Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
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About Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation concentrates its giving on veterans' behavioral health and clinical services while also funding arts, urban food security, higher-education workforce pathways, and medical/clinical research. Grants are largely focused in Connecticut and New York, with a mix of large, strategic gifts to flagship organizations and recurring support for hospitals, research centers, and community nonprofits. The foundation supports both direct service delivery (veterans care, hunger relief, behavioral health) and field-building research (medical research, psychedelics, diagnostics).
Focus Areas
Veterans behavioral health and integrated care networks (e.g., Cohen Veterans Network)Hospital-based behavioral health and clinical services (e.g., NewYork‑Presbyterian, Hackensack Meridian)Urban hunger relief and food security programs (e.g., City Harvest)Arts institutions and museum education in the NY/CT region (e.g., MoMA, Bruce Museum)Workforce development and college-to-career programs at community colleges (e.g., Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College)
Who They Fund
patients (medical/behavioral health service recipients)
About Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
A $51,000,000 grant to Cohen Veterans Network Inc in 2025 is the clearest signal of how Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc operates: large, targeted support for veterans’ behavioral health and integrated care. That focus runs alongside hospital-based behavioral health, clinical services, and medical research, with the foundation also funding arts institutions, hunger relief, workforce pathways, and projects tied to psychedelics, diagnostics, and tickborne disease. The foundation’s recent grant history shows repeated support for a small set of organizations rather than one-off gifts alone. Cohen Veterans Network appears multiple times across 2023 and 2025, including several grants at different scales. New York Presbyterian Hospital also receives major support for behavioral health and healthcare, while City Harvest and Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College Foundation reflect the broader portfolio in food access and career pathways. Its work includes both direct-service funding and field-building research. Grants to universities and research organizations sit alongside support for community nonprofits, hospitals, and institutions serving patients, students, and underserved communities.
What Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Funds
Veterans’ behavioral health is the most visible strand of the portfolio. The foundation gave $51,000,000 to Cohen Veterans Network Inc in 2025 and made additional grants to the same organization in 2023, showing sustained support for the network. Hospital-based care is another clear area. New York Presbyterian Hospital received $11,649,000 in 2025 for behavioral health and $5,500,000 in 2025 for healthcare, indicating support for clinical services inside a major health system. The foundation also funds food access and workforce pathways. City Harvest Inc received $4,200,000 in 2025 for hunger relief, and Fiorello H Laguardia Community College Foundation received $7,147,493 in 2025 for workforce development. Research is part of the mix as well. Trustees of Columbia University received $1,806,458 in 2025 for therapeutics, while Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies received grants in 2023 and 2025 tied to research and patient support.
How Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Gives
Typical grants are substantial: the p25 is $50,000, the median is $100,000, and the p75 is $277,363. The recent grants list shows a wide spread above that median, including several seven- and eight-figure awards. The pattern is not purely one-time giving; Cohen Veterans Network Inc appears multiple times across 2023 and 2025, and the same is true for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies and Trustees of Columbia University. Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc is a regular funder, and some of its grantmaking runs through named initiatives and programs such as psychedelic research, underserved communities, children, the arts, and giving-tour activity. Unsolicited applications are accepted only in the Giving Tour activity listed here.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$130M
Total Assets
$537.2M
Total Revenue
$142.2M
Total Expenses
$132.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $277K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$277K
Geographic Reach
Regional28 states funded
About 18% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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