Wolpoff Family Foundation
The Wolpoff Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Founded in 2007 by Harry Wolpoff and family members, it supports established organizations that empower people, particularly during transitions from crisis to stability, and also supports medical research and the arts.
Wolpoff Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wolpoff Family Foundation gave $805K across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Maryland. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $805,000
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,815
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $12,431,931
- -3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 27, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Maryland (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Wolpoff Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds, according to its filing. For 2026, it invites currently established grantees to re-apply. Invited organizations are asked to submit a report and request by email as a PDF attachment, in 400 words or fewer and formatted as a single letter-size page, with double returns between paragraphs and a basic font of at least 12-point size. Supporting materials may be attached separately as PDFs.
- Review Cycle
- June 26, 2026, for invited organizations’ reports and grant requests.
- Deadline
- June 26, 2026, for invited organizations’ reports and grant requests.
- Contact
Application contact: Suzanne Oliwa
Mailing address: 1801 Research Blvd, Suite 410, Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (410) 760-8111
Website: https://wolpoff-familyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Wolpoff Family Foundation
Who Wolpoff Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dana Farber Cancer Inst ($75K). Together the top 10 received $475K.
Grant Size Distribution
135 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 111 grants of 135 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says its programs are primarily located in Montgomery County, Maryland, and benefit Montgomery County residents. It also describes its focus as Montgomery County and the surrounding DC metropolitan area, while noting that it may consider requests from outside its targeted region on a limited basis when they align with its mission.
In 2024, 73% of grant dollars went to recipients in Maryland and 14% to recipients in DC. Massachusetts received 10%, while Virginia and New York each received 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Wolpoff Family Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 27 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2020) to $830K (2022). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $805K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dana Farber Cancer Inst Boston, MA | Charitable Support | $75,000 |
| Jewish Social Service Agy Rockville, MD | Charitable Support | $65,000 |
| Future Link Bethesda, MD | Charitable Support | $60,000 |
| A Wider Circle Kensington, MD | Charitable Support | $55,000 |
| Manna Food Center Silver Spring, MD | Charitable Support | $55,000 |
| Devon C Rubenstein Foundation Gaithersburg, MD | Charitable Support | $35,000 |
| Equipment Connections Columbia, MD | Charitable Support | $35,000 |
| Fair Girls Washington, DC | Charitable Support | $35,000 |
| Interfaith Works Rockville, MD | Charitable Support | $30,000 |
| Montgomery Hospice Fndtn Rockville, MD | Charitable Support | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,431,931 | $733,186 | $1,168,032 | $805,000 | 27 | $1,043,056 | $616,785 | $1,142,810 |
| 2024 | $12,866,777 | $714,515 | $1,081,991 | $733,000 | 27 | $963,571 | $604,498 | $1,048,963 |
| 2023 | $13,229,242 | $614,912 | $1,104,314 | $780,000 | 32 | $1,001,667 | $428,501 | $965,851 |
| 2022 | $13,812,408 | $535,227 | $1,165,559 | $830,000 | 25 | $1,047,780 | $427,448 | $1,015,010 |
| 2021 | $14,447,740 | $695,698 | $984,640 | $650,000 | 24 | — | $582,472 | $1,027,465 |
| 2020 | $14,735,771 | $634,071 | $864,058 | $500,000 | 23 | — | $534,860 | $898,926 |
| 2019 | $14,964,793 | $7,758,332 | $781,302 | $501,000 | 25 | — | $3,678,531 | $678,124 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wolpoff Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to support established organizations that create opportunities to learn, stimulate creativity, strengthen community, or advance research. Its program areas include community and food sufficiency; education and workforce development; arts and culture; and medical and health, including research to prevent and cure debilitating and life-threatening diseases.
The foundation says it funds defined initiatives or endeavors that address demonstrated needs and have measurable impacts or outcomes. It requires organizations to have operated for at least five consecutive years. Grants may be tailored as “direct hit” support for a clearly articulated expense or as contributions for spending at the recipient organization’s discretion.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of its grantmaking. Future Link describes its mission as helping first-generation-to-college young adults in Montgomery County pursue higher education or career training and enter the workforce. Manna Food Center says it works to end hunger through education, advocacy, and food distribution. Sunflower Bakery describes its work as preparing young adults and teens with learning differences for employment through workforce training. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation awarded 27 grants totaling $733,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $75,000, with a median of $20,000. Among the largest were Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ($75,000), Jewish Social Service Agency ($65,000), Future Link ($60,000), A Wider Circle ($50,000), and Manna Food Center ($50,000). The filing lists each of these grants as charitable support. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 27 grants totaling $805,000.
The foundation’s grant-information page says the 2026 grant year is by invitation to currently established grantees only. Its program description also states a maximum award of $15,000 for first-time grantees; the 2024 grant list includes awards above that amount. The foundation does not award grants to individuals or for ongoing operating support, endowments, capital construction, fundraising campaigns, influencing legislation or public elections, or paying existing debts or deficits.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s website lists Carol Wolpoff as chair, Suzanne Oliwa as executive director, Sharon Wolpoff as grants committee director, Adrienne Wolpoff as donors committee director, and Ron Staines as CFO. The 2024 filing lists Carol Wolpoff as president, Suzanne Oliwa as executive director, and Ronald J. Staines as CFO.
Wolpoff Family Foundation is led by Carol Wolpoff, President & S on every filing since 2019; 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Wolpoff
President & S
On filings since 2019
$36K (2019) → $36K (2025)
Suzanne Oliwa
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
$90K (2019) → $102K (2025)
Ronald J. Staines
CFO
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Suzanne Oliwa (Exec. Direct). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Wolpoff Family Foundation
How much does Wolpoff Family Foundation give each year?
Wolpoff Family Foundation gave $805K across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $733K across 27 grants.
What is Wolpoff Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wolpoff Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $29,815, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wolpoff Family Foundation give grants?
Wolpoff Family Foundation gives mostly in Maryland: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (16%) and Massachusetts (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rockville, MD (9 grants), Washington, DC (5 grants), Bethesda, MD (3 grants) and Gaithersburg, MD (3 grants).
Does Wolpoff Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on Wolpoff Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Support" (26 grants).
Who are Wolpoff Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Wolpoff Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Dana Farber Cancer Inst ($75,000), Jewish Social Service Agy ($65,000) and Future Link ($60,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Wolpoff Family Foundation?
Wolpoff Family Foundation reported $12.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (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 does Wolpoff Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is to support established organizations that create opportunities to learn, stimulate creativity, strengthen community, or advance research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Wolpoff Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds, according to its filing. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Wolpoff Family Foundation's EIN?
Wolpoff Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1419703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Wolpoff Family Foundation 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.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 2, 2021)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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