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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 36-4199649

Green Cohan Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmette, IL. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 36 grants and $105,833 paid in grants.

Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2019 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2019

    $105,833

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2019

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American-Israel Education FundWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  2. Writers TheatreGlencoe, IL

    Unrestricted

    $23,700
  3. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Temple Beth-ElNorthbrook, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Honest Reporting ComNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care FoundationKing of Prussia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Survivor Mitzvah ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  9. Amherst CollegeAndover, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  10. Naf-IolrNorthfield, IL

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  11. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  12. Stand with USLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  13. Middle East ForumPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. Lakeview PantryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. United Way Metro ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. Coachella Valley Reportory TheaterCathedral City, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  18. Community HealthChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  19. Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  20. Center for Enriched LivingRiverwoods, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  21. Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  22. Chicago Civic OrchestraChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  23. Kate Svitek Memorial FoundationBlue Bell, PA

    Unrestricted

    $358
  24. Illinois Policy InstituteChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $350
  25. Science & Environmental Policy Project (sepp)Washington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $350
  26. Endowment for Middle East Truth (emet)Washington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $350
  27. Scholars for Peace in the Middle EastBala Cynwyd, PA

    Unrestricted

    $350
  28. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    Unrestricted

    $300
  29. Heartland InstituteSchaumburg, IL

    Unrestricted

    $300
  30. Middle East Media Research Institute (memri)Washington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $300
  31. Hadassah AssociatesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  32. Fraida-Cameron Chabed CenterWilmette, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  33. Planned Parenhood of IllinoisChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $250
  34. CameraBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  35. United Nations Watch USANew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  36. WFMT ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $225

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $23,70049% of the total
  2. International aid4 grants $16,35034% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $5,00010% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $8582% of the total
  6. Public affairs2 grants $6501% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $5501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois17 grants $45,375
  2. District of Columbia5 grants $26,250
  3. New York3 grants $15,250
  4. California4 grants $8,000
  5. Pennsylvania4 grants $6,708
  6. Massachusetts2 grants $2,250
  7. Missouri1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sara Green CohanTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Daniel A CohanTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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