The Mark David & Anne Kupferberg Pepper Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on higher education and related institutional support, with significant recurring gifts to selective universities and colleges. It also directs meaningful support to regional medical/hospital services and to specialized postsecondary programs for students with learning differences. Grants are largely institutional and appear intended for general charitable support, scholarship funds, or program support rather than small community projects.
The Mark David & Anne Kupferberg Pepper Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is repeated support for selective higher-education institutions, especially large gifts to the University of Pennsylvania and NYU. In the recent grant list, those universities appear with multiple awards across different years and amounts, which signals a relationship-based approach rather than one-off giving. The foundation also extends that same institutional style of support to Queens College and Landmark College, combining general charitable gifts with funding that aligns with postsecondary education and student support. Beyond campuses, the foundation makes recurring grants to regional medical institutions in Philadelphia and to Jewish communal and educational organizations in New Jersey and New York. Temple Beth Sholom appears more than once as a heritage sponsorship recipient, while Peace Action Education Fund and Jewish Family & Childrens Service of Princeton show that the foundation also supports civic and community-based organizations. The recent record suggests a portfolio built around established institutions, often through charitable gifts that can support operations, programs, or special-purpose activity. Grants are distributed across education, health, and selected cultural or communal organizations, with New Jersey and nearby Northeast institutions prominent in the list.
Higher education is the foundation’s most visible area of support. It gave $125,000 to Ttee University of PA for charitable purposes, followed by additional charitable awards to the same university in 2025, including $20,000 to Tte University of PA. NYU also received multiple charitable grants, including $75,000 in 2023 and $37,500 and $25,000 in 2025. The foundation also funds institutions serving students with learning differences. Landmark College in Putney, Vermont received $25,500 in 2025, along with $5,000 in 2023 and $500 in 2025. In the health sector, Prmh in Philadelphia received $70,000 and $60,000 in 2025, while Rhmc in Philadelphia received $10,000 in 2023. Community and heritage support appears in grants such as $10,000 to Temple Beth Sholom in Flushing, New York for bazaar angel/heritage sponsorship.
$187K
$5.1M
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$323K
Most grants fall between $10K and $34K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$34K
About 23% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated giving focused on a small set of institutional grantees, with several repeat, mid-to-large sized grants rather than many small awards; top four beneficiaries receive the majority of funding.
Notable grantees: New York University (NYU), Queens College, University of Pennsylvania, PRMH (regional medical/hospital grantee), Landmark College
Typical grants cluster in the middle range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $12,900, and the 75th percentile is $34,125. That distribution fits a foundation that makes many mid-sized institutional gifts, with occasional larger awards. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including NYU, Queens College, Landmark College, and Peace Action Education Fund. The foundation is a family foundation, not a fund that makes grants to individuals, and the listed awards are charitable, education-fund, or sponsorship-style grants rather than program-related investments.
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. New York and Pennsylvania account for much of the recent activity, with New York City institutions such as NYU and Queens College, and Philadelphia recipients including Ttee University of PA, Prmh, Drexel, and Rhmc. New Jersey also appears repeatedly through Princeton, New Brunswick, West Windsor, and Flushing-area grants. The top state by grant count is New Jersey, which also matches the location of several community and advocacy recipients in Princeton and nearby towns.
Its recent grants center on higher education, with repeated support for universities and colleges such as the University of Pennsylvania, NYU, Queens College, and Landmark College. It also funds regional medical institutions and a smaller set of Jewish communal, educational, and heritage organizations.
Yes. The recent record shows recurring support to several recipients across different years, including NYU, Queens College, Landmark College, and Peace Action Education Fund. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
Typical awards are mid-sized. The grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $12,900 at the median, and $34,125 at the 75th percentile, with larger exceptions at the top of the recent list.
The top state by grant count is New Jersey. Recent recipients are also concentrated in New York and Pennsylvania, including New York City, Philadelphia, Princeton, New Brunswick, and West Windsor.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals, and the recent grant list is entirely made up of institutional recipients such as colleges, medical organizations, and community groups.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRMH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $70,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PRMH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $60,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NYU | NEW YORK, NY | $37,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LANDMARK COLLEGE | PUTNEY, VT | $25,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| QUEENS COLLEGE | QUEENS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| QUEENS COLLEGE | QUEENS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NYU | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TTE UNIVERSITY OF PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| DREXEL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $12,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND | PRINCETON, NJ | $11,800 | 2025 | EDUCATION FUND |
| TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM | FLUSHING, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | BAZAAR ANGEL/HERITAGE SPONSORSHIP |
| TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM | FLUSHING, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | BAZAAR ANGEL/HERITAGE SPONSORSHIP |
| PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND | PRINCETON, NJ | $7,760 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CELEBRATION OF LIFE ANNUAL INC | NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $3,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WWFM (MCCC) | WEST WINDSOR, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LANDMARK COLLEGE | PUTNEY, VT | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TTEE UNIVERSITY OF PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $125,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| QUEENS COLLEGE | QUEENS, NY | $76,800 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| NYU | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND | PRINCETON, NJ | $14,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION FUND |
| J STREET | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,350 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| RHMC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM | FLUSHING, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | BAZAAR ANGEL/HERITAGE SPONSORSHIP |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICE | PRINCETON, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| LANDMARK COLLEGE | PUTNEY, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
PRMH
$70,000CHARITABLE
PRMH
$60,000CHARITABLE
QUEENS COLLEGE
$25,000CHARITABLE
QUEENS COLLEGE
$25,000CHARITABLE
TTE UNIVERSITY OF PA
$20,000CHARITABLE
DREXEL
$12,000CHARITABLE
PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND
$11,800EDUCATION FUND
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM
$10,000BAZAAR ANGEL/HERITAGE SPONSORSHIP
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM
$10,000BAZAAR ANGEL/HERITAGE SPONSORSHIP
PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND
$7,760CHARITABLE
CELEBRATION OF LIFE ANNUAL INC
$3,000CHARITABLE
WWFM (MCCC)
$1,000CHARITABLE
TTEE UNIVERSITY OF PA
$125,000CHARITABLE
PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND
$14,000EDUCATION FUND
RHMC
$10,000CHARITABLE
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM
$10,000BAZAAR ANGEL/HERITAGE SPONSORSHIP
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICE
$10,000CHARITABLE