Well Told Grants

Foundations / Florida

Cobb Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Coral Gables, Florida · EIN 592477459

Cobb Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Coral Gables, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.5 million in 97 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $674,933. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.6 million the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.6 million1$38.1 million
2024$1.5 million97$39.8 million

How to apply

ContactCobb Family Foundation Admin
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd Ste 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone or email(305) 441-1700
What to submitRequests for contributions should include a brief history of the organization, a current list of members of the board of directors and senior executives, the current annual budget, the entity's percent management/administration costs to dollars distributed, the proposed use of requested funds and the amount of the request. Further, the foundation will require a copy of the organization's tax exemption certificate. All requests should be mailed to: the cobb family foundation attention: cobb family foundation administrator PO box 14-4200 coral gables Florida 33114-4200 305) 471-1700 fax (305) 445-5674
RestrictionsSee above

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cobb Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida49$1.0 million
California4$148,100
District of Columbia10$134,085
New York9$68,015
Connecticut2$60,000
Texas4$46,000
Pennsylvania1$25,000
Colorado5$18,000
Louisiana2$6,000
Virginia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 97 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Education$674,933
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Education$142,000
Plymouth Church
Coconut Grove, FL
Charitable$86,000
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation
Coral Gables, FL
Charitable$76,000
Center for Stategic & Int'l Studies
Washington, DC
Education$75,000
Waterside School
Stamford, CT
Education$55,000
The George and Barbara Bush Foundation- Fellowship at Bush School
College Station, TX
Charitable$35,000
Jamaican Charities
New York, NY
Charitable$31,515
Uli Foundation (Urban Land Institute)
Washington, DC
Charitable$27,169
Eisenhower Fellowships
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$25,000
Coral Gables Community Foundation
Coral Gables, FL
Charitable$25,000
Zoological Society of South Florida
Miami, FL
Charitable$20,000
Council on Foreign Relations
New York, NY
Charitable$15,000
Telluride Foundation
Telluride, CO
Charitable$15,000
Partnership Fund
Coral Gables, FL
Charitable$13,818
American Academy of Diplomacy
Washington, DC
Charitable$11,485
Foundation for Excellence in Education
Tallahassee, FL
Education$10,000
KIPP Miami (Knowledge Is Power Program)
Miami, FL
Charitable$10,000
Ransom-Everglades School
Coconut Grove, FL
Education$10,000
American Cancer Society
Miami, FL
Charitable$8,750
Council of American Ambassadors
Washington, DC
Charitable$6,806
Mosaic Miami - Trustee Membership
New York, NY
Charitable$6,500
Cat Cay Medical Clinic Foundation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$5,500
Breakthrough Miami
Coconut Grove, FL
Charitable$5,200
Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training
Arlington, VA
Charitable$5,000
Barry University
Miami Shores, FL
Education$5,000
Chapman Partnership
Miami, FL
Charitable$5,000
George W Bush Foundation
Dallas, TX
Charitable$5,000
Institute of World Politics
Washington, DC
Charitable$5,000
James Madison Institute
Tallahassee, FL
Charitable$5,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
Simi Valley, CA
Charitable$5,000
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Education$5,000
The Orphaned Starfish Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
Tulane School of Architecture
New Orleans, LA
Education$5,000
Brunwick School - Annual Fund
Greenwich, CT
Charitable$5,000
Fiu - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Legacy Project and Fellowship Program
Miami, FL
Education$5,000
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Education$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Charitable$4,500
Elephant Family USA
New York, NY
Charitable$4,000
Early Childhood Initiative Foundation
Miami, FL
Charitable$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cobb Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Cobb Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2024, across 97 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Cobb Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Charles E Cobb Jr (President), Sue M Cobb (Vice President), Christian M Cobb (Vice President) and Tobin T Cobb (Vice President) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Cobb Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

Similar foundations in Florida