Funding search · EIN 486264196 · Kansas City, MO
Copaken Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 246
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jewish Federation3 grants · $225,000
- Kansas City Repertory Theatre4 grants · $217,000
- Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey4 grants · $100,000
- United Way of Greater Kansas City4 grants · $50,000
- Kansas City Symphony4 grants · $40,000
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art4 grants · $40,000
- Metropolitan Arts Council4 grants · $40,000
- Village Shalom3 grants · $30,000
- Pembroke Hill School3 grants · $30,000
- Aspen Music Festival4 grants · $28,440
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 246 grants.
- $90,000
Jewish Federation · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable
- $70,000
Jewish Federation · Overland Park, KS · 2021
Charitable
- $65,000
Jewish Federation · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
- $55,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $55,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $55,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $52,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $20,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Folly Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $12,500
Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $11,338
New Reform Temple · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Metropolitan Arts Council · Greenville, SC · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Just Like You Films · Prairie Village, KS · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Metropolitan Arts Council · Greenville, SC · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Pembroke Hill School · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Village Shalom · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Folly Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Metropolitan Arts Council · Greenville, SC · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Pembroke Hill School · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
University of Pennsylvania · Phildelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Village Shalom · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Harriman-Jewell Arts Program · Liberty, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Metropolitan Arts Council · Greenville, SC · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Pembroke Hill School · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Union Station · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Village Shalom · Overland Park, KS · 2021
Charitable
- $8,590
Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $8,200
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $8,000
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $8,000
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $7,590
Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $6,700
New Reform Temple · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $6,500
Theater Communications Group · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $6,500
Theater Communications Group · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $6,500
Theater Communications Group · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $6,500
Theater Communications Group · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $6,130
Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $6,130
Aspen Music Festival · Aspen, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $5,500
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $5,500
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,500
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,500
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,500
The Public Theater · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Mayo Clinic Dept of Development · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
United Women'S Empowerment · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Uncornered · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
United Women'S Empowerment · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Family Health Care Kc · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Harriman-Jewell Arts Program · Liberty, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
United Women'S Empowerment · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Utah Shakespeare Festival · Cedar City, UT · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Basser Center for Brca · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Classical Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Jackson County Casa · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $4,300
The Jewel Ball · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $3,900
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
Friends of Chamber Music · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $3,500
Friends of Chamber Music · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $3,500
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $3,500
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $3,000
Aspen Community Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2023
Chartiable
- $3,000
Harry S Truman Presidential Library & Museum · Independence, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $3,000
Rose Brooks Center · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Charitable
- $2,500
Uncornered · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Parsons Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Starlight · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Jewish Family Services · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Parsons Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Rose Brooks Center · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2022
Charitable
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Washington University1,357 grants · $384.9M
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation2,405 grants · $350.3M
Similar purposes
- Swartz Foundation Trust189 grants · $20.5M
- Airie Knipel Harry V and J William303 grants · $24.1M
- Nevada Community Foundation359 grants · $59.5M
Similar grant size
- Fidelity Foundation7,750 grants · $457.4M
- Shell USA Company Foundation24,663 grants · $80.1M
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation30,880 grants · $360.4M
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