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Ben Cohen Charitable Trust

South Burlington, VT  ·  EIN 030368595  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$406K

Total Giving

$8.4M

Grants on File

42

Average Grant

$200K

Giving Radius

Where Ben Cohen Charitable Trust Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $51K across 3 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $24K across 5 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — $5K across 1 grant MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — $10K across 1 grant MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $24K across 5 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $88K across 4 grants RI — $7.5M across 3 grants SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — $10K across 1 grant UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — $650K across 19 grants WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 34 recipients across 9 states. Top concentrations: WARWICK ($7.5M, 3 grants), BURLINGTON ($527K, 10 grants), MONTPELIER ($110K, 4 grants), PHILADELPHIA ($88K, 4 grants), OAKLAND ($25K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Resources for Human Development INC $10K 2020
Beautiful Trouble INC $10K 2020
Changing Perspectives INC $10K 2020
Community Solutions $5K 2020
Friends of the Congo $1K 2020
Frog Hollow Craft Assoc INC $100 2020
Greenpeace $10K 2020
Jazz at Lincoln Center $3K 2020
Lake Chaplain Committee $100 2020
Made in New Orleans Fdtn $5K 2020
The Common Counsel Fdtn-M4Bl Fund $25K 2020
People Power Initiatives INC $2K 2020
Public Assets Institute $80K 2020
Peace & Justice $8K 2020
Project on Gov Oversight $1K 2020
Randolph Bourne Institute $25K 2020
Resource Vt $1K 2020
Vt Journalism Tr (Vtdigger) $10K 2020
Vt Public Research & Educ Fd $10K 2020
Vt Businesses for Social Responsibility $5K 2020
Urban Affairs Coalition $20K 2020
Vt Journalism Tr (Vtdigger) $10K 2021
Vanguard Charitable $50K 2021
Vt Foodbank $1K 2021
American Constitution Society $2K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $416K $310K $223K $355K
2022 $547K $322K $1.3M $7.2M
2021 $6.5M $531K $2.7M $727K
2020 $4.5M $469K $592K $296K
2019 $4.2M $452K $685K $386K
2015 $4.1M $255K $-7,162 $550K
2014 $4.7M $216K $1.0M $355K
2013 $4.2M $209K $1.5M $391K
2012 $3.1M $155K $194K $372K
2011 $3.2M $173K $207K $204K

Section VII

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