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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-2769642

Cobb Foundation

A private foundation in Northbrook, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $85,290 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $85,290

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $42,473

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,815

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $27,445

  • Tax year 2022

    $94,382

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $55,397

  • Tax year 2021

    $64,299

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $47,882

  • Tax year 2020

    $125,334

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,887

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. WTTWChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $15,000
  2. Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. United Help UkraineFairfax, VA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Ravinia FestivalHighland Park, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Mercy ChefsPortsmouth, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Haiti Out ReachMatthews, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. Red CrossChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. United Way SuncoastLargo, FL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Charity NavigatorUnion City, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. Oil Lamp TheatreGlenview, IL

    Charitablecharitable

    $2,000
  13. Se Evanston Parent's AssocMundelein, IL

    Charitablecharitable

    $2,000
  14. Arthritis FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $525
  15. Purple Plunge IncLake Zurich, IL

    Charitable

    $515
  16. Boca Raton Historical SocietyBoca Raton, FL

    Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $20,00043% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $1,0402% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $34,515
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $10,525
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  5. Florida2 grants $5,250
  6. Iowa1 grant $5,000
  7. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Martin CobbDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laine M CobbDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel H MartinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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