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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1627638

Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Stamford, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 191 grants and $130 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $130,036,842

    Grants listed
    191
    Assets, end of year
    $537,222,157
  • Tax year 2023

    $128,674,204

    Grants listed
    196
    Assets, end of year
    $527,570,662
  • Tax year 2022

    $122,355,773

    Grants listed
    202
    Assets, end of year
    $520,466,643
  • Tax year 2021

    $109,607,117

    Grants listed
    158
    Assets, end of year
    $520,525,701
  • Tax year 2020

    $91,464,675

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $524,605,658

Grants paid in 2024

191 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cohen Veterans Network IncStamford, CT

    Veterans

    $51,000,000
  2. New York Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    Behavioral health

    $11,649,000
  3. Fiorello H Laguardia Community College FoundationQueens, NY

    Workforce development

    $7,147,493
  4. New York Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $5,500,000
  5. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    Hunger relief

    $4,200,000
  6. Digital Harbor FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Diagnostics

    $2,867,894
  7. AbilisGreenwich, CT

    Human services

    $2,520,000
  8. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Research

    $2,092,320
  9. Usona Institute IncFitchburg, WI

    Research

    $2,000,000
  10. Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Therapeutics

    $1,806,458
  11. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Patient support

    $1,577,305
  12. Career Resources IncBridgeport, CT

    Recidivism

    $1,500,000
  13. Hackensack Meridian Health IncEdison, NJ

    Behavioral health

    $1,500,000
  14. Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic StudiesSan Jose, CA

    Patient support

    $1,250,000
  15. Indigenous Medicine Conservation FundSanta Cruz, CA

    Field building

    $1,225,000
  16. The Door - A Center of Alternatives IncNew York, NY

    Behavioral health

    $1,200,000
  17. Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research and Education Institute (glavref)Los Angeles, CA

    Research

    $1,111,241
  18. New Alternatives for Children IncNew York, NY

    Behavioral health

    $1,000,000
  19. Stamford Museum & Nature Center IncorporatedStamford, CT

    Education

    $1,000,000
  20. Town of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    Recreation & sports

    $1,000,000
  21. Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $1,000,000
  22. Success Academy Charter SchoolsNew York, NY

    Education

    $950,000
  23. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Therapeutics

    $843,750
  24. Amazin' Mets Foundation IncFlushing, NY

    Recreation & sports

    $816,204
  25. National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC

    Field building

    $778,373
  26. Kidstlc IncOlathe, KS

    Behavioral health

    $750,000
  27. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Research

    $726,306
  28. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Patient support

    $662,031
  29. Manhattan UniversityBronx, NY

    Workforce development

    $642,500
  30. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Research

    $568,974
  31. Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Behavioral health

    $500,000
  32. Fireside Project IncSan Francisco, CA

    Patient support

    $500,000
  33. Manhattan UniversityBronx, NY

    Education

    $500,000
  34. Mobile Loaves & Fishes IncAustin, TX

    Human services

    $500,000
  35. XTR LLCLos Angeles, CA

    Field building

    $500,000
  36. Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (pavir)Palo Alto, CA

    Research

    $478,350
  37. Women in the Room ProductionsLos Angeles, CA

    Field building

    $466,000
  38. Manhattan UniversityBronx, NY

    Recreation & sports

    $455,000
  39. Lymelight Foundation IncBurlingame, CA

    Patient support

    $400,000
  40. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Research

    $397,579
  41. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Education

    $375,000
  42. Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center FoundationGaithersburg, MD

    Research

    $353,157
  43. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Research

    $337,637
  44. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $300,000
  45. Consumer Technology Association FoundationArlington, VA

    Human services

    $300,000
  46. Chicago Furniture BankChicago, IL

    Human services

    $258,000
  47. BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA

    Emergency aid/disaster relief

    $252,000
  48. Camp Horseability IncOld Westbury, NY

    Youth development

    $250,000
  49. Family Enrichment Center IncBowling Green, KY

    Youth development

    $250,000
  50. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    Human services

    $250,000
  51. Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CT

    Youth development

    $250,000
  52. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Prevention

    $250,000
  53. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Field building

    $216,787
  54. Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (bwi)Brooklyn, NY

    Workforce development

    $200,000
  55. Caridad Center IncBoynton Beach, FL

    Healthcare

    $200,000
  56. Nontraditional Employment for WomenNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $200,000
  57. The Farmlink ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    Hunger relief

