Lopud Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 87-4052660

Lopud Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $350K. Net investment income was $757K.

Lopud Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Lopud Foundation Inc gave $350K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $175K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$350,000
-49.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$175,000
-23.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$175,000
Total assets
$1,778,348
-8.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (71% 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 Lopud Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Yale University: $250KYale University$250KLopud Foundation: $100KLopud Foundation$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was Yale University ($250K). Together the top 2 received $350K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

New Haven

How Lopud Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 81% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 408% 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $1.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $350K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Yale University New Haven, CTSteven Harris and Lucien Rees-Roberts Scholarship Fund$250,000
Lopud Foundation The purpose of the grant is to host retreats for painters, musicians, sculptors, writers and other artists, which allow the artists to focus on their work and improve or enhance their artistic skill and to maintain and repair the historic properties owned by the grantee.$100,000
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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
2025$1,778,348$758,321$365,291$350,0002$350,250$756,584$85,944
2024$1,945,059$3,365,051$782,627$688,8433$782,557$956,833$14,386
2023$320,723$81,549$101,380$100,0001$101,380$5,039$14,224
2022$340,554$554$1,810,000$1,810,0001—$554$27,886
2021$2,150,000$2,150,000—————$4,352

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lopud Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $86K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lopud Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Glenn Steven Harris

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucien Rees-Roberts

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Harris

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Gubbins

    Director -

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: David Elwell (2021–2024) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Lopud Foundation Inc

How much does Lopud Foundation Inc give each year?

Lopud Foundation Inc gave $350K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $689K across 3 grants.

How large is Lopud Foundation Inc?

Lopud Foundation Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $350K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $86K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Lopud Foundation Inc?

Lopud Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lopud Foundation Inc operate?

Lopud Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Lopud Foundation Inc's EIN?

Lopud Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-4052660. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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