Funding search · EIN 043226725 · Boston, MA

Karp Family Foundation Stephen R and

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

151
grants reported
$12.1M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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

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  • Boston Youth Sanctuary4 grants · $3.1M
  • Boston Children'S Hospital1 grant · $2.0M
  • Facing History & Ourselves3 grants · $1.5M
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies4 grants · $1.1M
  • Union College4 grants · $1.0M
  • Nantucket Cottage Hospital2 grants · $350,000
  • Temple Beth Avodah2 grants · $275,000
  • The Joey Fund4 grants · $210,000
  • Lahey Clinic1 grant · $200,000
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center1 grant · $200,000

Giving over time

$1.5M
2021
$4.4M
2022
$4.1M
2023
$2.0M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 151 grants.

  • $2.0M

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $998,830

    Boston Youth Sanctuary · Dorchester Center, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $990,000

    Boston Youth Sanctuary · Dorchester Center, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $725,000

    Boston Youth Sanctuary · Dorchester Center, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $600,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $510,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $500,000

    Facing History & Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $500,000

    Facing History & Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $500,000

    Facing History & Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $408,500

    Union College · Schenectady, NY · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $400,000

    Boston Youth Sanctuary · Dorchester Center, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $400,000

    Union College · Schenectady, NY · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $250,000

    Nantucket Cottage Hospital · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $200,000

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $200,000

    Lahey Clinic · Burlington, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $160,000

    Temple Beth Avodah · Newton Centre, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $142,857

    Union College · Schenectady, NY · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $115,000

    Temple Beth Avodah · Newton Centre, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $100,000

    Nantucket Cottage Hospital · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $77,500

    United Way · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $77,500

    United Way · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $75,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $62,500

    Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $60,000

    Our Generation Speaks · Waltham, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $60,000

    The Joey Fund · Natick, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $60,000

    Theatre Workshop of Nantucket · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Getting To We · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    William James · Newton, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Crossroads · Duxbury, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    The Joey Fund · Natick, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Theatre Workshop of Nantucket · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Boston Medflight · Bedford, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    The Joey Fund · Natick, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    The Joey Fund · Natick, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $50,000

    Union College · Schenectady, NY · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $43,750

    Foundation Mass Eye & Ear · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $35,000

    Theatre Workshop of Nantucket · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $35,000

    Theatre Workshop of Nantucket · Nantucket, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $34,000

    Nantucket Golf Club Foundation · Sasconset, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $33,334

    Hospitality Homes · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $33,333

    Hospitality Homes · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $33,333

    Hospitality Homes · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Crossroads · Duxbury, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Mt Auburn Hospital · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Gavin Foundation Road To Recovery Gala · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    New England Baptist Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Biomedical Science Careers Program · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Mt Auburn Hospital · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Lesley University · Cambridge, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $25,000

    The Vilna Shul · Boston, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Cradles To Crayons · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    Jewish Community Centers of · Newton, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $20,000

    The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $15,000

    Community Foundation for Nantucket · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $12,500

    Newton Wellesley Hospital · Newton, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $12,500

    Newton Wellesley Hospital · Newton, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $12,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $12,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Gavin Foundation Road To Recovery Gala · Boston, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Nantucket Film Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals · Nantucket, MA · 2024

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Childrens Trust · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Ellis Early Learning · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Lovin' Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Maria Mitchell Association · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters · Newton, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Nantucket Book Foundation · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals · Nantucket, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    The Second Step · Newtonville, MA · 2023

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Cape Ann Museum · Gloucester, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Childrens Trust · Boston, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Holocaust Memorial Museum · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Mayyim Hayyim Living · Newton, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Nantucket Lighthouse School · Nantucket, MA · 2022

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Childrens Trust · Boston, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $10,000

    Lovin' Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2021

    Charitable contribution

  • $9,000

    Getting To We · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    Charitable contribution

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.