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Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 526039179

Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $120,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $250,000 the year before.

67% of its 2025 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$10,0001$1.9 million
2024$250,0004$1.8 million
2025$120,0003$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactMr John CDavison
1233 W Mount Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217-4133
Phone or email(410) 727-4586
What to submitLetter should include all relevant information about person/organization requesting award, purpose of award, etc.
DeadlinesThere are no submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations on awards.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland3$120,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ateres Inc
Baltimore, MD
educational$100,000
MMHA Service Training Academy
Owings Mills, MD
educational$10,000
Shoresh Inc
Baltimore, MD
educational$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no submission deadlines..

How much does Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$120,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Charlotte C Weinberg (Vice President) and John C Davison (Vice President).

What does Ben & Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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