Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Virginia Corporation

Invitation Only

Bethesda, Maryland · EIN 20-1135004 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$5.6M

Organizations funded79

Typical grant$30,000

Total assets$95.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $60,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Community Development44
Education5
Health4
Human Services4
Environment3
Faith-Based3

Where it gives

93% of grants went outside Maryland.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in I	Portland, OR	Shared society in israel	$1,610,500
Greater Washington Community Foundation	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$375,000
National Domestic Workers Alliance	New York, NY	Civic engagement	$200,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington	North Bethesda, MD	Jewish programs	$175,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc	New York, NY	Shared society in israel	$160,000
Georgia Alliance Education Fund Inc	Atlanta, GA	Civic engagement	$150,000
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC Inc	Washington, DC	Reproductive health & choice	$150,000
New Israel Fund	Washington, DC	Shared society in israel	$125,000
Children's National Hospital Foundation	Silver Spring, MD	Reproductive health & choice	$105,000
DC Central Kitchen Inc	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$100,000
DC Fiscal Policy Institute	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$100,000
DC Vote	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$100,000
Imagine North Carolina First	Raleigh, NC	Civic engagement	$100,000
J Street Education Fund	Washington, DC	Shared society in israel	$100,000
Miriam's Kitchen	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$100,000
Neo Philanthropy	New York, NY	Civic engagement	$100,000
Jewish Funders Network	New York, NY	Shared society in israel	$90,000
Bread for the City Inc	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$75,000
Fair Elections Center	Washington, DC	Civic engagement	$75,000
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$60,000
Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp (Bronx House Emanuel Camps)	New York, NY	Jewish programs	$50,000
Black Male Voter Project Ef	Atlanta, GA	Civic engagement	$50,000
Community Forklift	Edmonston, MD	Environment	$50,000
DC Action	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$50,000
Friendship Place	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$50,000
Jews United for Justice	Washington, DC	Jewish programs	$50,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation DC	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$50,000
N Street Village Inc	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$50,000
New Hampshire Democracy Fund	Portsmouth, NH	Civic engagement	$50,000
New Virginia Majority Education Fund	Alexandria, VA	Civic engagement	$50,000
North Carolina a Philip Randolph Institute	Raleigh, NC	Civic engagement	$50,000
Peace by Tourism	New York, NY	Shared society in israel	$50,000
Progeorgia	Atlanta, GA	Civic engagement	$50,000
Rock the Vote	Washington, DC	Civic engagement	$50,000
State Leadership Project	Raleigh, NC	Civic engagement	$50,000
Student Organizing Inc	Boston, MA	Civic engagement	$50,000
Virginia Organizing Inc	Charlottesville, VA	Civic engagement	$50,000
Common Defense Education Fund Inc	New York, NY	Civic engagement	$40,000
Washington Interfaith Network	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$40,000
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington DC	Washington, DC	Jewish programs	$30,000
Alliance for Middle East Peace	Washington, DC	Shared society in israel	$25,000
American Friends of Neve Shalomwahat Al-Salam	Glendale, CA	Shared society in israel	$25,000
Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice	New York, NY	Jewish programs	$25,000
Bright Beginnings Inc	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$25,000
Center for Environmental Health	Oakland, CA	Environment	$25,000
Civic Nation	Washington, DC	Civic engagement	$25,000
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$25,000
Coalition of Immokalee Workers	Immokalee, FL	Social justice & civic affairs	$25,000
Community of Hope Inc	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$25,000
Food Research & Action Center	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$25,000
Friends of Givat Haviva Inc	New York, NY	Shared society in israel	$25,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington	North Bethesda, MD	Jewish programs	$25,000
Marine Conservation Institute	Seattle, WA	Environment	$25,000
Spur Local (Formerly Catalogue for Philanthropy Greater Washington)	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$25,000
The Abraham Initiatives (North America)	New York, NY	Shared society in israel	$25,000
Thrive DC	Washington, DC	Social justice & civic affairs	$25,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee	New York, NY	Shared society in israel	$20,000
Avodah the Jewish Service Corps	Brooklyn, NY	Jewish programs	$20,000
Pathway Homes Inc	Fairfax, VA	Social justice & civic affairs	$20,000
Freedom House	Washington, DC	Civic engagement	$15,000

Showing the 60 largest of 79 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$5,633,000	79
2023	$5,378,200	72

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202542869349100234
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-1135004
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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