The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Palm Beach, FL EIN: 22-3689518

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann is a private foundation based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in several states, with most grant dollars going to recipients in New York.

Key facts about The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann

In short: The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann gave $697K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in New York. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
22-3689518
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$697,300
Grants made (2025)
23
Average grant
$30,317
Median grant
$2,000
New grantees (estimate)
35% first-time grantees (8 of 23, 2025)
Total assets
$1,008,684
Primary geography
New York (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.0M

-28.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$697K

-22.7% YoY

Grant Count

23

-67.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$30K

+135.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann open to new grantees?

35%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 8 of 23 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $44K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied purposes. For example, Widener University describes its mission as “empowering our community of learners to discover and create better futures”; Play for Pink Inc. says it supports research related to the causes, cures, and prevention of breast cancer; and Norwich University says its mission is to give young people an education that is American in character.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 23 grants totaling $697,300. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $542,000, with a median of $2,000.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 3% to Florida, and 2% to Pennsylvania. Vermont and Massachusetts each accounted for 0% of grant dollars. The 2025 grant list also includes recipients in those two states.

Grant Distribution by State

23states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort PierceWantaghNew YorkPurchaseWest Palm BeachBoca RatonNorthfieldAndoverLathamLake GeorgeAtlantisRye BrookWinchesterChesterTequestaDurhamJupiterNew OrleansPhoenixAnn Arbor

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M87 grants2021 60 grants2022 69 grants2023 70 grants2024 23 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $697K (2025) to $1.0M (2023). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $697K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Pave the Way: $542KPave the Way$542KNYS Trooper Foundation: $70KNYS Trooper Foundation$70KNY University Med: $25KNY University Med$25KColumbia University ME: $10KColumbia University ME$10KCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $10KCystic Fibrosis Foundation$10KWidener University: $10KWidener University$10KAmerica-Israel: $5KAmerica-Israel$5KPGA Hope: $5KPGA Hope$5KPlay for Pink: $3KPlay for Pink$3KNorwich University: $3KNorwich University$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pave the Way ($542K). Together the top 10 received $682K.

Grant Size Distribution

309 grants across all recorded years

269<$50K35$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 269 grants of 309 (87%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pave the Way Wantagh, NYGeneral Tax Exempt$542,000
NYS Trooper Foundation Latham, NYGeneral Tax Exempt$70,000
NY University Med Rye Brook, NYGeneral Tax Exempt$25,000
Columbia University ME New York, NYGeneral Tax Exempt$10,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Wes Palm Beach, FLGeneral Tax Exempt$10,000
Widener University Chester, PAGeneral Tax Exempt$10,000
America-Israel Wynnewood, PAGeneral Tax Exempt$5,000
PGA Hope Atlantis, FLGeneral Tax Exempt$5,000
Play for Pink New York, NYGeneral Tax Exempt$2,800
Norwich University Northfield, VTGeneral Tax Exempt$2,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant total Grant count
2025 $1,008,684 $320,786 $723,748 $697,300 23
2024 $1,411,646 $469,514 $936,354 $901,700 70
2023 $1,878,486 $549,525 $1,087,945 $1,040,950 69
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,008,684$1,411,646$1,878,486
Revenue$320,786$469,514$549,525
Expenses$723,748$936,354$1,087,945
Qualifying Distributions$697,300$901,700$1,040,950
Net Investment Income$294,338$434,810$502,530
Distributable Amount$25,672$82,590$120,792

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Elliot M Hershberg as President & CEO; Theodore N Mirvis as Secretary; Harry Epstein as CFO; and Karen Hershberg, Julie Hershberg, and Lisa Striar as directors.

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann is led by Elliot M. Hershberg, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elliot M. Hershberg

    President & CEO

    President → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Hershberg

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Hershberg

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Striar

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harry Epstein

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore N. Mirvis

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    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.

Contact

Mailing address: 701 South Olive Avenue 1715, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: (201) 871-3256

Frequently asked questions about The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann

How much does The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann give each year?

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann gave $697K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $902K across 70 grants.

What is The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann's typical grant size?

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $30,317, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann that year got $4K on average.

Where does The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann give grants?

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann gives mostly in New York: 94% 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 (3 grants), Rye Brook, NY (2 grants) and West Palm Beach, FL (2 grants).

Does The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (23 of 23) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann's largest grantees?

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann's largest 2025 grantees include Pave the Way ($542,000), NYS Trooper Foundation ($70,000) and NY University Med ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann?

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $697K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann's EIN?

The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3689518. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Does The Fritz and Adelaide Kauffmann accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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