The Harper Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Fairport, NY EIN: 27-1506353

The Harper Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Fairport, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $119K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 14 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $14K.

Key facts about The Harper Family Foundation

In short: The Harper Family Foundation gave $6K across 14 grants in 2024 (avg $450.643), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
27-1506353
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$6,309
Grants made (2024)
14
Average grant
$451
Median grant
$507
Total assets
$118,956
Primary geography
New York (67% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$119K

+7.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$6K

+43.2% YoY

Grant Count

14

+40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$450.643

+2.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Harper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How The Harper Family Foundation gives

  • 57% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+13%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 14 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

RochesterArlingtonFairportMendonMumfordNew YorkVirginia BeachBinghamtonDurhamGeneseoHoneoye FallsJacksonvilleLake SuccessNew HamptonPittsfordSanta MonicaWilmington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grants20203 grants202113 grants202210 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

George Eastman House: $650George Eastman House$650Stop Soldier Suicide: $532Stop Soldier Suicide$532American Diabetes Association: $526American Diabetes Association$526Project ALS: $523Project ALS$523Cure Childhood Cancer Association: $515Cure Childhood CancerAssociation$515Coffee Connection: $515Coffee Connection$515Camp Good Days & Special Times: $513Camp Good Days & Special Times$513Begin Again Foundation: $500Begin Again Foundation$500Mind up- Goldie Hawn Foundation: $500Mind up- Goldie HawnFoundation$500Pluta Cancer Foundation: $500Pluta Cancer Foundation$500

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

41<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE Rochester, NYSUPPORT MISSION OF THE GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE$650
STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE Durham, NCSUPPORT MISSION OF STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE$532
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION Arlington, VASUPPORT MISSION OF THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION$526
PROJECT ALS New York, NYSUPPORT MISSION OF PROJECT ALS$523
CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER ASSOCIATION Rochester, NYSUPPORT MISSION OF C.U.R.E. CHILDHOOD CANCER ASSOCIATION$515
COFFEE CONNECTION Rochester, NYSUPPORT MISSION OF THE COFFEE CONNECTION$515
CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES Mendon, NYSUPPORT MISSION OF CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES$513
BEGIN AGAIN FOUNDATION Virginia Beach, VASUPPORT MISSION OF BEGIN AGAIN FOUNDATION$500
MIND UP- GOLDIE HAWN FOUNDATION Santa Monica, CASUPPORT MISSION OF MIND UP- GOLDIE HAWN FOUNDATION$500
PLUTA CANCER FOUNDATION Rochester, NYSUPPORT MISSION OF PLUTA CANCER FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION$500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$118,956$110,423$93,172
Revenue$16,995$3,648$1,988
Expenses$8,836$6,397$7,385
Qualifying Distributions$6,309$4,405$5,644
Net Investment Income$14,468$1,656$325
Distributable Amount$5,827$5,071$4,922

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Harper Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Joel Harper

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Harper

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 The Harper Family Foundation

How much does The Harper Family Foundation give each year?

The Harper Family Foundation gave $6K across 14 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $4K across 10 grants.

What is The Harper Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Harper Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $507, and its average grant was $451, across 14 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Harper Family Foundation give grants?

The Harper Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Virginia (16%) and North Carolina (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, NY (5 grants).

Does The Harper Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on The Harper Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are The Harper Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Harper Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include George Eastman House ($650), Stop Soldier Suicide ($532) and American Diabetes Association ($526), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is The Harper Family Foundation?

The Harper Family Foundation reported $119K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Harper Family Foundation?

The Harper Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Fairport, NY. It holds $119K in total assets as of 2024.

What is The Harper Family Foundation's EIN?

The Harper Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1506353. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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