Private foundation · EIN 51-0196882 · Santa Rosa, California

Copen Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 39 grants paid, $380K total, median $2,000. 31% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
39
$380K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in CA
31%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.8M

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Youth Service AmericaWashington, DCOperating support$160K
State VoicesWashington, DCOperating support$100K
Hebrew Free Loan SocietyNew York, NYOperating support$30K
IearnNew York, NYOperating support$12K
Jewish Family ServiceSan Diego, CAOperating support$10K
American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NYOperating support$5,000
Jewish Family and Children's ServicesSan Francisco, CAOperating support$5,000
Mofa HoustonHouston, TXOperating support$5,000
Redwood BankSanta Rosa, CAOperating support$5,000
Simon Wiesenthal CenterNew York, NYOperating support$5,000
Nature and Cultural InternationalDel Mar, CAOperating support$4,000
American Jewish CommitteePhiladelphia, PAOperating support$3,141
ADLNew York, NYOperating support$3,126
Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VAOperating support$3,000
Salvation ArmySanta Rosa, CAOperating support$3,000
Providence Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CAOperating support$2,500
Global Fund for WomenNew York, NYOperating support$2,000
Jgive Friends of Asor Fund USA IncJerusalem, ISOperating support$2,000
Jiquilisco Bay AllianceEl Cerrito, CAOperating support$2,000
Yad EzraSanta Rosa, CAOperating support$2,000
KqedSan Francisco, CAOperating support$1,160
CeresBoston, MAOperating support$1,061
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, ILOperating support$1,040
The Living RoomSanta Rosa, CAOperating support$1,036
Abortion FundsorgBeaverton, OROperating support$1,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYOperating support$1,000
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYOperating support$1,000
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food BankSan Diego, CAOperating support$1,000
National Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYOperating support$1,000
Oxfam AmericaBoston, MAOperating support$1,000
Phace Syndrome OrganizationMilwaukee, WIOperating support$1,000
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NYOperating support$1,000
St Jude Children's Research HospitalNew York, NYOperating support$1,000
Wings GuatemalaSt Paul, MNOperating support$1,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALOperating support$750
Food for ThoughtSanta Rosa, CAOperating support$528
AlphabetaNew York, NYOperating support$180
Actblue CharitiesSomerville, MAOperating support$100
Gift of Life International IncFresh Meadows, NYOperating support$100

By state: District of Columbia 2 · New York 13 · California 12 · Texas 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Copen Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Santa Rosa, California, administered in care of Peter Copen, tax-exempt since 1976. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Copen Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Copen Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $380K across 39 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Copen Family Foundation Inc give?

District of Columbia (2 grants), New York (13 grants), California (12 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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