Popp Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fort Wayne, IN EIN: 35-1846279

Popp Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fort Wayne, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.

Popp Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$4,702
-38.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3
-100.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,845
-42.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,895
-35.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Popp Family Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

Fort WayneCadillacNew Haven

How Popp Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 578% 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$1K$2K$3K4 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 4 grants totaling $2K.

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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$4,702$3$2,895——$1,845—$319
2024$7,594$10,008$4,498——$3,186—$239
2023$2,084$232$3,410——$1,910—$166
2022$5,262$10$4,289——$3,039—$359
2021$9,541$1$2,705——$1,455—$528
2020$12,245$15,907$5,140$2,0504—$14,839$422

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Popp Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $319 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

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

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher B. Popp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Bohn Popp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John F. Popp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wells Fargo Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    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 Popp Family Foundation

How large is Popp Family Foundation?

Popp Family Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $319 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Popp Family Foundation operate?

Popp Family Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana, Michigan.

What is Popp Family Foundation's EIN?

Popp Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1846279. 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.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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