Sam L Cohen Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Portland, ME · EIN 20-2262822 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Sam L Cohen Foundation is a private foundation based in Portland, ME (EIN 20-2262822). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $5.8M paid in 219 grants, with a median grant of $15K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $34.5M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.
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- Total grants paid
- $5.8M
- Grants reported
- 219
- Typical grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $34.5M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.
- Contact
- John Shoos
- Phone
- (207) 871-5600
- Deadlines
- Refer to www.samlcohenfoundation.org for specific information
- Application materials
- Refer to www.samlcohenfoundation.org for specific information
- Restrictions
- Refer to www.samlcohenfoundation.org for specific information
Original filing text
- Contact
- JOHN SHOOS
- Address
- 22 FREE STREET STE 401 PORTLAND, ME, 04101
- Phone
- 2078715600
- Deadlines
- REFER TO WWW.SAMLCOHENFOUNDATION.ORG FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION
- Application materials
- REFER TO WWW.SAMLCOHENFOUNDATION.ORG FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION
- Restrictions
- REFER TO WWW.SAMLCOHENFOUNDATION.ORG FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Reported organization name: SAM L COHEN FOUNDATION
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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.
Where Sam L Cohen Foundation 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.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/sam-l-cohen-foundation-202262822
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth and Family Outreach | South Portland, ME | Building a brighter future campaign | Tax year 20252025 | $275K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | A place of growth capital campaign | Tax year 20242024 | $250K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | A place of growth capital campaign | Tax year 20252025 | $250K |
| Jewish Community Alliance | Portland, ME | Addressing antisemitism | Tax year 20252025 | $225K |
| Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | Director of community relations | Tax year 20242024 | $125K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (219 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Sam L Cohen Foundation'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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