Copen Family Foundation

About Copen Family Foundation

The Copen Family Foundation Inc. stands out for pairing youth civic engagement with state-level policy advocacy, while also supporting Jewish community financial empowerment through interest-free lending. Its largest recent grant was $160,000 to Youth Service America for operating support, followed by $100,000 to State Voices for operating support, signaling a preference for national intermediaries that coordinate broader civic participation rather than direct service at a small local scale. The foundation’s recent giving also includes support for Hebrew Free Loan Society, American Jewish World Service, and Jewish Family and Children’s Services, showing that Jewish communal priorities sit alongside civic engagement in its portfolio. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor operating support for organizations with established infrastructure and wide reach. Youth Service America receives repeated support across multiple years, and State Voices appears as a major recipient in the 2025 data. The grant record also includes community-based organizations in California such as East Bay Community Foundation, Redwood Empire Food Bank, and Congregation Shomrei Torah, alongside national groups in New York, Washington, DC, and beyond. That mix suggests a funder interested in sustaining organizations that can maintain ongoing programs, advocacy, and service delivery.

What Copen Family Foundation Funds

Youth civic engagement is a clear priority. The foundation gave $160,000 to Youth Service America for operating support in 2025, and an earlier $50,000 grant to the same organization in 2023, pointing to repeated backing for youth service infrastructure. State-level civic participation is another strong theme. In 2025, it awarded $100,000 to State Voices for operating support, aligning with work that mobilizes civic engagement and policy participation. Jewish community financial empowerment also appears in the grant record. The foundation gave $30,000 to Hebrew Free Loan Society in 2025 and $9,051 in 2023, both for operating support, indicating ongoing support for interest-free loan services. Its broader Jewish communal giving includes $10,350 to Jewish Family and Children’s Services in San Francisco and $10,000 to Jewish Family Service in San Diego, both for operating support.

How Copen Family Foundation Gives