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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363991489Est. 1995-04

SEYMOUR A COHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Total Assets

$4.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$199K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$488K

Total Expenses

$224K

Qualifying Distributions

$200K

Distributable Amount

$198K

Min. Investment Return

$205K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $50K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $271K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

77 grants

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$413K
6 grants
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES
$274K
6 grants
BEACON ACADEMY
$141K
6 grants
CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$110K
5 grants
CONGREGATION RODFEI ZEDEK
$60K
4 grants
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
$31K
4 grants
EMORY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
$30K
3 grants
BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
$30K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

77 grants

<$10K
53
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$1.1M
91% of total
Georgia
$50K
4% of total
California
$31K
3% of total
Minnesota
$25K
2% of total
Michigan
$515
0% of total

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