    $200,000
  58. Adventist Healthcare IncGaithersburg, MD

    Research

    $180,253
  59. Let's Talk Menopause IncBrooklyn, NY

    Field building

    $175,000
  60. 914 CaresArmonk, NY

    Human services

    $160,000
  61. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Diagnostics

    $159,656
  62. Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    Behavioral health

    $151,200
  63. Bronx Charter School for the ArtsThe Bronx, NY

    Education

    $150,000
  64. Care and Share IncColorado SPGS, CO

    Hunger relief

    $150,000
  65. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Hunger relief

    $150,000
  66. Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland IncElizabethtown, KY

    Hunger relief

    $150,000
  67. Port Chester Carver Center IncPort Chester, NY

    Hunger relief

    $150,000
  68. The Digdeep Right to Water ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    Human services

    $150,000
  69. Psychedelic Safety InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Field building

    $140,000
  70. PosadaPueblo, CO

    Human services

    $139,000
  71. Practical Farmers of Iowa (pfi)Ames, IA

    Conservation

    $137,500
  72. DonorschooseorgNew York, NY

    Education

    $130,000
  73. La Plaza de Encuentro Gathering PlaceAlbuquerque, NM

    Human services

    $130,000
  74. Caritas of Port Chester IncPort Chester, NY

    Hunger relief

    $125,000
  75. Girl Scout Council of Greater New York IncNew York, NY

    Youth development

    $125,000
  76. National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN)New Haven, CT

    Human services

    $125,000
  77. Project Renewal IncNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $125,000
  78. Green City ForceBrooklyn, NY

    Workforce development

    $120,000
  79. Neighbor to NeighborGreenwich, CT

    Human services

    $115,000
  80. Senior Ride Nashville IncNashville, TN

    Human services

    $110,000
  81. Wheeler Clinic IncPlainville, CT

    Behavioral health

    $110,000
  82. Ace Programs for the HomelessLong Is City, NY

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  83. Bob Woodruff Family Foundation IncLong Island City, NY

    Veterans

    $100,000
  84. Building One Community CorpStamford, CT

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  85. Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)New York, NY

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  86. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    Hunger relief

    $100,000
  87. Coalition for the Homeless IncNew York, NY

    Hunger relief

    $100,000
  88. Connecticut Foundation for Dental OutreachSouthington, CT

    Healthcare

    $100,000
  89. Dominican Women's Development CenterNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  90. Domus Kids IncStamford, CT

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  91. Field to Healed FoundationScottsdale, AZ

    Field building

    $100,000
  92. GoodfoundationNew York, NY

    Human services

    $100,000
  93. Mercy Learning Center of BridgeportBridgeport, CT

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  94. Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic StudiesSan Jose, CA

    Field building

    $100,000
  95. NpowerBrooklyn, NY

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  96. Per Scholas IncBronx, NY

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  97. Sanctuary for FamiliesNew York, NY

    Human services

    $100,000
  98. Soundwaters IncStamford, CT

    Workforce development

    $100,000
  99. Sweet Dream MakersBoca Raton, FL

    Human services

    $100,000
  100. The Crossroads CampusNashville, TN

    Animals

    $100,000
  101. Together We RiseBrea, CA

    Youth development

    $100,000
  102. Clusterbusters IncLombard, IL

    Field building

    $95,000
  103. Osborne AssociationBrooklyn, NY

    Recidivism

    $95,000
  104. African Communities TogetherNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $94,000
  105. Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants IncBridgeport, CT

    Workforce development

    $93,000
  106. Marcy Lab IncBrooklyn, NY

    Workforce development

    $90,000
  107. River House Adult Day CenterCos Cob, CT

    Hunger relief

    $85,000
  108. Food Education FundNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $81,000
  109. The River Food PantryMadison, WI

    Hunger relief

    $80,000
  110. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    Research

    $77,175
  111. Food Rescue USStamford, CT

    Hunger relief

    $77,000
  112. Bowling Green-Warren County Humane SocietyBowling Green, KY

    Animals

    $75,000
  113. Breast Cancer AngelsHuntingtn BCH, CA

    Human services

    $75,000
  114. Bridgeport Caribe Youth League IncBridgeport, CT

    Youth development

    $75,000
  115. Brotherhood Sister SolNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $75,000
  116. Community League of the Heights IncNew York, NY

