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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3075611

Gene R Cohen Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, ME. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $41,151 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $41,151

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $877,168

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $847,057

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $862,183

  • Tax year 2021

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $798,403

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $710,377

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,349

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $628,991

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $647,073

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hillel of Southern Maine - JcaPortland, ME

    Grant

    $14,000
  2. Charlie Miller FoundationPortland, ME

    Grant

    $7,500
  3. JCC Cohen CampershipPortland, ME

    Grant

    $6,651
  4. GRMBC Shiva Fundcongregation Beth TefillahScottsdale, AZ

    Grant

    $1,800
  5. Arizona Jewish Academy Nishmat AdinScottsdale, AZ

    Grant

    $1,800
  6. Arizona Holocaust MuseumTuscon, AZ

    Grant

    $1,800
  7. Smile on SeniorsPhoenix, AZ

    Grant

    $1,800
  8. Steinsaltz InstituteNew York, NY

    Grant

    $1,800
  9. Pine Tree Legal Assistance IncPortland, ME

    Grant

    $1,000
  10. Temple Beth El Rabbi FundPortland, ME

    Grant

    $1,000
  11. Maine College of ArtPortland, ME

    Grant

    $1,000
  12. University of Southern Maine FoundationPortland, ME

    Grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,00033% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00033% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine7 grants $32,151
  2. Arizona4 grants $7,200
  3. New York1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan S CohenTRUSTEE Hours 0.13Pay $0
  • Scott A CohenTRUSTEE Hours 0.13Pay $0
  • William S BuskerTRUSTEE Hours 0.13Pay $0
  • Greyson CohenTRUSTEE Hours 0.13Pay $0
  • Hawley R StraitesqTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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