Knopf Family Foundation Inc
Knopf Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Wakefield, Massachusetts. In 2025, it awarded 126 grants totaling $3,900,500 to organizations working in areas that include wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, marine conservation, pediatric care, and disaster response.
Knopf Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Knopf Family Foundation Inc gave $3.9M across 126 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Florida. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,900,500
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 126
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,956
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $27,500
- Total assets
- $61,885,091
- +6.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (12 of 123, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Florida (67% 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 Knopf Family Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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Contact the board of directors and submit a formal letter stating the request and the charitable purpose of the requesting organization. The filing lists no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Board Of Directors Of The Knopf Fam
Mailing address: 90 Baystate Road, Wakefield, MA 01880
Phone: (781) 287-7213
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Knopf Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Humane Soc of Greater Jupitertequesta DBA Furry Friends ($75K). Together the top 10 received $655K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($45,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
514 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 438 grants of 514 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Florida recipients received 67% of grant dollars. Massachusetts and New Hampshire each received 7%, Texas received 4%, and New York received 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 126 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Knopf Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 12 of 123 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $33K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $30K repeat.
- 89% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 78% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% 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 $1.7M (2020) to $3.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 126 grants totaling $3.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Humane Soc of Greater Jupitertequesta DBA Furry Friends Jupiter, FL | To repair the current medical building of f.f. Ranch, which was damaged from hurricane milton into an emergency disaster relief center for the many animals in need in Florida | $75,000 |
| Save the Manatee Club Maitland, FL | To maintain ready reserve of funds for immediate deployment in rescue, rehabilitation and habitat protection emergencies due to seasonal heightened storm intensity/red tide event | $75,000 |
| Shriner's Hospital Boston, MA | For pediatric burn care including chemical burns, electrical burns and flame burns as well as cleft lip and palliative care for the children | $75,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | To help provide exceptional care for children battling medulloblastoma, brain tumor cancer and to help researchers, who are working on it to better understand what causes it | $75,000 |
| Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc Sanibel, FL | For the sea turtle complex rehabilitation center serving southwest Florida 365 days a year helping to protect all marine species that are threatened | $65,000 |
| Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue Royal Palm Beach, FL | A washer and dryer for the animal hospital and 30 shor-line large kennels for the rescued dogs to use in the hospital | $60,000 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Santa Paula, CA | For veterinary care for the sdf search dogs and special food needed | $60,000 |
| New England Wildlife Center Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center Barnstable, MA | For veterinary medicines, medical oxygen supply, special food/formulas, portable veterinary ultrasound machine, turtle tanks, stands, filtration equipment and a thermal camera for wildlife rescue | $60,000 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute Clearwater, FL | For monitoring manatee use of the endangered ocklawaha river, monitoring manatee use of central Florida's springs and for conservation medicines for the manatees | $55,000 |
| Florida Oceanographic Society Stuart, FL | For a life support system ventilation in the ocean eco center to support the aquariums juvenile gamefish and other marine life and a turtle holding infrastructure system | $55,000 |
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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 | $61,885,091 | $7,803,268 | $4,242,891 | $3,900,500 | 126 | $3,900,500 | $2,184,397 | $3,613,707 |
| 2024 | $58,324,714 | $18,372,463 | $3,749,266 | $3,391,500 | 116 | $3,391,500 | $13,461,092 | $2,954,859 |
| 2023 | $43,701,517 | $9,158,878 | $2,832,681 | $2,410,500 | 98 | $2,410,500 | — | $2,291,673 |
| 2022 | $37,375,320 | $5,733,119 | $2,677,276 | $2,195,402 | 90 | $2,195,402 | $569,020 | $2,108,574 |
| 2021 | $34,319,477 | $5,585,522 | $2,732,667 | $2,300,369 | 84 | $2,300,369 | $2,866,566 | $2,214,793 |
| 2020 | $31,466,622 | $3,630,016 | $2,065,264 | $1,731,000 | 84 | — | $252,579 | $1,708,151 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Knopf Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $3.6M 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 charitable activities, including wildlife and seabird rescue, animal care, marine conservation, children’s medical care, and disaster-response work.
Several grantees describe their own work in these areas. Pelican Harbor Seabird Station says it rescues, rehabilitates, and releases sick, injured, or orphaned native wildlife; Florida Oceanographic Society says it works to inspire environmental stewardship of Florida’s coastal ecosystems through education, research, and advocacy. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital describes its mission as advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation says it strengthens disaster response by pairing rescued dogs with first responders to find people buried in disaster wreckage.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 126 grants totaling $3,900,500. Grants ranged from $2,500 to $75,000, with a median of $27,500. Examples include $75,000 to Shriner’s Hospital in Boston for pediatric burn care, cleft lip care, and palliative care; $75,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for care and research related to childhood cancers; and $75,000 to the Humane Society of Greater Jupiter-Tequesta, doing business as Furry Friends, for repairs to a medical building to serve as an emergency disaster relief center for animals.
Other 2025 awards included $65,000 to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife for its sea turtle rehabilitation center; $60,000 to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation for veterinary care and food for its search dogs; and $55,000 each to Florida Oceanographic Society and Pelican Harbor Seabird Station for marine-life infrastructure and wildlife rescue, respectively.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists these trustees: Charles E Knopf Jr, Jeffrey P Manning, Kristopher W Knopf, and Joseph Robert.
Knopf Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charles E. Knopf Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeffrey P. Manning
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kristopher W. Knopf
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph Robert
Trustee
On filings since 2024
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 Knopf Family Foundation Inc
How much does Knopf Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Knopf Family Foundation Inc gave $3.9M across 126 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.4M across 116 grants.
What is Knopf Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Knopf Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $27,500, and its average grant was $30,956, across 126 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Knopf Family Foundation Inc that year got $19K on average.
Where does Knopf Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Knopf Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (7%) and New Hampshire (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Jupiter, FL (5 grants), Palm City, FL (5 grants), West Palm Beach, FL (4 grants) and Orlando, FL (4 grants).
Does Knopf Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Occasionally: 2% of Knopf Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 126) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Knopf Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Knopf Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Humane Soc of Greater Jupitertequesta DBA Furry Friends ($75,000), Save the Manatee Club ($75,000) and Shriner's Hospital ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($45,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 6% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Knopf Family Foundation Inc?
Knopf Family Foundation Inc reported $61.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.6M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Knopf Family Foundation Inc fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable activities, including wildlife and seabird rescue, animal care, marine conservation, children’s medical care, and disaster-response work. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Knopf Family Foundation Inc?
Contact the board of directors and submit a formal letter stating the request and the charitable purpose of the requesting organization. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Knopf Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Knopf Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-1179990. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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