    Human services

    $75,000
  117. Destination Tomorrow IncBronx, NY

    Workforce development

    $75,000
  118. Dignity GrowsHartford, CT

    Human services

    $75,000
  119. El Sol Jupiters Neighborhood Resource Center IncJupiter, FL

    Hunger relief

    $75,000
  120. HairtostaySan Francisco, CA

    Human services

    $75,000
  121. Liberation Programs IncBridgeport, CT

    Healthcare

    $75,000
  122. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Education

    $75,000
  123. Out in TechNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $75,000
  124. Rosie's Place IncBoston, MA

    Hunger relief

    $75,000
  125. Strive International IncNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $75,000
  126. Unshattered IncHopewell JCT, NY

    Workforce development

    $75,000
  127. Wounded Veterans Relief Fund (WVRF)North Palm Beach, FL

    Healthcare

    $75,000
  128. Youth Justice NetworkNew York, NY

    Recidivism

    $75,000
  129. Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-Ucla MedicalTorrance, CA

    Research

    $74,900
  130. Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational CenterHarvard, IL

    Veterans

    $71,000
  131. Afya Foundation IncYonkers, NY

    Human services

    $70,000
  132. Boca Helping HandsBoca Raton, FL

    Workforce development

    $70,000
  133. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    Human services

    $65,000
  134. New Hour for Women and Children Li IncBrentwood, NY

    Human services

    $65,000
  135. Nido de EsperanzaNew York, NY

    Human services

    $64,000
  136. Personal Care Products Council FoundationWashington, DC

    Human services

    $63,000
  137. Harlem Grown IncNew York, NY

    Education

    $61,000
  138. Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY

    Hunger relief

    $60,000
  139. IntempoStamford, CT

    Education

    $60,000
  140. New Canaan Country School IncNew Canaan, CT

    Youth development

    $60,000
  141. Women in the Room ProductionsLos Angeles, CA

    Field building

    $60,000
  142. Glamourgals Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Youth development

    $57,000
  143. JustdaneMadison, WI

    Workforce development

    $57,000
  144. Nashville Diaper ConnectionNashville, TN

    Human services

    $53,000
  145. FreestoreWDM, IA

    Human services

    $52,000
  146. The New York Milk BankValhalla, NY

    Human services

    $52,000
  147. Exchange Club Center for the Prev of Child Abuse of Southern CT IncStamford, CT

    Human services

    $50,000
  148. Farmworker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County IncLake Worth, FL

    Hunger relief

    $50,000
  149. Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  150. Greater Bridgeport Community EnterprisesBridgeport, CT

    Workforce development

    $50,000
  151. HBCU FirstNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $50,000
  152. New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden FoundationsNew York, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  153. Renaissance Youth CenterBronx, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  154. Rooterville A Sanctuary IncMelrose, FL

    Animals

    $50,000
  155. Storycorps IncBrooklyn, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  156. The Help USA Fund IncNew York, NY

    Workforce development

    $50,000
  157. Yes She Can IncWhite Plains, NY

    Workforce development

    $50,000
  158. Youth GuidanceChicago, IL

    Youth development

    $50,000
  159. Hit the Books IncNew York, NY

    Recreation & sports

    $45,000
  160. Next Harm ReductionNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $45,000
  161. Green Guerillas IncBrooklyn, NY

    Conservation

    $40,000
  162. Hillside Food Outreach IncMount Kisco, NY

    Hunger relief

    $40,000
  163. The Sharing Shelf IncPort Chester, NY

    Human services

    $39,000
  164. The HopelineThe Bronx, NY

    Human services

    $35,000
  165. Alliance for Community Empowerment IncBridgeport, CT

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  166. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  167. Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  168. Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NY

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  169. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  170. Gotham Food PantryNew York, NY

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  171. Inspirica IncStamford, CT

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  172. Kingsbridge Heights Community CenterBronx, NY

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  173. Mount Kisco Interfaith Food PantryMount Kisco, NY

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  174. Nazareth HousingNew York, NY

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  175. Person to Person IncDarien, CT

    Human services

    $25,000
  176. Person to Person IncDarien, CT

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  177. South Fork Bakery for the Special Needs CorpSag Harbor, NY

    Workforce development

    $25,000
  178. South Fork Sea FarmersEast Hampton, NY

    Education

    $25,000
  179. United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut IncDanbury, CT

    Hunger relief

    $25,000
  180. YWCA GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    Human services

    $25,000
  181. YWCA GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    Youth development

