Cohen Veterans Network
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Cohen Veterans Network's grants mainly support new military family clinics, under a master grant agreement covering approved services, funding and a payment schedule over an initial three-year period, with only a much smaller stream of food-bank grants, so a request outside those areas would sit beyond its recorded grant activity.
- It accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organisations, so an organisation that has not been invited should not send an application cold, and the route is relationship-led.
- In its latest filing, 98% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the two filings before, so most of its money is committed to existing grantees.
- Half of its 94 grants to organisations were about $1,100,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $1,800,000; this is a typical band rather than a ceiling, as its largest grant was about $2,700,000, so a request should be sized to the work and to that typical range.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filing's grants have mainly gone to Texas, California, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Virginia and the United States, which describes past giving rather than a rule.
Overview
Cohen Veterans Network is a US private foundation based in Stamford, CT.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Cohen Veterans Network describes its mission as improving quality of life for veterans—including National Guard and Reserve members and active-duty personnel—and their families. It runs a national network of mental-health clinics, offering personalised, evidence-based care alongside case-management support and referrals for stresses such as unemployment, finances, housing and legal issues. Its grant activity principally supports new military family clinics: each new clinic receives a master grant agreement specifying approved services, funding and a payment schedule for an initial three-year period, and clinic grants fund the clinic’s initial build. The filings also record a much smaller stream of food-bank grants. Its approach combines clinic development and operational guidance to expand access to care for military-connected populations.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Military family clinics
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, California, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Virginia and the United States.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 94 grants to organisations were about $1,100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 31%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Cohen Veterans Network had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $224k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Vietnam Veterans of San Diego (Oceanside Clinic) · Military family clinic$1,865,7052024 tax year
- Family Endeavors (San Antonio Clinic) · Military family clinic$1,853,2272024 tax year
- Vietnam Veterans of San Diego (Torrance Clinic) · Military family clinic$1,791,8292024 tax year
- Vietnam Veterans of San Diego · Military family clinic$1,737,2972024 tax year
- Oklahoma Mental Health Council (Colorado Springs Clinic) · Military family clinic$1,686,2892024 tax year
- Easter Seals Serving Dcmdva Inc · Military family clinic$1,534,6732024 tax year
- Anchorage Community Mental Health Services · Military family clinic$1,383,8332024 tax year
- Centerstone of Tennessee (Fayetteville Clinic) · Military family clinic$1,341,2642024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Douglas D Haynes — Director
- Gary Goldring — Director
- Steven A Cohen — Director
- Courtney Billington — Director
- Michael Sullivan — Treasurer & Director
- General Joseph Lengyel — Chairman & Director
- Alice Kim — COO
- Mary Winnefeld Ma — Director
- Linda Rosenberg MSW — Director
- Anthony Hassan — CEO & President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $57,042,558 | $29,792,294 | $33,967,172 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $60,174,785 | $32,620,867 | $28,141,649 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $51,424,134 | $27,499,321 | $28,461,535 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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