The Cohen Charitable Trust awards grants for charitable projects in Wyandotte, Jackson, & Johnson Counties in Kansas, and Jewish, American, Regional and / or Local History. Grant distribution began in 2008. Below is a list actual disbursement by category:
| Program Category |
Number of Grants Awarded |
Total Grant Dollars Paid |
| Art |
4 |
$1,143,000 |
| Education |
7 |
$2,435,000 |
| History |
4 |
$137,969 |
| Library |
2 |
$184,000 |
| Religious |
7 |
$230,000 |
| Other |
4 |
$77,000 |
| Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park |
$13,000
|
| Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery |
$115,000
|
| The Nerman Museum |
$1,000,000
|
| Kansas City Symphony |
$15,000
|
| Bishop Ward High School, KC, KS |
$25,000
|
| Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy |
$100,000
|
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art |
$75,000
|
| Children’s Campus of Kansas City |
$1,000,000
|
| Johnson County Community College |
$200,000
|
| The University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Foundation | $1,000,000 |
| KCPT Interns | $25,000 |
| Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance |
$119,964
|
| Nature Conservancy – Kansas Chapter |
$10,000
|
| Kansas State Historical Society | $5,000 |
| Wyandotte County Historical Society | $3,000 |
| Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy |
$100,000
|
| Kansas City Public Library |
$84,000
|
| Center for Practical Bioethics |
$100,000
|
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee/Minsk Mazel Tov |
$55,000
|
| City of Leawood/Gezer Park |
$10,000
|
|
The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah
|
$35,000
|
| American Jewish Archives | $5,000 |
| Elmwood Cemetary | $5,000 |
| Jewish Joint Distribution Committee/Lithuania | $20,000 |
| Sunflower House/Happy Bear Project |
$3,500
|
| Temporary Lodging for Children |
$11,000
|
| National World War I Museum | $60,000 |
| Health Partnership of Johnson County | $2,500 |
