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.
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:
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $610,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Samuel D Cozen Memorial Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $153,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $135,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $102,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Union Foundation | Chester, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $86,600 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $83,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $80,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Bar Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $77,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $67,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phi | Dillsburg, PA | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Champions of the Community Inc | Dublin, OH | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kimmel Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Step Up Womens Network | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Cooper Foundation Inc | Camden, NJ | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Teen Project Inc | Van Nuys, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Police Athletic League | Cleveland, OH | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | $45,025 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Vip Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc | Rockville Ctr, NY | $41,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Economy League Inc | Camp Hill, PA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Clinic for the Disabled Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $40,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Burton Foundation | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gnc Live Well Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legacy Youth Tennis and Education | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Josephs Preparatory School | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridges From School to Work Inc | Bethesda, MD | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access Justice Brooklyn Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of South Florida | Coconut Creek, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Insurance Society of Philadelphia | Minneapolis, MN | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turner Construction Company Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center City District Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School Work Study Program | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Lake Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Law Center - Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harlem Educational Activities Fund Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heartland Alliance International Inc | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Philanthropic Tr | Jenkintown, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Piatt Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Committee of Seventy | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Public Interest Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Rock School for Dance Education | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Riddle Healthcare Foundation | Media, PA | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association - Delaware Valley Chapter | Philadelphia, PA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Hudson River Park Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Main Line Animal Rescue | Chester Springs, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project | Washington, DC | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC | $20,679 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Disability Rights Now | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United States Squash Racquets Association Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University City Science Center | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whitemarsh Foundation | Lafayette Hl, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| David a Winston Health Policy Fellowship | Washington, DC | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Sanneh Foundation Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $18,750 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Backstop | Media, PA | $17,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Gesu School Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities USA | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cure International Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Law Center Inc | Newark, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Merrionette Park, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nijc Nfp | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pro Bono Partnership Inc | White Plains, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Home | Keene, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Support Center for Child Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ascend Cares Foundation | Houston, TX | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Defender Association of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cfda Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $11,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation | Chicago, IL | $11,399 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Higher Education Protection Network Inc | Canal Wnchstr, OH | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Active Minds Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ansley Foundation Inc | Dallas, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York City Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bronx Museum of the Arts | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Bereavement Center Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coded By | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Shelter Board | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Philadelphia Young Mens Christian Association | Conshohocken, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inland Counties Legal Services | Riverside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence | Bryn Mawr, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Momentum | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Beyond Breast Cancer | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Veterans Legal Services Program Inc | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Film Society | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rally Foundation Inc | Sandy Springs, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richard J Caron Foundation | Wernersville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rod Dedeaux Foundation | Commerce, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roman Catholic High School for Boys | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sanctuary for Families Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sarcoma Foundation of America Inc | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Peace Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shtiebel of Lower Merion | Merion Sta, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simons Fund | Plymouth Mtng, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line | Merion Sta, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bloc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Disability Fund Inc | Rockville Centre, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Washington School for Girls | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uplift Solutions Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Justice Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Land Institute | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteers of America Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community | Lafayette Hl, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Way | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Your Agency Incorporated | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bryson Dechambeau Foundation | New York, NY | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Greater Philadelphia | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John B Deaver Auxiliary of Lankenau Hospital | Wynnewood, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Law Rocks Inc | El Segundo, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Law School | Brooklyn, NY | $7,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Parks Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $6,438 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prospect Park Alliance Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $6,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Health System Foundation Inc | Trenton, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC Inc | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Delaware Valley Society of Transplant Surgeons | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaplan Educational Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | $5,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ananda Marga Inc | Rockville, MD | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emotional Health Association | Culver City, CA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feed More Inc | Richmond, VA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding South Florida Inc | Pembroke Park, FL | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank for New York City | Bronx, NY | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Delaware Inc | Newark, DE | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Aurora, CO | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Lifeline | Seattle, WA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc | Charlotte, NC | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Share Food Program Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sharing and Caring Hands Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Village Inc | San Diego, CA | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools | Kng of Prussa, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chicago Commons Association | Chicago, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | Dublin, OH | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebny Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition Foundation Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marywood University | Scranton, PA | $5,013 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
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.
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - UNRESTRICED TO SUPPORT NON-PROFITS MISSION.
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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | $870,349 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 79 | $937,188 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 101 | $1,682,904 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 96 | $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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- 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.
- 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.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- 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.
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