Private foundation · EIN 36-3991489

Seymour A Cohen Family Foundation

Preselected only

Chicago, IL

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202501489349100965
Total assets (EOY)$3,062,245
Grants paid$199,112
Typical (median) grant$5,000
Grants listed16
Giving in home state (IL)87%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K6
$5K–$25K6
$25K–$100K4
$100K+0

Smallest $500 · Largest $50,000

Geographic focus

IL
87%
CA
5%
GA
5%
MN
3%

Common purposes

promoteactivitygiftsscholarship

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$270,553$2,798,62314
2024$199,112$3,062,24516

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Family ServicesCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$50,000
Beacon AcademyEVANSTON, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$36,000
University Of ChicagoCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$35,000
Cancer Research FoundationCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$30,000
Center For International Experiential LearningLOS ANGELES, CAPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$10,799
Emory UniversityATLANTA, GAPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND$10,000
CasaCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$5,000
Comer Children'S Hospital University Of ChicagoCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$5,000
RaviniaHIGHLAND PARK, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$5,000
St Mary'S CollegeWINONA, MNPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$5,000
University Of Chicago Women'S BoardCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$2,500
Anshe AmetCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$1,800
Chicago State FoundationCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$1,000
Holocaust MuseumSKOKIE, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$1,000
Fresh LensCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$513
Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer FoundationCHICAGO, ILPROMOTE ORG'S ACTIVITY BY GIFTS TO GEN'L REV FUND$500
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