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Private foundation (trust)EIN 202262822Est. 2005-09

SAM L COHEN FOUNDATION

PORTLAND, ME 041013900

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$33.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

94

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Refer to www.samlcohenfoundation.org f…

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.9M

Total Expenses

$3.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.6M

Min. Investment Return

$1.7M

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

94 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $15K to maximum $250K, 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 2024. Peak $3.3M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

453 grants

MAINE CHILDREN'S CANCER PROGRAM
$1.1M
4 grants
MAINE MEDICAL CENTER
$375K
2 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHERN MAINE
$360K
4 grants
PREBLE STREET
$328K
6 grants
JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN MAINE
$299K
9 grants
MY PLACE TEEN CENTER
$285K
5 grants
GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK
$275K
5 grants
PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY
$250K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

453 grants

<$10K
175
grants
$10–50K
261
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Maine
$10.2M
97% of total
Vermont
$150K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$80K
1% of total
New York
$50K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$48K
0% of total
Hawaii
$30K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$10K
0% of total
California
$1K
0% of total

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