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Private foundation (trust)EIN 396075009Est. 1964-05

MELVIN S COHEN FOUNDATION INC

EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$35.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

28

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$71K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$475K

Typical

Deadlines

December 1st

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$2.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.9M

Min. Investment Return

$2.0M

Undistributed Income

$1.9M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $15K to maximum $475K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $5.2M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

105 grants

DONORS TRUST INC
$3.9M
2 grants
MAYO CLINIC
$1.3M
4 grants
WYES NEW ORLEANS
$1.3M
3 grants
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
$790K
4 grants
FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK INC
$700K
4 grants
FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
$500K
1 grant
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CHIPPEWA CN
$500K
1 grant
MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSITUTE
$300K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants

<$10K
56
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
24
grants
$250K–1M
10
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Virginia
$4.2M
36% of total
Pennsylvania
$2.1M
18% of total
Minnesota
$1.5M
13% of total
Wisconsin
$1.3M
11% of total
Louisiana
$1.3M
11% of total
District of Columbia
$393K
3% of total
California
$325K
3% of total
Michigan
$225K
2% of total
New York
$165K
1% of total
New Jersey
$125K
1% of total

+5 more states

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