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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-6383656

Journey Fund

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $349,200 paid in grants.

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

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

    $349,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,009,765
  • Tax year 2024

    $128,907

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,280,967
  • Tax year 2023

    $120,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,751,832
  • Tax year 2022

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,830,445
  • Tax year 2021

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,975,598
  • Tax year 2020

    $132,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,955,039
  • Tax year 2019

    $309,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,012,303
  • Tax year 2018

    $261,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,223,307

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Talent Beyond BoundariesWashington, DC

    Open new solutions for displacement

    $220,000
  2. Panorama GlobalSeattle, WA

    Empowering changemakers

    $25,000
  3. The Aslan ProjectWashington, DC

    Medical assistance to cancer childre

    $25,000
  4. UNICEFNew York, NY

    Improve lives of children worldwide

    $25,000
  5. American Promise EducationConcord, MA

    Educating americans on civic engagem

    $10,000
  6. Equal Justice Under LawWashington, DC

    Support fairer criminal justice sys

    $10,000
  7. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    To fight hunger

    $10,000
  8. Amends Global Fellows Amends Global FellowaStanford, CA

    Working to build a more better world

    $6,000
  9. Batonga FoundationWashington, DC

    Livelyhood skills training for youth

    $5,000
  10. Heal Medical Heal Medical CenterKent, OH

    Caring, protecting, and healing

    $5,000
  11. Combined ArmsHouston, TX

    Service for veterans and families

    $4,000
  12. Great Harbor Yacht Club FoundationNantucket, MA

    Promote & preserve nantucket harbor

    $2,200
  13. If You Heard What I HeardEncino, CA

    Document holocaust survivor stories

    $1,500
  14. Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    Patient care, education, research

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $245,00091% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0004% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $4,0001% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $2,200<1% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $1,500<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $260,000
  2. New York2 grants $25,500
  3. Washington1 grant $25,000
  4. California3 grants $17,500
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $12,200
  6. Ohio1 grant $5,000
  7. Texas1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mary Louise CohenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Bruce CohenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Phillip CohenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dickson CohenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth CohenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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