Edward and Fern Cohen Foundation
Private foundation · Thornhill, Ontario · BN 893349761RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($55,929) as filed with the CRA.
Edward and Fern Cohen Foundation is a private foundation based in Thornhill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $82K in revenue and $56K in expenditures.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $45K in 2024, the largest being $27K to The Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $12K in 2020 to $82K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
To make gifts to other charities from time to time as the trustees in their absolute discretion decides giving regard to the availability of funds.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $82K | $56K | — | — | $45K | $463K |
| 2023 | $30K | $28K | — | — | $19K | $437K |
| 2022 | $30K | $72K | — | — | $62K | $435K |
| 2021 | $44K | $49K | — | — | $39K | $476K |
| 2020 | $12K | $45K | — | — | $36K | $481K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $45K to 7 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Minda Latowsky (trustee); Michael Cohen (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Edward and Fern Cohen Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893349761RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.