Kopek Family Foundation
Kopek Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Burlington, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $200K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $2K.
Kopek Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Kopek Family Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,385
- -17.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,846
- -17.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,750
- Total assets
- $199,517
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (73% 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 Kopek Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Museum of Science ($3K). Together the top 4 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Kopek Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 54% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $14K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Science Boston, MA | Charity | $3,237 |
| Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | Charitable | $2,000 |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA | Charitable | $1,500 |
| Disabled Vets & Misc Malden, MA | Charity | $648 |
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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 | $199,517 | $22,279 | $16,250 | $7,385 | 4 | $7,385 | $1,502 | $13,572 |
| 2024 | $193,488 | $12,891 | $16,778 | $8,971 | 4 | $8,971 | $915 | $10,937 |
| 2023 | $197,375 | $9,695 | $21,260 | $9,300 | 4 | $9,300 | — | $9,038 |
| 2022 | $208,940 | $5,878 | $24,461 | $14,200 | 4 | $14,200 | — | $11,931 |
| 2021 | $227,523 | $17,438 | $14,285 | $9,500 | 2 | — | $12,723 | $13,358 |
| 2020 | $224,370 | $7,175 | $12,884 | $6,000 | 4 | — | $1,816 | $11,628 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kopek Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kopek Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Albert Kopek
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Catherine Kopek
Trustee
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 Kopek Family Foundation
How much does Kopek Family Foundation give each year?
Kopek Family Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 4 grants.
What is Kopek Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Kopek Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,750, and its average grant was $1,846, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kopek Family Foundation give grants?
Kopek Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (27%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (2 grants).
Does Kopek Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Kopek Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Kopek Family Foundation?
Kopek Family Foundation reported $200K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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 Kopek Family Foundation's EIN?
Kopek Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-6104083. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
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