How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Gerald D Cohen
180 Beacon Street 10G
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 734-1900
- Form and materials
- N/A
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Restrictions
- Grants will be made only for eligible charitable purposes, which also includes social, cultural and environmental purposes.
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2025
$681,000
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $3,901,741
-
Tax year 2024
$361,000
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $3,035,621
-
Tax year 2023
$445,400
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $2,871,928
-
Tax year 2022
$281,500
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $2,947,736
-
Tax year 2021
$330,500
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $3,004,473
-
Tax year 2020
$572,500
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $2,730,055
-
Tax year 2019
$191,000
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $2,133,064
-
Tax year 2018
$195,682
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $1,637,717
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$252,000 -
Isabella Stewart Gardener MuseumBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$175,000 -
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$77,000 -
Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$35,000 -
Kellogg School of ManagementEvanston, IL
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$23,000 -
Institute for Nonprofit PracticeDedham, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$22,000 -
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$15,000 -
Share Our StrengthWashington, DC
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$11,000 -
American Friends of IdcNew York, NY
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$10,000 -
Hebrew Senior LifeBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$10,000 -
Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$10,000 -
Vet Voice FoundationPortland, OR
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$10,000 -
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$5,000 -
Museum of ScienceBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$3,500 -
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$2,500 -
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$2,500 -
The Jewish Federations of North AmericaNew York, NY
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$2,500 -
Community Music Center of BostonBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$2,500 -
Mount SinaiNew York, NY
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$2,000 -
Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NY
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$2,000 -
Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
Jewish Vocational Service IncBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
The Adventure Project CorpNew York, NY
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
American Parkinson Disease Association - Massachusetts ChapterSharon, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
Boston Children's MuseumBoston, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLincoln, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
Temple Ohabei ShalomBrookline, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$1,000 -
All Court EnrichmentSomerville, MA
To provide needed monetary assistance to the charity
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Civil rights3 grants $264,50066% of the total
- Arts and culture4 grants $84,00021% of the total
- Human services1 grant $22,0005% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $12,5003% of the total
- International aid2 grants $11,0003% of the total
- Education3 grants $7,0002% of the total
- 3 other causes3 grants $2,500<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Massachusetts18 grants $361,000
- New York7 grants $272,000
- Illinois1 grant $23,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
- Oregon1 grant $10,000
- Maine1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Gerald D CohenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
- Susan B CohenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
The return
More foundations
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- Private foundations in Boston
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- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Massachusetts
- Foundations that fund human services in Massachusetts
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Same main cause (civil rights), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
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- Scarlet Charitable Trust 20 grants Preselected only $506,000 giving
- Charles F de Ganahl Family Foundation 49 grants Preselected only $1,511,000 giving
- Crimson Lion Foundation 1 grant Accepts applications $1,600,000 giving
- The Swartz Shalom Charitable Foundation 18 grants Preselected only $182,415 giving