GrantmakersPennsylvania

The Cozen O'connor Foundation Inc

Philadelphia, PA · EIN 20-0074096. Reported 356 grants totalling $5,195,754 to 187 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

187organizations funded
$10,000median reported grant
$5,195,754granted, 2021-2024
55%of grantees funded again the next year
12%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For The Cozen O'connor Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
  2. How spread out its giving is. 187 distinct organizations, with 12% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 55% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $8,750 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,013 and the largest $303,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
95 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
217 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
37 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
5 grants
$250,000 Or More
2 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$610,500332024
Samuel D Cozen Memorial FundPhiladelphia, PA$160,000432024
Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducPhiladelphia, PA$153,000642024
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PA$135,000542024
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY$102,000332024
Philadelphia Union FoundationChester, PA$90,000442024
American Cancer Society IncAtlanta, GA$86,600542024
March of Dimes IncArlington, VA$85,000442024
The Posse Foundation IncNew York, NY$85,000332024
The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia IncPhiladelphia, PA$83,000442024
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX$80,500542024
Philadelphia Bar FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$77,500442024
City Year IncBoston, MA$75,000332024
American Conservatory Theatre FoundationSan Francisco, CA$67,500432024
PhiDillsburg, PA$67,500442024
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$65,000442024
Champions of the Community IncDublin, OH$60,000332024
Kimmel Center IncPhiladelphia, PA$60,000432024
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under LawWashington, DC$50,000222024
National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade CenterNew York, NY$50,000112024
Step Up Womens NetworkLos Angeles, CA$50,000442024
The Cooper Foundation IncCamden, NJ$50,000332024
The Teen Project IncVan Nuys, CA$50,000222024
Philadelphia Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia, PA$47,500332024
Cleveland Police Athletic LeagueCleveland, OH$46,000442024
Citizens United for Research in EpilepsyChicago, IL$45,025332024
Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA$45,000442024
Philadelphia Vip IncPhiladelphia, PA$45,000442024
Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- IncRockville Ctr, NY$41,200442024
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$41,000442024
Pennsylvania Economy League IncCamp Hill, PA$41,000442024
Legal Clinic for the Disabled IncPhiladelphia, PA$40,500442024
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY$40,250222024
Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY$40,000442024
Burton FoundationNew York, NY$40,000112021
Gnc Live Well FoundationPittsburgh, PA$40,000332024
Legacy Youth Tennis and EducationPhiladelphia, PA$40,000442024
St Josephs Preparatory SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$40,000442024
Bridges From School to Work IncBethesda, MD$37,500442024
Access Justice Brooklyn IncBrooklyn, NY$35,000222024
Junior Achievement of South FloridaCoconut Creek, FL$35,000222024
YMCA of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL$35,000332024
National Kidney Foundation IncNew York, NY$33,000442024
Insurance Society of PhiladelphiaMinneapolis, MN$32,000332024
Turner Construction Company FoundationCincinnati, OH$31,500332024
Center City District FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332023
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School Work Study ProgramPhiladelphia, PA$30,000112022
East Lake Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$30,000332023
Education Law Center - PaPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332023
Harlem Educational Activities Fund IncNew York, NY$30,000222023
Heartland Alliance International IncChicago, IL$30,000332023
National Constitution CenterPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332023
National Philanthropic TrJenkintown, PA$30,000332023
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Piatt Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA$30,000332024
Public CounselLos Angeles, CA$30,000442024
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$30,000222024
The Committee of SeventyPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
The Public Interest Law CenterPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
The Rock School for Dance EducationPhiladelphia, PA$30,000332024
Riddle Healthcare FoundationMedia, PA$29,000222024
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ$28,500442024
Alzheimer's Association - Delaware Valley ChapterPhiladelphia, PA$27,500222023
Community College of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112022
Friends of Hudson River Park IncNew York, NY$25,000112023
Philadelphia Youth Basketball IncPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112023
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$25,000112024
Youth GuidanceChicago, IL$25,000112023
Main Line Animal RescueChester Springs, PA$22,500332023
Pittsburgh Cultural TrustPittsburgh, PA$22,500332024
Mid-Atlantic Innocence ProjectWashington, DC$21,500332024
Legal Aid Society of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC$20,679112023
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law IncChicago, IL$20,000222022
Disability Rights NowSan Diego, CA$20,000222023
Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation IncMadison, WI$20,000222024
United States Squash Racquets Association IncPhiladelphia, PA$20,000222022
University City Science CenterPhiladelphia, PA$20,000222022
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$20,000112022
Whitemarsh FoundationLafayette Hl, PA$20,000222024
David a Winston Health Policy FellowshipWashington, DC$19,500332023
The Sanneh Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN$18,750212022
Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY$18,000112023
United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny IncNew York, NY$18,000112023
Pennsylvanians for Modern CourtsPhiladelphia, PA$17,500222024
University of St ThomasSt Paul, MN$17,500222024
Community BackstopMedia, PA$17,250332024
The Gesu School IncPhiladelphia, PA$17,000222024
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$15,500222022
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of ChicagoChicago, IL$15,000112023
Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VA$15,000112024
Cure International IncGrand Rapids, MI$15,000112021
Education Law Center IncNewark, NJ$15,000112024
Metropolitan Family ServicesMerrionette Park, IL$15,000112023
Nijc NfpChicago, IL$15,000112024
Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center IncPhiladelphia, PA$15,000112023
Pro Bono Partnership IncWhite Plains, NY$15,000112023
Project HomeKeene, NH$15,000112024
Support Center for Child AdvocatesPhiladelphia, PA$15,000222024
Ascend Cares FoundationHouston, TX$13,500222024
Defender Association of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$12,000112023
Cfda Foundation IncNew York, NY$11,600222023
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services FoundationChicago, IL$11,399222023
Blood Cancer United IncRye Brook, NY$11,000112023
Higher Education Protection Network IncCanal Wnchstr, OH$10,500112023
Active Minds IncWashington, DC$10,000112024
Ansley Foundation IncDallas, GA$10,000112024
Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York City IncNew York, NY$10,000112022
Bronx Museum of the ArtsBronx, NY$10,000112024
Carnegie Library of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Childrens Bereavement Center IncMiami, FL$10,000112024
Coded ByPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Community Shelter BoardColumbus, OH$10,000112021
Greater Philadelphia Young Mens Christian AssociationConshohocken, PA$10,000112023
Inland Counties Legal ServicesRiverside, CA$10,000112023
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving IndependenceBryn Mawr, PA$10,000112024
Legal MomentumNew York, NY$10,000112024
Living Beyond Breast CancerBala Cynwyd, PA$10,000112021
National Veterans Legal Services Program IncArlington, VA$10,000112021
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Philadelphia Film SocietyPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Rally Foundation IncSandy Springs, GA$10,000112024
Richard J Caron FoundationWernersville, PA$10,000112021
Rod Dedeaux FoundationCommerce, CA$10,000112021
Roman Catholic High School for BoysPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
Sanctuary for Families IncNew York, NY$10,000112023
Sarcoma Foundation of America IncBethesda, MD$10,000112024
Seeds of Peace IncWashington, DC$10,000112023
Shtiebel of Lower MerionMerion Sta, PA$10,000112023
Simons FundPlymouth Mtng, PA$10,000112024
Temple Adath Israel of the Main LineMerion Sta, PA$10,000112022
The BlocChicago, IL$10,000112024
The Disability Fund IncRockville Centre, NY$10,000112023
The Washington School for GirlsWashington, DC$10,000112022
Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$10,000112024
United States Holocaust Memorial CouncilWashington, DC$10,000112024
Uplift Solutions IncPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Urban Justice CenterNew York, NY$10,000112023
Urban Land InstituteWashington, DC$10,000112022
Volunteers of America IncNew York, NY$10,000112024
Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement CommunityLafayette Hl, PA$10,000112023
Womens WayPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112024
Your Agency IncorporatedPhiladelphia, PA$10,000112023
Bryson Dechambeau FoundationNew York, NY$9,500112021
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY$9,000112023
Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Greater PhiladelphiaBala Cynwyd, PA$7,500112023
John B Deaver Auxiliary of Lankenau HospitalWynnewood, PA$7,500112022
Law Rocks IncEl Segundo, CA$7,500112024
The Rosenbach of the Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$7,500112024
Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn, NY$7,350112023
Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY$7,000112024
City Parks Foundation IncNew York, NY$6,438112022
Prospect Park Alliance IncBrooklyn, NY$6,250112023
Capital Health System Foundation IncTrenton, NJ$6,000112024
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC IncWashington, DC$6,000112024
Greater Delaware Valley Society of Transplant SurgeonsPhiladelphia, PA$6,000112024
Kaplan Educational FoundationNew York, NY$6,000112022
Allegheny Conference on Community DevelopmentPittsburgh, PA$5,800112021
The Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition IncBoynton Beach, FL$5,800112024
Ananda Marga IncRockville, MD$5,600112021
Atlanta Community Food Bank IncAtlanta, GA$5,600112021
Central Pennsylvania Food BankHarrisburg, PA$5,600112021
Emotional Health AssociationCulver City, CA$5,600112021
Feed More IncRichmond, VA$5,600112021
Feeding South Florida IncPembroke Park, FL$5,600112021
Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY$5,600112021
Food Bank of Delaware IncNewark, DE$5,600112021
Food Bank of the RockiesAurora, CO$5,600112021
Food LifelineSeattle, WA$5,600112021
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL$5,600112021
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food BankDuquesne, PA$5,600112021
Houston Food BankHouston, TX$5,600112021
North Texas Food BankPlano, TX$5,600112021
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA$5,600112021
San Francisco Food BankSan Francisco, CA$5,600112021
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina IncCharlotte, NC$5,600112021
Share Food Program IncPhiladelphia, PA$5,600112021
Sharing and Caring Hands IncMinneapolis, MN$5,600112021
St Vincent De Paul Village IncSan Diego, CA$5,600112021
Business Leadership Organized for Catholic SchoolsKng of Prussa, PA$5,500112023
Chicago Commons AssociationChicago, IL$5,500112022
Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptionDublin, OH$5,500112023
Rebny Foundation IncNew York, NY$5,250112022
Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition Foundation IncBoynton Beach, FL$5,100112023
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA$5,013112024

79 of 187 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 159 of 187 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Education
27 orgs
Human Services
19 orgs
Arts & Culture
17 orgs
Crime & Legal
14 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
14 orgs
Food & Nutrition
13 orgs
Recreation & Sports
8 orgs
Health Care
8 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
202180$870,349$10,000
202279$937,188$10,000
2023101$1,682,904$10,000
202496$1,705,313$10,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

54% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Pennsylvania
$2.8M
New York
$737K
California
$287K
Illinois
$233K
District of Columbia
$168K
Ohio
$164K
Georgia
$142K
Virginia
$116K

Down to the city

Philadelphia, PA
$1.6M
Villanova, PA
$610K
New York, NY
$596K
Chicago, IL
$218K
Washington, DC
$168K
Pittsburgh, PA
$128K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund128 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc115 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc106 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program105 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust98 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc72 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Cozen O'connor Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 1650 Market Street 2800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103.

EIN 20-0074096 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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