Funding search · EIN 133137962 · Great Barrington, MA
The Herman Karpel Memorial
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 58
- grants reported
- $199,792
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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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.
- Cornell University2 grants · $100,000
- Global Narratives4 grants · $19,500
- Tanglewood Music Center4 grants · $17,500
- Hevreh4 grants · $11,520
- Mahaiwe Theatre4 grants · $11,000
- Temple Adath Israel4 grants · $7,272
- The Mount4 grants · $6,000
- Jewish Federation of the Berkshires4 grants · $5,000
- Jewish Women'S Federation of the Be4 grants · $5,000
- Fitch Fdn1 grant · $2,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 58 reported grants, largest first.
- $60,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Support charitable works
- $40,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Support charitable works
- $5,500
Global Narratives · Somerville, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $5,100
Hevreh · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $5,000
Global Narratives · Somerville, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $5,000
Tanglewood Music Center · Lenox, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $5,000
Tanglewood Music Center · Lenox, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $5,000
Tanglewood Music Center · Lenox, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $4,500
Global Narratives · Somerville, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $4,500
Global Narratives · Somerville, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $3,500
Mahaiwe Theatre · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $2,500
Fitch Fdn · Millwood, NY · 2025
Support charitable works
- $2,500
Mahaiwe Theatre · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $2,500
Mahaiwe Theatre · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $2,500
Mahaiwe Theatre · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $2,500
Tanglewood Music Center · Lenox, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $2,360
Hevreh · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $2,060
Hevreh · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $2,000
Hevreh · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $1,872
Temple Adath Israel · Lexington, KY · 2025
Support charitable works
- $1,800
Temple Adath Israel · Lexington, KY · 2024
Support charitable works
- $1,800
Temple Adath Israel · Lexington, KY · 2023
Support charitable works
- $1,800
Temple Adath Israel · Lexington, KY · 2022
Support charitable works
- $1,500
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $1,500
Jewish Women'S Federation of the Be · Pittsfield, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $1,500
The Mount · Lenox, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $1,500
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $1,500
Jewish Women'S Federation of the Be · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $1,500
The Mount · Lenox, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $1,500
The Mount · Lenox, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $1,500
The Mount · Lenox, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $1,250
Afya · Yonkers, NY · 2023
Support charitable works
- $1,000
American Friends of the Parents Cir · New York, NY · 2025
Support charitable works
- $1,000
Kessler Foundation · East Hanover, NJ · 2024
Support charitable works
- $1,000
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden · Harvard, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $1,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $1,000
Jewish Women'S Federation of the Be · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $1,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $1,000
Jewish Women'S Federation of the Be · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $1,000
North County Camps Foundation · Keeseville, NY · 2022
Support charitable works
- $1,000
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden · Harvard, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $500
Berkshire Bounty · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $500
Jacob'S Pillow · Becket, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $500
Shakespare & Co · Lenox, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $500
Stockbridge Library · Stockbridge, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $500
Triplex Cinema · Great Barrington, MA · 2025
Support charitable works
- $500
Berkshire Botanical Garden · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $500
Jacob'S Pillow · Becket, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $500
Nccf - National Center for Children · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Support charitable works
- $500
Shakespare & Co · Lenox, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $500
Stockbridge Library · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Support charitable works
- $500
American Friends of the Pares Circl · New York, NY · 2023
Support charitable works
- $500
Jacob'S Pillow · Becket, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $500
Triplex · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Support charitable works
- $500
American Friends of the Pares Circl · New York, NY · 2022
Support charitable works
- $500
Fairview Hospital · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $500
Jacob'S Pillow · Becket, MA · 2022
Support charitable works
- $250
Film North · St Paul, MN · 2025
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