Carp Family Foundation
Carp Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It reported 15 grants totaling $68,412 in filing year 2025, supporting charitable organizations including a medical center foundation, a children’s oral-health organization, and organizations in education, arts, and other fields.
Carp Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Carp Family Foundation gave $68K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $68,412
- +60.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,561
- +28.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,400
- Total assets
- $418,894
- -3.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (6 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Carp Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 430 Great Springs Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-1716
Phone: (610) 649-2722
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Carp Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lankenau Medical Center Foundation ($25K). Together the top 10 received $67K.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 58 grants of 58 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania (61%), Illinois (15%), New York (14%), and Florida (11%), as reported by the foundation’s filing.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Carp Family Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 15 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $746; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $255 first-time, $6K repeat.
- 47% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 271% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 155% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2022) to $72K (2023). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $68K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation Radnor, PA | General Use | $25,000 |
| Ideate Community Chicago, IL | General Use | $10,000 |
| Kids Smiles Philadelphia, PA | General Use | $8,031 |
| Sundance Institute New York, NY | General Use | $6,904 |
| Women of Tomorrow Miami, FL | General Use | $6,204 |
| JFCS Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | General Use | $2,525 |
| Israel Tennis & Education Centers New York, NY | General Use | $2,417 |
| Daniel B Allanoff Foundation Lafayette Hill, PA | General Use | $2,400 |
| Do Gooders Narberth, PA | General Use | $1,825 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater PBC Lake Worth Beach, FL | General Use | $1,324 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $418,894 | $68,157 | $75,801 | $68,412 | 15 | $68,412 | $60,768 | $44,031 |
| 2024 | $435,078 | $33,605 | $48,814 | $42,508 | 12 | $42,508 | $27,299 | $41,819 |
| 2023 | $447,954 | $69,175 | $75,779 | $72,062 | 14 | $72,062 | $35,458 | $36,536 |
| 2022 | $461,358 | $17,955 | $22,186 | $18,423 | 9 | $18,423 | $14,192 | $36,858 |
| 2021 | $465,579 | $16,796 | $44,905 | $41,080 | 8 | $41,080 | $12,971 | $39,322 |
| 2020 | $493,399 | $20,389 | $33,715 | $27,418 | 8 | — | $14,092 | $32,624 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carp Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Lankenau Medical Center Foundation describes its work as fundraising and development for Lankenau Medical Center and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. Kids Smiles says its mission is to promote positive health behaviors and access to quality oral healthcare for children, regardless of ability to pay. Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy describes itself as a pluralistic Jewish day school combining college-preparatory education with Jewish and American values and texts.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 15 grants totaling $68,412. Grants ranged from $104 to $25,000, with a median grant of $2,400. The largest listed grants were $25,000 to Lankenau Medical Center Foundation, $10,000 to Ideate Community, $8,031 to Kids Smiles, $6,904 to Sundance Institute, and $6,204 to Women of Tomorrow. The foundation also gave $118 to Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robyn Carp and Brian Carp as directors.
Carp Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brian Carp
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Carp
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Carp Family Foundation
How much does Carp Family Foundation give each year?
Carp Family Foundation gave $68K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $43K across 12 grants.
What is Carp Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Carp Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,400, and its average grant was $4,561, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Carp Family Foundation that year got $746 on average.
Where does Carp Family Foundation give grants?
Carp Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Illinois (15%) and New York (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (4 grants) and New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Carp Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Carp Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Carp Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Carp Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Lankenau Medical Center Foundation ($25,000), Ideate Community ($10,000) and Kids Smiles ($8,031), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Carp Family Foundation?
Carp Family Foundation reported $419K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $68K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Carp Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Lankenau Medical Center Foundation describes its work as fundraising and development for Lankenau Medical Center and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Carp Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Carp Family Foundation's EIN?
Carp Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-5233539. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Carp Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Carp Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/carp-family-foundation-morg_63b14a7904664ac0ad8b5c6433ae230e
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