Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 46-2213924

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $335K.

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$75,000
-19.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
-19.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$1,515,981
+20.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% 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 Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

MSKCC: $25KMSKCC$25KNY-Presbyterian: $25KNY-Presbyterian$25KWildlife Conservation Society: $25KWildlife Conservation Society$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was MSKCC ($25K). Together the top 3 received $75K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkBronxNashville

How Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 89% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2021) to $99K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $75K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MSKCC New York, NYGeneral Purpose$25,000
NY-Presbyterian New York, NYGeneral Purpose$25,000
Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NYGeneral Purpose$25,000
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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$1,515,981$344,447$84,898$75,0003$75,000$334,549$83,884
2024$1,256,432$74,795$111,333$93,0003$101,899$65,361$82,220
2023$1,292,970$60,351$5,019——$1,015$56,347$69,016
2022$1,237,596$36,837$105,156$99,0003$99,250$30,931$71,240
2021$1,305,915$37,242$85,254$66,0003$72,160$23,983$77,296
2020$1,353,927$38,943$80,665$80,0001—$38,943$65,221

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $84K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jackie Roepers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shafi Roepers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/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 Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation

How much does Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation give each year?

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $93K across 3 grants.

What is Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation give grants?

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation?

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $75K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $84K (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 Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Shafi Roepers Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2213924. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 19, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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