Funding search · EIN 472479174 · Pittsford, NY

The Karpus 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.

149
grants reported
$3.6M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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  • Semper Fi Fund4 grants · $200,000
  • Humane Society of Rochester3 grants · $160,000
  • The Potters Hands Foundation4 grants · $160,000
  • Junior Achievement of Central Upstate Ny3 grants · $154,000
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation3 grants · $150,000
  • Edwins Leaderships & Restaurant Institute3 grants · $150,000
  • Friendship Circle of Cleveland Oh4 grants · $145,000
  • Daily Caller News Foundation4 grants · $130,000
  • Leadership Institute3 grants · $125,000
  • Live Action4 grants · $125,000

Giving over time

$998,736
2022
$889,100
2023
$935,000
2024
$812,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 149 grants.

  • $103,000

    Junior Achievement of Central Upstate Ny · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Nate'S Honor Animal Rescue · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $80,000

    Humane Society of Rochester · Fairport, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Edwins Leaderships & Restaurant Institute · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Family Promise of Ontario County · Canandaigua, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Friendship Circle of Cleveland Oh · Pepper Pike, OH · 2025

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Edwins Leaderships & Restaurant Institute · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Daily Caller News Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Edwins Leaderships & Restaurant Institute · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    True the Vote · Houston, TX · 2023

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Junior Achievement of Central Upstate Ny · Rochester, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    K9s for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Semper Fi Fund · Oceanside, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    True the Vote · Houston, TX · 2022

    General purpose

  • $45,000

    The Potters Hands Foundation · Corning, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $45,000

    The Potters Hands Foundation · Corning, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Compass Care Pregnancy Services · Rochester, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Humane Society of Rochester · Fairport, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Humane Society of Rochester · Fairport, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $37,100

    Roberts Wesleyan College · Rochester, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    The Potters Hands Foundation · Corning, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Friendship Circle of Cleveland Oh · Pepper Pike, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    The Potters Hands Foundation · Corning, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Home Base Florida · Fort Myers, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Project Veritas · Mamaroneck, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $35,000

    Home Base · Charlestown, MA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Stay in Step · Temple Terrace, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Friendship Circle of Cleveland Oh · Pepper Pike, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Stay in Step · Temple Terrace, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Daily Caller News Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Friendship Circle of Cleveland Oh · Pepper Pike, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Project Veritas · Mamaroneck, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Stay in Step · Temple Terrace, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $28,736

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $26,000

    Roberts Wesleyan College · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Better Together · Naples, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Daily Caller News Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Disability Empowher Network · Rochester, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Alliance Defending Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Conservative Partnership Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Daily Caller News Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Disability Empowher Network · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Goodwill of Sw Florida · Fort Myers, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Challenger Miracle Field · Webster, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Equicenter · Honeoye Falls, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    The Empowerment Plan · Detroit, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    The Immokalee Foundation · Naples, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Alliance Defending Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Conservative Partnership Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Friends of Breakthrough Schools · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Media Research Center · Reston, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    The Immokalee Foundation · Naples, FL · 2022

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Sunlight of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    The Margaret Home · East Rochester, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Challenger Miracle Field · Webster, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Selfless Love Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Cracker Box Palace · North Rose, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Freedomworks Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Puppy Mill Rescue Team · Brockport, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $17,000

    The Margaret Home · East Rochester, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $16,000

    Angels of Mercy · Rochester, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $16,000

    Harbor House of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Bella'S Bumbas · Webster, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Home Start Hope · Webster, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Institute for Caring · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Morgan'S Message · Gainesville, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Accuracy in Media · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Bill of Rights Institution · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Immokalee Foundation · Naples, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Project K-9 Hero · Whitwell, TN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Sunlight of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Cancer Alliance of Naples · Bonita Springs, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Sunlight of Collier County · Naples, FL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    The Margaret Home · East Rochester, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Institute for Caring · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $12,500

    Moms for Liberty Foundation · Melbourne, FL · 2025

    General purpose

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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.