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Melvin S Cohen Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 39-6075009 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$3.9M
Grants reported
60
Typical grant
$10K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Contact
Maryjo Cohen
Deadlines
December 1st
Application materials
Letter form with proposed budget
Restrictions
Northwest wisconsin charities, eau claire and chippewa counties preferred
Original filing text
Contact
MARYJO COHEN
Address
3925 N HASTINGS WAY EAU CLAIRE, WI, 54703
Phone
7158392139
Deadlines
DECEMBER 1ST
Application materials
LETTER FORM WITH PROPOSED BUDGET
Restrictions
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN CHARITIES, EAU CLAIRE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES PREFERRED

Reported organization name: MELVIN S COHEN FOUNDATION INC

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202545$1.9M
202415$1.9M

Where Melvin S Cohen Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Wyes New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, LA

$575KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Operating funds

Wyes New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, LA

$475KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Operating funds

Mayo Clinic

ROCHESTER, MN

$400KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Melanoma research

Mayo Clinic

ROCHESTER, MN

$377KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Melanoma research

Middle East Media Research Insitute

WASHINGTON, DC

$300KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Operating funds

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (60 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Melvin S Cohen Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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