Koppelman Family Foundation
The Koppelman Family Foundation is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based private foundation that reported 25 grants totaling $808,500 in 2025. Its grants included support for health care and research, community services, food assistance, and other charitable organizations.
Koppelman Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Koppelman Family Foundation gave $809K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Massachusetts. 4% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $808,500
- +16.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,340
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $8,248,787
- -1.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 4% first-time grantees (1 of 25, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (55% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Koppelman Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1650 Market Street 2800, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 665-4180
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Koppelman Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Brigham & Women's Hospital Development Office ($150K). Together the top 10 received $600K.
Grant Size Distribution
131 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 95 grants of 131 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Massachusetts received 55% of grant dollars, Rhode Island 19%, Florida 12%, New York 6%, and Pennsylvania 4%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Koppelman Family Foundation open to new grantees?
4%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 25 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $35K; repeat grants $32K. How we count
Medians: $35K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 96% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $633K (2020) to $809K (2025). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $809K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brigham & Women's Hospital Development Office Boston, MA | Urology Research & Education Fund | $150,000 |
| United Way of Greater Fall River Fall River, MA | General Support | $80,000 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom New York, NY | General Support | $50,000 |
| BCC Holocaust & Genocide Center Fall River, MA | Center for Holocaust & Genocide | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fall River Fall River, MA | General Support | $50,000 |
| East Bay Food Pantry Bristol, RI | General Support | $50,000 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Jupiter, FL | General Support | $50,000 |
| South Coast YMCA New Bedford, MA | General Support | $50,000 |
| Free to Choose Network Erie, PA | General Support | $35,000 |
| Lucy's Hearth Middletown, RI | General Support | $35,000 |
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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 | $8,248,787 | $584,854 | $829,183 | $808,500 | 25 | $810,426 | $462,245 | $888,744 |
| 2024 | $8,330,358 | $801,144 | $698,130 | $692,500 | 24 | $694,442 | $593,571 | $810,568 |
| 2023 | $8,376,012 | $418,616 | $708,967 | $702,500 | 27 | $702,500 | $384,504 | $692,775 |
| 2022 | $8,666,363 | $260,386 | $766,000 | $762,000 | 25 | $762,000 | $257,386 | $705,382 |
| 2021 | $9,171,977 | $325,081 | $667,424 | $660,424 | 30 | $660,424 | $245,578 | $768,111 |
| 2020 | $9,514,320 | $469,717 | $636,097 | $632,750 | 28 | — | $365,084 | $650,483 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Koppelman Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $889K 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 mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general support and a grant designated for a urology research and education fund. Among the grantees, East Bay Food Pantry describes its mission as providing hunger relief in the East Bay community; Lucy’s Hearth says it supports families experiencing homelessness through holistic programs and services; and Southcoast Hospitals Group says it promotes the health and well-being of individuals and families in the communities it serves. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 25 grants totaling $808,500. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $150,000, with a median of $25,000. Notable grants included $150,000 to Brigham & Women’s Hospital Development Office for its Urology Research & Education Fund; $80,000 to United Way of Greater Fall River for general support; and $50,000 each to American Friends of Magen David Adom, BCC Holocaust & Genocide Center, Boys & Girls Club of Fall River, East Bay Food Pantry, Jupiter Medical Center Foundation, and South Coast YMCA.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Stanley Koppelman and Robert Friedman as trustees.
Koppelman Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stanley Koppelman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Friedman
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Andrew Shabshelowitz (2020–2021) — Trustee
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 Koppelman Family Foundation
How much does Koppelman Family Foundation give each year?
Koppelman Family Foundation gave $809K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $693K across 24 grants.
What is Koppelman Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Koppelman Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $32,340, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Koppelman Family Foundation that year got $35K on average.
Where does Koppelman Family Foundation give grants?
Koppelman Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Rhode Island (19%) and Florida (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fall River, MA (6 grants), Middletown, RI (5 grants), New Bedford, MA (2 grants) and Jupiter, FL (2 grants).
Does Koppelman Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 88% of Koppelman Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Koppelman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Koppelman Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Brigham & Women's Hospital Development Office ($150,000), United Way of Greater Fall River ($80,000) and American Friends of Magen David Adom ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Koppelman Family Foundation?
Koppelman Family Foundation reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $810K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $889K (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 does Koppelman Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general support and a grant designated for a urology research and education fund. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Koppelman Family Foundation?
The foundation 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 Koppelman Family Foundation's EIN?
Koppelman Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2903238. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Koppelman Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 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 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Koppelman Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/koppelman-family-foundation-morg_3d9697b87ad344c4964bd6dbea5483db
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