The Charles Cohn Foundation concentrates support in the New York/Long Island area with a clear emphasis on Jewish education and cultural institutions alongside local social services. Grants are sizable and targeted—funding youth education and camps, Jewish day‑school/JCC activities, cultural preservation, medical research, and basic needs providers such as crisis counseling and food banks. The foundation mixes faith‑based philanthropy with civic health and human services, often supporting well‑established nonprofits that serve local communities.
The Charles Cohn Foundation Inc. stands out for sustained support of Jewish education and community institutions across New York and northern New Jersey, alongside a second track of health, youth, and basic-needs giving. Within its recent grant record, Tranquility Camp Inc. in Earlton, New York received $125,000 in 2025 and $105,000 in 2023 for youth education and athletics, showing a recurring commitment rather than a one-time award. The foundation also backed Jcc on the Palisades in Tenafly, New Jersey with $55,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2023 for Jewish education, and it made multiple grants to Temple Emanuel of Closter in Closter, New Jersey for the same broad purpose. On the health side, it has supported medical research at institutions such as Weill Cornell Medical College and St Jude's Childrens Hospital, while also directing funds to organizations serving children, families, and local residents. The pattern suggests a regional funder that combines faith-based institutional support with targeted assistance for camps, health research, and community services.
Jewish education is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. The foundation gave $55,000 in 2024 to Jcc on the Palisades for Jewish education and another $55,000 that same year to Jewish Federation of Northern NJ for the same purpose. It also supported Temple Emanuel of Closter with $25,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in both 2023 and 2025. Youth education and athletics is another recurring area: Tranquility Camp Inc. received $125,000 in 2025 and $11,200 in 2024. Health-related giving appears through research and direct support, including $100,000 to Weill Cornell Medical College for medical research and $25,000 to St Jude's Childrens Hospital for medical research.
Typical grant size centers around a $15,600 median, with a lower quartile of $5,000 and an upper quartile of $50,000. The record includes both one-time awards and repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Tranquility Camp Inc., Jcc on the Palisades, Jewish Federation of Northern NJ, Temple Emanuel of Closter, Long Island Cares, and Englewood Hospital Medical Center. The foundation appears to operate as a private family foundation style grantmaker focused on institutional support rather than individuals, and the recipient list shows program support, research funding, facility support, and direct service patterns.
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$289K
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, mid‑to‑large grants to a small number of organizations (eight grants totaling $565k), including repeat funding to core Jewish institutions and a mix of single large awards to regional social service and medical/cultural institutions.
Notable grantees: Tranquility Camp Inc, JCC on the Palisades, Weill Cornell Medical College, Museum at Eldridge Street, Long Island Cares
Giving is regional and heavily concentrated in the Northeast. New York recipients account for 54% of grants, with frequent awards in New York City, Earlton, Hauppauge, Hewlett, Bellmore, and Plainview. New Jersey is also a major destination, especially Tenafly, Paramus, Closter, and Englewood. Outside the Northeast, grants also reached Memphis, Tennessee, Jupiter, Florida, and Washington, DC, but all recorded grants in the dataset went to US recipients.
The grant record shows consistent support for Jewish education institutions, youth education and athletics, medical research, crisis counseling, food banks, cultural preservation, and special needs education. Recent recipients include Jcc on the Palisades, Long Island Cares, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Museum at Eldridge Street.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Tranquility Camp Inc. in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Jcc on the Palisades in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Temple Emanuel of Closter in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Long Island Cares in 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers on a median of $15,600, with a p25 of $5,000 and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record includes both smaller awards in the $3,000 to $5,000 range and larger awards such as $100,000 and $125,000.
New York is the top state by grant count, with 54% of grants going to recipients in the state. The recent list includes recipients in New York City, Earlton, Hauppauge, Hewlett, Bellmore, and Plainview, as well as several organizations in New Jersey.
