extraordinary | $100,000 |
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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 | $3,953,962 | $522,633 | $150,421 | $100,000 | 1 | $107,161 | $486,873 | $207,327 |
| 2024 | $3,581,750 | $4,323,294 | $13,030 | — | — | — | $215,241 | $71,147 |
| 2023 | $3,520 | — | $12,378 | $10,000 | 1 | $12,378 | — | $748 |
| 2022 | $15,898 | $13,201 | $512 | — | — | $512 | — | $194 |
| 2021 | $3,209 | — | $861 | — | — | $861 | — | $171 |
| 2020 | $4,070 | $10,000 | $10,887 | $10,000 | 2 | — | — | $237 |
| 2019 | $4,957 | $8,811 | $9,391 | $8,000 | 2 | — | — | $260 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation reported a distributable amount of $207K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine Mick
Advisor Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet R. Miller
Executive Trustee
Advisor Trustee → Executive Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld
Advisor Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Jane E. Cohen (2019–2023) — Executive Trustee · Filing note: Deceased
- Former: Jane E. Cohen Dec'd (2022) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation
How much does The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation give each year?
The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation?
The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $107K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $207K (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 The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation operate?
The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia.
What is The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation's EIN?
The Jane Elizabeth Cohen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6688178. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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