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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-6020106

Cahn Family Foundation

A private foundation in New Orleans, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 41 grants and $559,000 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

    $559,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $9,901,055

  • Tax year 2023

    $545,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $9,555,540

  • Tax year 2022

    $555,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $9,181,715

  • Tax year 2021

    $446,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $9,498,318

  • Tax year 2020

    $445,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $8,056,754

  • Tax year 2019

    $377,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $7,799,950

  • Tax year 2018

    $322,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $7,478,136

Grants paid in 2024

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of Greater New OrleansMetairie, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $100,000
  2. Preservation Hall FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $50,000
  3. Jewish Children's Regional ServiceMetairie, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $35,000
  4. Jewish Endowment Foundation of LouisianaMetairie, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $30,000
  5. St George's Episcopal SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $30,000
  6. Urj Henry S Jacobs CampUtica, MS

    For general purposes of grantee

    $30,000
  7. City Park ConservancyNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $25,000
  8. Jewish Community Day SchoolMetairie, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $25,000
  9. Jewish Family Services of Greater New OrleansMetairie, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $25,000
  10. Shakespeare Festival at TulaneNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $20,000
  11. New Orleans Center for Creative ArtsNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $15,000
  12. Chabad-Lubavitch of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $12,000
  13. Museum of Southern Jewish ExperienceNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $10,000
  14. National Council of Jewish WomenNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $10,000
  15. Planned ParenthoodNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $10,000
  16. Slater Torah AcademyMetairie, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $10,000
  17. St Bernard ProjectNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $10,000
  18. The Historic New Orleans CollectionNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $10,000
  19. Family Justice CenterNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $8,000
  20. Hillel Foundation of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $7,000
  21. Prospect New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $7,000
  22. Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in AmericaBoston, MA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  23. KidsmartNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  24. Louisiana Philharmonic OrchestraNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  25. Louisiana SPCANew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  26. National World War II MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  27. Second Harvest Food BankNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  28. Teaching Responsible Earth EducationNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  29. The Ella ProjectNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  30. Tulane Jewish StudiesNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  31. Yaya IncNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  32. Youth Empowerment ProjectNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $5,000
  33. WwozNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $4,000
  34. Jewish Institute for National Security of AmericaWashington, DC

    For general purposes of grantee

    $3,000
  35. Louisiana Endowment HumanitiesNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $3,000
  36. Mino FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $3,000
  37. New Orleans Museum of ArtNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $3,000
  38. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $3,000
  39. Lighthouse for the BlindNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  40. Preservation Resource CenterNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000
  41. Vieux Carre Commission FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of grantee

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture9 grants $102,00035% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,00034% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $35,00012% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $13,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana38 grants $521,000
  2. Mississippi1 grant $30,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James L CahnDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard M CahnDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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