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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3998983

The Cogitare Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $124,344 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $124,344

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $438,954

  • Tax year 2024

    $119,885

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $534,280

  • Tax year 2023

    $97,479

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $630,231

  • Tax year 2022

    $58,787

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $729,799

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,955

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $773,093

  • Tax year 2020

    $62,378

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $789,122

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,342

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $843,520

  • Tax year 2018

    $135,688

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $858,661

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Entrepreneurship Grant - Nachilindi OrchardsZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $19,700
  2. Entrepreneurship Grant - Piety NganduZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $14,100
  3. Scholarship Grant for Mwiche NambelaZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $14,000
  4. Scholarship Grant for Miyanda MweetwaZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $12,850
  5. Entrepreneurship Grant - Alan MakwazaZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $11,100
  6. Scholarship Grant for Nick Chiyela MweeneZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $10,617
  7. Scholarship Grant for Daniel SakalaZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $8,400
  8. Scholarship Grant for Prince KanyimboZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $6,000
  9. Youths in BusinessMonze, Zambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $5,000
  10. Scholarship Grant for Chimuka CheepaAtlanta, GA

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $4,852
  11. Entrepreneurship Grant - Ruth NganduZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $4,300
  12. Scholarship Grant for Steven SakalaZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $4,000
  13. Scholarship Grant for Martin BiembaZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $3,000
  14. Scholarship Grant for Mwiza Elizabeth BiembaZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $2,350
  15. Scholarship Grant for Sophie NganduZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $2,075
  16. Scholarship Grant for Jane NganduZambia

    Contribution to the organization to provide a scholarship for individual.

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $4,852

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Elaine ScialoPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Peter D CooperVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

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