The Kopelman Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to succeed; a warm introduction from someone already connected to it is the realistic route.
- If you are invited, its stated themes of early-stage social projects and public health are the clearest fit for your work.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, so a request near that figure is realistic, though about 8 in 10 grants fall between $3,600 and $210,000 and its largest grant was $1,500,000.
- In its latest filing, 25% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so a new organisation is not shut out, but building a relationship matters.
- No geographic focus is stated, although its filings show grants mainly in New York and Pennsylvania, so ask before assuming your location rules you out.
Overview
The Kopelman Foundation is a US private foundation based in Gladwyne, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (onetable.org, insidephilanthropy.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation was created to fund early-stage, entrepreneurial social projects. A profile describes its public-health grantmaking, noting that specific health goals are not named; reported recipients include organisations focused on Crohn’s and colitis and dysautonomia, alongside a medical centre and a college. Its filings record grants to charitable organisations with operating-budget support as their stated purpose. The grants include community foundations, health organisations, a news organisation, a college foundation and local service organisations; grants reach organisations in nine states.
Themes
- Early-stage social projects
- Public health
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 25% 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 49 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 55% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 25% of grant dollars went to organisations The Kopelman Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 74% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 17 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Philadelphia Foundation · To fund the recipients operating budget$300,0002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Foundation · To fund the recipients operating budget$210,0002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Foundation · To fund the recipients operating budget$210,0002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Foundation · To fund the recipients operating budget$210,0002024 tax year
- Familial Dysautonomia Foundation · To fund the recipients operating budget$100,0002024 tax year
- New Story · To fund the recipients operating budget$100,0002024 tax year
- Sharing Excess · To fund the recipients operating budget$60,0002024 tax year
- Lankenau Medical Center Foundation · To fund the recipients operating budget$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rena Kopelman — Trustee
- Joshua Kopelman — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,571,475 | $2,048,600 | $20,443,505 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,415,481 | $2,075,100 | $36,649,949 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,909,160 | $1,356,100 | $38,354,062 | 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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- Gladwyne, PA
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Contact
- Gladwyne, PA