The recent list includes Jewish education, youth education and athletics, medical research and cancer research, crisis intervention and counseling, food bank support, cultural grants, special needs education, and facilities for families of children with cancer. Named grantees include Museum at Eldridge Street, Musella Foundation, Long Island Crisis Center, Ronald Mcdonald House of New York, and Gigi's Playhouse New York City LLC.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANQUILITY CAMP INC | EARLTON, NY | $125,000 | 2026 | YOUTH EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS;LISTTOTAL 58397 |
| LOXAHATCHEE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY | JUPITER, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | CULTURAL |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | FOOD BANK |
| JCC ON THE PALISADES | TENAFLY, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER | CLOSTER, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ | PARAMUS, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| AUTISIM SPEAKS | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $4,000 | 2026 | HELP PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| TRANQUILITY CAMP INC | EARLTON, NY | $114,325 | 2025 | YOUTH EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS;LISTTOTAL 58397 |
| JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | JUPITER, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL CARE |
| CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL | HOUSTON, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOOD BANK |
| ST JUDE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER | CLOSTER, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ | PARAMUS, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| JCC ON THE PALISADES | TENAFLY, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| 5 UNDER 40 FOUNDATION CORP | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER |
| GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE NEW YORK CITY LLC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION |
| GREATER LONG ISLAND RUNNING CLUB | PLAINVIEW, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | ATHLETIC |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ | PARAMUS, NJ | $55,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| JCC ON THE PALISADES | TENAFLY, NJ | $55,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| LONG ISLAND CARES | HAUPPAUGE, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | FOOD BANK |
| ST JUDE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $25,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER | CLOSTER, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| TRANQUILITY CAMP INC | EARLTON, NY | $11,200 | 2024 | YOUTH EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS;LISTTOTAL 58397 |
| MUSELLA FOUNDATION | HEWLETT, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| 5 UNDER 40 FOUNDATION CORP | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER |
| ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE NEW YORK CITY LLC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION |
| GREATER LONG ISLAND RUNNING CLUB | PLAINVIEW, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | ATHLETIC |
| TRANQUILITY CAMP INC | EARLTON, NY | $105,000 | 2023 | YOUTH EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS;LISTTOTAL 58397 |
| MUSEUM AT ELDRIDGE STREET | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | CULTURAL |
| JCC ON THE PALISADES | TENAFLY, NJ | $50,000 | 2023 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| LONG ISLAND CRISIS CENTER | BELLMORE, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | CRISIS INTERVENTION, COUNSELING AND INFORMATION |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER | CLOSTER, NJ | $20,000 | 2023 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ | PARAMUS, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | JEWISH EDUCATION |
| ST JUDE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $5,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| GREATER LONG ISLAND RUNNING CLUB | PLAINVIEW, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | ATHLETIC |
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$25,000CULTURAL
TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER
$20,000JEWISH EDUCATION
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ
JEWISH EDUCATION
AUTISIM SPEAKS
$4,000HELP PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
$30,000JEWISH EDUCATION
TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER
$20,000JEWISH EDUCATION
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ
$20,000JEWISH EDUCATION
5 UNDER 40 FOUNDATION CORP
$10,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE NEW YORK CITY LLC
$5,000SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION
GREATER LONG ISLAND RUNNING CLUB
$3,000ATHLETIC
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ
$55,000JEWISH EDUCATION
TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER
$25,000JEWISH EDUCATION
MUSELLA FOUNDATION
$10,000CANCER RESEARCH
5 UNDER 40 FOUNDATION CORP
$10,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
PROVIDES FACILITIES FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER
ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
$5,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE NEW YORK CITY LLC
$5,000SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION
GREATER LONG ISLAND RUNNING CLUB
$3,000ATHLETIC
LONG ISLAND CRISIS CENTER
$50,000CRISIS INTERVENTION, COUNSELING AND INFORMATION
TEMPLE EMANUEL OF CLOSTER
$20,000JEWISH EDUCATION
ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
$5,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
GREATER LONG ISLAND RUNNING CLUB
$3,000ATHLETIC