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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-1817525

The Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $45,260 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must be a 501(c)(3) organization

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,260

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $781,547

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,985

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $793,497

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,293

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $801,669

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,965

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $863,339

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,048

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $946,063

  • Tax year 2020

    $38,680

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $989,564

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,530

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $198,594

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,405

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $169,692

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Home Life CommunitiesAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $15,000
  2. Jewish Family & Career ServicesAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $10,360
  3. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Jewish Federation of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $5,580
  5. Southern Jewish Resource NetworkAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $1,500
  6. Creating Connected CommunitiesAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  7. Backpack Buddies of Metro AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Congregation or VeshalomBrookhaven, GA

    General support

    $320
  9. Happy TailsRoswell, GA

    General support

    $250
  10. Time ServedGreenville, SC

    General support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $15,00034% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $11,61026% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  4. Mutual benefit1 grant $5,58012% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $1,5003% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia8 grants $35,010
  2. New York1 grant $10,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jill CohenCEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael E AxelrodCFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael MerlinSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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