Arete Foundation

Arete Foundation

Arete Foundation was created in 1986 by Edward E. Cohen, who serves as Chairman and primary donor. Betsy Z. Cohen, founder of The Bancorp, sits as a trustee alongside family members Jonathan Z. Cohen and Daniel G. Cohen. The foundation functions as a grantmaking entity under 501(c)(3) status with no disclosed investment program beyond asset preservation. The foundation's activity centers on charitable disbursements. It lends a Hellenistic art collection to the National Gallery of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It also supports the Abigail Cohen Fellowship in Documentary Photography in New York. Geographic focus remains concentrated in Philadelphia and New York with no reported commitments outside the United States. The foundation lists no additional offices or investment staff. Daniel G. Cohen chairs the Paideia Institute board. Betsy and Edward Cohen serve as trustees and donors to the Barnes Foundation. Jonathan Z. Cohen chairs the executive committee at Lincoln Center Theater. No operational events from the last 24 months appear in available records. Governance stays within the Cohen family through trustee appointments. No external investment committee or succession plan has been disclosed.