Kopp Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in education, health and human services, affordable housing, emergency assistance, youth development, women's issues or elder care, and serves Minnesota, it fits the foundation's stated priorities.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $30,000, and the median is $2,500, so a request in that region is realistic, though that band is typical rather than a limit, as the largest grant was $300,000.
- The foundation places a high value on consistency with its grantees, and 70% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the process leans towards existing relationships; if you are new, send the letter of inquiry it asks for before a full proposal.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no deadlines, but the board meets quarterly and notifies organisations within two weeks of a meeting, so plan around that cycle.
- Do not apply for scholarships or personal projects for individuals, as the foundation does not fund them.
Overview
Kopp Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Bloomington, MN.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Kopp Family Foundation funds a variety of non-profit organisations, prioritising programmes focused on education, health and human services, and affordable housing for individuals living in Minnesota. Its principles include helping individuals achieve success through education; providing emergency assistance in the form of food, shelter and transportation; and supporting non-profit organisations that encourage youth development, address women’s issues, and provide for the care and quality of life of the elderly. It offers general operation, programme-area and capital campaign grants, values consistency with grantees, and seeks to respond to changing community conditions while adhering to its mission.
Themes
- Education
- Health and human services
- Affordable housing
- Emergency assistance
- Youth development
- Women’s issues
- Elder care
Geographic Focus
Priority: State of Minnesota.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals for scholarships or personal projects
How to apply
New organisations are asked to send a letter of inquiry before submitting a full proposal. The board generally meets quarterly, reviews both, and notifies organisations of its decision within two weeks of a meeting; there are no proposal deadlines.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 70% 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 729 grants to organisations were $2,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Priority goes to programmes focused on education, health and human services, and affordable housing for individuals living in Minnesota.
- The Foundation places a high value on maintaining grant consistency year after year with its grantees.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations Kopp Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 224 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,250 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Sisters Rising Worldwide · Charitable$250,0002024 tax year
- American Endowment Foundation · Charitable$200,0002024 tax year
- Second Harvest Heartland · Charitable$200,0002024 tax year
- Kristin Smith DAF · Charitable$200,0002024 tax year
- CommonBond Communities · Charitable$150,0002024 tax year
- Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People · Charitable$100,0002024 tax year
- Agate Housing & Services · Charitable$100,0002024 tax year
- Minneapolis Public Schools · Charitable$78,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brian Kopp — Director
- Kopp Family Office LLC — Management Service Company
- Deborah A Kopp — Director
- Lindsey Lang — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,069,658 | $2,947,045 | $64,788,007 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,859,370 | $3,777,019 | $70,604,041 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,051,937 | $2,967,518 | $68,532,125 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- foundation@koppfam.com
- Bloomington, MN
- koppfamilyfoundation.org
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Contact
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- Bloomington, MN
- koppfamilyfoundation.org