Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Adrian, MI EIN: 20-3223898

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family is a private foundation, based in Adrian, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $66K.

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family at a glance

In short: Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
-88.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-62.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,333
-69.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,750
Total assets
$1,226,715
-31.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute: $5KSam Beauford WoodworkingInstitute$5KBoys & Girls Club of Lenawee: $2KBoys & Girls Club of Lenawee$2KLake Superior Stewardship Institute: $250Lake Superior StewardshipInstitute$250

The largest 2025 recipient was Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute ($5K). Together the top 3 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

56<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 56 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

AdrianKalamazooMidlandTiptonGrand RapidsHancockPleasant GroveTecumsehWashington

How Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family gives

  • Giving fell 96% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 11% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K6 grants2020 20 grants2021 16 grants2022 9 grants2023 8 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2025) to $174K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute Adrian, MIGeneral$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee Adrian, MIGeneral$1,750
Lake Superior Stewardship Institute Hancock, MIGeneral$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,226,715$-50,967$7,773$7,0003$7,000$65,514$66,481
2024$1,793,353$77,978$61,788$61,0008$61,000$20,453$85,028
2023$1,777,163$102,416$92,220$91,6009$91,600$57,287$76,568
2022$1,766,967$45,364$174,675$174,00016$174,000$44,996$112,455
2021$1,896,278$96,840$154,011$153,25020$153,270$81,093$111,961
2020$1,711,392$46,776$110,300$76,0006—$12,976$93,233

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family reported a distributable amount of $66K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family is led by Douglas Kapnick, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Douglas Kapnick

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Kapnick

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    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 Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family

How much does Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family give each year?

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $61K across 8 grants.

What is Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family's typical grant size?

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family's median grant in 2025 was $1,750, and its average grant was $2,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family give grants?

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Adrian, MI (2 grants).

Does Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family?

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $66K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family's EIN?

Douglas and Mary Kapnick Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3223898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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