Kashper Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Forest Hills, NY EIN: 20-3903199

Kashper Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Forest Hills, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $180K. Net investment income was $79K.

Kashper Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Kashper Family Foundation gave $180K across 8 grants in 2024 (avg $23K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$180,000
-21.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
8
+14.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$22,500
-30.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$13,000
Total assets
$1,781,514
+18.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (83% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Kashper Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

Harvard Westlake: $60KHarvard Westlake$60KSeven Arrows Elementary School: $50KSeven Arrows Elementary School$50KChabad Jewish Comm Ctr Pacific Palisades: $18KChabad Jewish Comm Ctr PacificPalisades$18KCharlotte's White Salon De Virtuosi: $15KCharlotte's White Salon DeVirtuosi$15KLos Angeles Jewish Symphony: $11KLos Angeles Jewish Symphony$11KPolytecnic School: $11KPolytecnic School$11KYoung Advocates for Fair Education: $10KYoung Advocates for FairEducation$10KHeritage Projects Foundation: $5KHeritage Projects Foundation$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Harvard Westlake ($60K). Together the top 8 received $180K.

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 41 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkLos AngelesEncinoPacific PalisadesSanta MonicaPasadenaRego ParkAustinBrooklynBurbank

How Kashper Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 194% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$100K$200K$300K12 grants2020 6 grants2021 8 grants2022 7 grants2023 8 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $108K (2022) to $240K (2021). In 2024 it made 8 grants totaling $180K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvard Westlake Los Angeles, CADonations to Harvard Westlake School impact every dimension of the educational process: from academics to athletics, from technology to the arts, from faculty professional development to students financial aid. Annual giving to Harvard Westlake bridges the gap between adequacy and excellence$60,000
Seven Arrows Elementary School Pacific Palisades, CASeven Arrows strives to inspire passion for discovery, academic excellence, and a commitment to both the local and global community. We are dedicated to the development of hardworking, confident, creative, prepared and ethical young people in an intimate setting. We will celebrate each childs innate abilities while helping them realize their full potential.$50,000
Chabad Jewish Comm Ctr Pacific Palisades Pacific Palisades, CAThis grant provides support for the Early Childhood Center educational programs and Summer Camp, Camp Gan Izzy.$18,000
Charlotte's White Salon De Virtuosi New York, NYTo identify musically talented youth and provide them with the opportunity to perform at NY concert venues, andto encourage excellence in music by organizing competitions and awarding the best.$15,000
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Encino, CAThe contribution supports LA Symphony concerts and activites that promote Jewish music and various educational programs.$11,000
Polytecnic School Pasadena, CATo fund resources and programming to empower students to thrive in and out of the classroom$11,000
Young Advocates for Fair Education Brooklyn, NYYAFFEDs mission is to ensure that Haredi and Hasidic Yeshivas in New York deliver a sound basic education to their students.$10,000
Heritage Projects Foundation New York, NYTo fund scholarships to students that specialize in Yiddish literature and history of European Jewry and to support the creation of a life-size statue of Sholom Aleichem on the campus of Tel Aviv University$5,000
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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
2024$1,781,514$495,864$216,553$180,0008$195,955$79,311$101,201
2023$1,502,203$110,963$257,361$228,0007$235,760$69,522$84,674
2022$1,648,601$115,494$168,412$108,0008$111,793$23,873$93,440
2021$1,701,519$493,985$325,592$240,0006—$197,135$86,526
2020$1,533,126$65,912$231,107$159,05812—$39,167$87,673

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kashper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $101K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kashper Family Foundation is led by Alya Kashper Wilhelm, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Alya Kashper Wilhelm

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Arik Kashper

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Kashper

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Irina Kashper

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Kashper Family Foundation

How much does Kashper Family Foundation give each year?

Kashper Family Foundation gave $180K across 8 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $228K across 7 grants.

What is Kashper Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Kashper Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $13,000, and its average grant was $22,500, across 8 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kashper Family Foundation give grants?

Kashper Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pacific Palisades, CA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Kashper Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Kashper Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Kashper Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Kashper Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Harvard Westlake ($60,000), Seven Arrows Elementary School ($50,000) and Chabad Jewish Comm Ctr Pacific Palisades ($18,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Kashper Family Foundation?

Kashper Family Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $196K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $101K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Kashper Family Foundation's EIN?

Kashper Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3903199. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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