    $25,000
  182. Catholic Charities of Fairfield CountyShelton, CT

    Hunger relief

    $23,000
  183. Portland Va Research Foundation IncPortland, OR

    Research

    $22,799
  184. Blythedale Children's HospitalValhalla, NY

    Hunger relief

    $17,000
  185. Bruce Museum (the)Greenwich, CT

    Education

    $16,000
  186. Fiorello H Laguardia Community College FoundationQueens, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  187. National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenAlexandria, VA

    Youth development

    $10,000
  188. Open DoorsNorwalk, CT

    Hunger relief

    $10,000
  189. Queensborough Community College Fund IncBayside, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  190. Bradley Marc Ginsburg Scholarship Foundation CorpBoca Raton, FL

    Education

    $5,000
  191. Greenwich Emergency Medical ServiceRiverside, CT

    Healthcare

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

38 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Fiorello H Laguardia Community College FoundationQueens, NY

    Workforce development

    $109,082,507
  2. Cohen Veterans Network IncStamford, CT

    Veterans

    $15,000,000
  3. Hackensack Meridian Health IncEdison, NJ

    Behavioral health

    $8,500,000
  4. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    Hunger relief

    $5,000,000
  5. The Door - A Center of Alternatives IncNew York, NY

    Behavioral health

    $3,800,000
  6. New Alternatives for Children IncNew York, NY

    Behavioral health

    $2,000,000
  7. AbilisGreenwich, CT

    Human services

    $1,260,000
  8. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Research

    $1,190,680
  9. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $700,000
  10. Manhattan UniversityBronx, NY

    Workforce development

    $672,000
  11. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Field building

    $534,596
  12. Randall's Island Park Alliance IncNew York, NY

    Education

    $500,000
  13. Consumer Technology Association FoundationArlington, VA

    Human services

    $418,000
  14. Hetrick-Martin Institute IncNew York, NY

    Behavioral health

    $325,000
  15. Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children FoundationLas Vegas, NV

    Behavioral health

    $295,800
  16. Psychedelic Safety InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Field building

    $140,000
  17. Animal Nation IncSouth Salem, NY

    Animals

    $10,000
  18. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $10,000
  19. Cradles to Crayons IncNewton, MA

    Youth development

    $10,000
  20. Dorot IncNew York, NY

    Human services

    $10,000
  21. Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship IncMount Kisco, NY

    Human services

    $10,000
  22. Full Plates Full PotentialBrunswick, ME

    Hunger relief

    $10,000
  23. Lunch BreakRed Bank, NJ

    Hunger relief

    $10,000
  24. Lymphatic Education & Research Network IncNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $10,000
  25. Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NY

    Workforce development

    $10,000
  26. Partners for Women and Justice IncLivingston, NJ

    Human services

    $10,000
  27. Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders Inc (sage)New York, NY

    Hunger relief

    $10,000
  28. Sharing Network Foundation IncNew Providnce, NJ

    Healthcare

    $10,000
  29. The ARC of Smith CountyTyler, TX

    Human services

    $10,000
  30. Wellness in the Schools IncNew York, NY

    Youth development

    $10,000
  31. Bartlett Arboretum Association IncStamford, CT

    Education

    $5,000
  32. Building One Community CorpStamford, CT

    Workforce development

    $5,000
  33. Made of Millions Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Behavioral health

    $5,000
  34. Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer FoundationUniondale, NY

    Healthcare

    $5,000
  35. Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons ResearchNew York, NY

    Healthcare

    $5,000
  36. Myocarditis FoundationKingwood, TX

    Healthcare

    $5,000
  37. Pro Bono Net IncNew York, NY

    Human services

    $5,000
  38. Safe Futures IncNew London, CT

    Human services

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking9 grants $52,426,20450% of the total
  2. Health13 grants $18,438,17518% of the total
  3. Education22 grants $12,262,00012% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture11 grants $5,022,0005% of the total
  5. Mental health7 grants $3,526,2003% of the total
  6. Human services26 grants $2,951,0003% of the total
  7. 15 other causes49 grants $9,919,6519% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut38 grants $59,661,637
  2. New York85 grants $45,467,053
  3. California21 grants $9,826,986
  4. Maryland6 grants $4,791,965
  5. Wisconsin3 grants $2,137,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $1,500,000
  7. North Carolina1 grant $843,750
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $841,373
  9. Kansas1 grant $750,000
  10. Florida9 grants $690,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Steven A CohenVP / TREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Alexandra M CohenPRESIDENT / SECRETARY Hours 15Pay $0
  • Joshua CohenDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

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