Shupper Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker La Canada, CA EIN: 95-7018921

Shupper Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in La Canada, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $137K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $72K. Net investment income was $6K.

Shupper Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Shupper Family Foundation gave $72K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$72,054
+94.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-12.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,293
+122.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$136,810
+6.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (99% 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 Shupper Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Maranatha High School: $56KMaranatha High School$56KPFA Strong Foundation: $5KPFA Strong Foundation$5KGod's Waiting Room: $4KGod's Waiting Room$4KFuller Youth Institute: $3KFuller Youth Institute$3KArroyo Seco Communications Student Development Center: $3KArroyo Seco CommunicationsStudent Development Center$3KPasadena City College Baseball: $1KPasadena City College Baseball$1KYoung Life Foundation: $1KYoung Life Foundation$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Maranatha High School ($56K). Together the top 7 received $72K.

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 33 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

PasadenaLa CanadaColorado SpringsNashvilleMonroviaSierra MadreAkronLong Island CityMontclairMontebelloSouth Pasadena

How Shupper Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 72% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$100K$200K$300K5 grants2021 8 grants2022 5 grants2023 8 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2024) to $260K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $72K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maranatha High School Pasadena, CAEducational Support$56,054
PFA Strong Foundation Montclair, CACommunity Improvements$5,000
God's Waiting Room Pasadena, CACommunity Improvement$4,000
Fuller Youth Institute Pasadena, CACommunity Improvement$2,500
Arroyo Seco Communications Student Development Center South Pasadena, CACommunity Improvements$2,500
Pasadena City College Baseball Pasadena, CAEducational Support$1,000
Young Life Foundation Colorado Springs, COCommunity Improvements$1,000
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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$136,810$77,031$72,313$72,0547$72,054$5,879$6,344
2024$128,391$33,398$41,748$37,1008$39,310$7,710$5,736
2023$123,424$121,599$95,732$95,5005$95,500$6,474$4,988
2022$92,437$269,766$262,511$260,1008$260,100$7,691$5,419
2021$113,708$191,287$185,468$183,5005—$4,011$4,698

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Shupper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Shupper Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judi E. Shupper

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • William J. Shupper

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

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 Shupper Family Foundation

How much does Shupper Family Foundation give each year?

Shupper Family Foundation gave $72K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 8 grants.

What is Shupper Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Shupper Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $10,293, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Shupper Family Foundation give grants?

Shupper Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pasadena, CA (4 grants).

Does Shupper Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Shupper Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Improvements" (3 grants).

Who are Shupper Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Shupper Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Maranatha High School ($56,054), PFA Strong Foundation ($5,000) and God's Waiting Room ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 90% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Shupper Family Foundation?

Shupper Family Foundation reported $137K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $72K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Shupper Family Foundation's EIN?

Shupper Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-7018921. 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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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