The Koppelman Family Foundation makes a small number of high-value grants focused on community stability, biomedical research, and Holocaust/Genocide education. They provide unrestricted operating support to local community philanthropy while also making targeted, repeat investments in medical research—notably urology and precision/oncology work—and funding memory and education projects related to the Holocaust. Grants are large and directed to a handful of institutions rather than many small nonprofits.
Koppelman Family Foundation C/o Robert Friedman - Cozen & O'connor gives large grants to a small set of institutions, with repeat support for biomedical research, community philanthropy, and Holocaust and genocide education. The clearest throughline in the recent record is recurring funding for the Brigham & Women's Hospital Urology Research & Education Fund, including awards in both 2024 and 2025, alongside operating support for United Way of Greater Fall River in 2023 and 2025. The foundation also backs designated education and memory work through the Bcc Holocaust & Genocide Center in Fall River. Beyond those core areas, the grant list includes support for community-serving organizations such as South Coast YMCA, Boys & Girls Club of Fall River, East Bay Food Pantry, and Jupiter Medical Center Foundation. The pattern points to institution-level grants rather than broad, dispersed giving, with several recipients appearing in multiple years and multiple categories. That mix suggests a funder that combines local civic support with targeted research and education commitments, especially where a named fund or program can be sustained over time.
Biomedical research is a visible part of the foundation’s giving. In 2024 and 2025, it awarded $100,000 each year to Brigham & Women's Hospital Development Office for the Urology Research & Education Fund, and it also gave $75,000 to Brigham & Women's Hospital in 2023 for the same fund. Community stability is another recurring thread: United Way of Greater Fall River received $150,000 in 2023 for general purposes and $75,000 in 2025 for general support. The foundation also supports Holocaust and genocide education, including a $70,000 grant in 2025 to Bcc Holocaust & Genocide Center for the Center for Holocaust & Genocide and a $30,000 grant in 2024 to Bcc Foundation for the same center. Scholarship support appears in the record as well, with a $50,000 grant in 2023 to Bcc Foundation for scholarships.
Typical awards are sizable: the grant-size distribution sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeat giving to the same recipients across multiple years, especially in medical research, community support, and Holocaust education. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grants also suggest a mix of unrestricted/general support and restricted, named-purpose funding, including funds for research, scholarships, and center support.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small set of repeat grantees; mix of unrestricted general operating support and purpose-specific research gifts, with multiple multi-grant relationships rather than many one-off awards.
Notable grantees: United Way of Greater Fall River, Brigham & Women's Hospital (Urology Research & Education Fund), N of One, BCC Holocaust & Genocide Center
Grant recipients are all in the United States, with the heaviest concentration in Massachusetts. Fall River and New Bedford appear repeatedly, along with Boston, while smaller numbers go to New York, Dallas, Bristol, Jupiter, Erie, Lake Worth, and Little Rock. Although the foundation’s headquarters are in Philadelphia, only 4% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, showing that most giving is directed elsewhere within the region.
Its recent grants center on biomedical research, community philanthropy, and Holocaust and genocide education. The record includes repeated support for the Brigham & Women's Hospital Urology Research & Education Fund, United Way of Greater Fall River, and the Bcc Holocaust & Genocide Center.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Brigham & Women's Hospital Development Office in 2024 and 2025, United Way of Greater Fall River in 2023 and 2025, and South Coast YMCA in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution is relatively high for a private foundation: $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include awards of $100,000 and $150,000.
The data shows support for urology research and education, Holocaust and genocide studies and center support, scholarship funding, and community-serving institutions such as United Way, YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, and food pantry support.
Recipients are all U.S.-based, and Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Fall River, New Bedford, and Boston appear repeatedly among recipient cities, while Pennsylvania accounts for 4% of grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | BOSTON, MA | $150,000 | 2026 | UROLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $80,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BCC HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE CENTER | FALL RIVER, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE |
| EAST BAY FOOD PANTRY | BRISTOL, RI | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTH COAST YMCA | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | JUPITER, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER | NEWPORT, RI | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LUCY'S HEARTH | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK | ERIE, PA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK | LAKE WORTH, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONNECTIONS EDUCATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FALL RIVER UNTIED JEWISH APPEAL | FALL RIVER, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POTTER LEAGUE | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES NEWPORT | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KATIE BROWN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM | FALL RIVER, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORMAN BIRD SANCTUARY | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY | JUPITER, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS | FALL RIVER, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY | BRISTOL, RI | $2,000 | 2026 | MEN'S GOLF TEAM |
| THE AUGUST FOUNDATION | CHAUAIAK, AK | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | UROLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BCC HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE CENTER | FALL RIVER, MA | $70,000 | 2025 | CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE |
| JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | JUPITER, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTH COAST YMCA | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST BAY FOOD PANTRY | BRISTOL, RI | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LUCY'S HEARTH | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK | ERIE, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK | LAKE WORTH, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FALL RIVER UNTIED JEWISH APPEAL | FALL RIVER, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONNECTIONS EDUCATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES NEWPORT | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| POTTER LEAGUE | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY | JUPITER, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORMAN BIRD SANCTUARY | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KATIE BROWN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM | FALL RIVER, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS | FALL RIVER, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY | BRISTOL, RI | $1,500 | 2025 | MEN'S GOLF TEAM |
| THE AUGUST FOUNDATION | CHAUAIAK, AK | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | UROLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND |
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
$150,000UROLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND
BCC HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE CENTER
$50,000CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE
SOUTH COAST YMCA
GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FALL RIVER
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONNECTIONS EDUCATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FALL RIVER UNTIED JEWISH APPEAL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
POTTER LEAGUE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES NEWPORT
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KATIE BROWN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NORMAN BIRD SANCTUARY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE AUGUST FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
$100,000UROLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND
BCC HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE CENTER
$70,000CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE
SOUTH COAST YMCA
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FALL RIVER
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FALL RIVER UNTIED JEWISH APPEAL
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES NEWPORT
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
POTTER LEAGUE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KATIE BROWN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE AUGUST FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
$100,000UROLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND