Tapper Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Because the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, an unsolicited application will not be accepted, so the first step is an introduction through someone who already knows the foundation.
- Its recorded grants are general operating support to a wide range of charitable organisations, including food banks, social-service and family-support bodies, healthcare and cancer organisations, and schools and camps, so many kinds of work could fit.
- Most of its grants are modest: the median is $5,000 and about 8 in 10 fall between $750 and $50,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $795,000.
- Its grant dollars are heavily repeat-funded, with 96% going to organisations it had already funded in earlier filings, so approaching it means building a relationship before asking.
- No geographic focus is stated, although its filing shows grants mainly in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Overview
Tapper Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Mashpee, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded grants provide general operating support to a varied set of charitable organisations. The largest recorded recipients include theatre and cultural organisations, alongside universities and Jewish communal organisations. Other recipients include food banks, social-service and family-support bodies, healthcare and cancer organisations, schools and camps, and organisations working in advocacy, crisis support and community services. The grants are concentrated in New York and Massachusetts, with additional recipients across several other states, and the filings show substantial repeat funding. The grant purposes are all described as general operations; the records do not establish narrower programme priorities or formal eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 151 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Tapper Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 49 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- AMT Theater · General operations$793,5802024 tax year
- City Lore · General operations$367,5002024 tax year
- Boston University · General operations$100,0002024 tax year
- Birthright Israel · General operations$100,0002024 tax year
- Brandeis University · General operations$100,0002024 tax year
- Northeastern University · General operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Yeshiva Achei T'mimim · General operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Tamarack Camps · General operations$20,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jay Tapper — Advisory Trustee
- Jill Tapper — Advisory Trustee
- Eve Tapper — Advisory Trustee
- Lynne Tapper — Advisory Trustee
- Albert Tapper — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,401,414 | $1,262,920 | $18,120,509 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,753,650 | $1,591,264 | $18,508,796 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,983,297 | $1,809,559 | $18,359,424 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Mashpee, MA