Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for
The Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. In filing year 2025, it reported 17 grants totaling $4,908,696, including support for organizations in Massachusetts and other states.
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for at a glance
In short: Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for gave $4.9M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $289K), mostly in Massachusetts. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,908,696
- +297.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $288,747
- +227.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $13,806,299
- -4.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 35% first-time grantees (6 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (64% 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 Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for
- How to Apply
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The filing instructs charitable organizations to submit a completed application and other literature detailing their charitable purpose and exempt cause. It lists Liana Krupp as the contact for applications and states there are no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Liana Krupp
Mailing address: One Beacon Street Suite 21200, Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 556-1454
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Friends of Hand in Hand Haifa Endowment Match ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $4.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 26 grants of 58 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2025, 64% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, 22% to Oregon, 5% to California, 4% to New York, and 2% to Maryland.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for open to new grantees?
35%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 17 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $658K; repeat grants $87K. How we count
Medians: $800K first-time, $100K repeat.
- 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 2705% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 710% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $88K (2020) to $4.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $4.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Hand in Hand Haifa Endowment Match Portland, OR | Charitable Donation | $1,000,000 |
| The Vilna Shul Boston's Center for Jewish Culture Inc Boston, MA | Charitable Donation | $1,000,000 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston Newton Centre, MA | Charitable Donation | $1,000,000 |
| Jewish Community Ctr of Greater Boston Newton, MA | Charitable Donation | $600,000 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Chestnut Hill Inc Chestnut Hill, MA | Charitable Donation | $250,000 |
| Social Good Fund Richmond, CA | Charitable Donation | $108,696 |
| American Friends of Hand in Hand Portland, OR | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League Boston, MA | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| Bend the Arc Jewish Action Inc New York, NY | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
| Vilna Shul Boston, MA | Charitable Donation | $100,000 |
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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 | $13,806,299 | $4,516,559 | $5,038,526 | $4,908,696 | 17 | $4,908,696 | $2,651,751 | $691,058 |
| 2024 | $14,438,286 | $1,237,274 | $1,321,846 | $1,233,696 | 14 | $1,233,696 | $1,237,274 | $684,354 |
| 2023 | $13,819,147 | $11,718,447 | $968,885 | $913,696 | 14 | $913,696 | $442,459 | $386,220 |
| 2022 | $1,979,783 | $168,724 | $208,163 | $175,000 | 7 | $175,000 | $168,724 | $106,633 |
| 2021 | $2,567,755 | $366,184 | $139,821 | $135,000 | 6 | $135,000 | $366,184 | $123,110 |
| 2020 | $2,413,517 | $1,018,585 | $92,969 | $88,000 | 5 | — | $18,585 | $64,738 |
| 2019 | $1,279,887 | $-6,664 | $96,859 | $93,000 | 12 | — | — | $65,938 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for reported a distributable amount of $691K 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 organizations. For example, grantee Bend the Arc Jewish Action describes its mission as building a multiracial, multiethnic, intergenerational movement working against white supremacy, antisemitism, and racism. T’ruah says it organizes and trains Jewish clergy and amplifies their voices on human rights concerns. Keshet describes its work as advancing equality for LGBTQ Jews and their families in Jewish life.
Other grantee-described missions include educating and empowering Palestinian and Israeli leaders to pursue positive political and social impact, as stated by MEET International, and supporting a village in Israel where Jewish and Palestinian families live and work together as equals, as described by American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $4,908,696. Grant amounts ranged from $50,000 to $1,000,000, with a median grant of $100,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $1,000,000 each to American Friends of Hand in Hand Haifa Endowment Match, The Vilna Shul Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, and Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston; $600,000 to Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston; and $250,000 to Chabad Lubavitch of Chestnut Hill. Other reported awards included $108,696 to Social Good Fund and $100,000 each to Bend the Arc Jewish Action, T’ruah, Anti-Defamation League, Jews United for Justice, and Vilna Shul.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists George Krupp and Douglas Krupp as trustees and Liana Krupp as managing director.
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for is led by Liana Krupp, Managing Director on the 2025 filing; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Liana Krupp
Managing Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Krupp
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Krupp
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Wayne Zarozny (2019–2024) — Managing Director
- Former: Bernice Krupp (2019–2021) — Trustee · Filing note: Deceased
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for
How much does Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for give each year?
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for gave $4.9M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 14 grants.
What is Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for's typical grant size?
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $288,747, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for that year got $658K on average.
Where does Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for give grants?
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for gives mostly in Massachusetts: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Oregon (22%) and California (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (4 grants), Portland, OR (2 grants), Newton Centre, MA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (17 grants).
Who are Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for's largest grantees?
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for's largest 2025 grantees include American Friends of Hand in Hand Haifa Endowment Match ($1,000,000), The Vilna Shul Boston's Center for Jewish Culture Inc ($1,000,000) and Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston ($1,000,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for?
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for reported $13.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $691K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for?
The filing instructs charitable organizations to submit a completed application and other literature detailing their charitable purpose and exempt cause. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for's EIN?
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3951290. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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