About Copper Beech Foundation
The Copper Beech Foundation concentrates on sustained, core support for human services and health organizations serving Northern New Jersey (notably Bergen County). Their grants are predominantly operational, recurring awards to a small set of neighborhood-focused nonprofits delivering mental health care, family/child welfare services, community development and local medical access. They favor organizations with direct service impact in low-income communities rather than national intermediaries.
Focus Areas
Community mental health services in Bergen County / Northern New JerseyFamily and child welfare agencies providing case management and after‑school supportsNeighborhood community development and social services (e.g., St. Paul’s Community Development)Early childhood education through local Montessori/independent schoolsVolunteer medical clinics and local primary care access initiatives
Giving Approach
Concentrated, relatively large grants focused on a handful of repeat grantees; primarily unrestricted/operational support rather than project-specific funding, indicating multi-year relationships with neighborhood service providers.
Funding Style
About Copper Beech Foundation
The Copper Beech Foundation Inc has built a clear pattern of sustained operational support for a small circle of service providers, with West Bergen Mental Healthcare receiving $250,000 in 2024 and again in 2025. That repeated commitment signals how the foundation works: it backs organizations already delivering direct services, then returns across multiple years rather than moving quickly from one grantee to the next. The portfolio centers on human services and health, especially community mental health, child and family support, neighborhood social services, and local medical access. In the recent-grants list, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative appears as another recurring recipient, while St. Paul’s Community Development, Children’s Aid and Family Services, and The Phoenix Center also receive ongoing operational awards. The foundation’s support is concentrated in organizations serving low-income communities and neighborhood-based needs, with grants often framed as operational support or core support rather than project-specific funding. Alongside New Jersey-based nonprofits, the list also includes schools and education-related institutions such as Hilltop Montessori School, The Putney School, and The Village School, showing a broader interest in institutional stability for local, community-serving organizations.
What Copper Beech Foundation Funds
Human services are a major throughline. West Bergen Mental Healthcare received $225,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for operational support, showing continued backing for mental health services. Family and child welfare also appears in the grants list: Children’s Aid and Family Services received $225,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for operational support, indicating steady support for case management and related services. Neighborhood community development is represented by St. Paul’s Community Development, which received $225,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Health access shows up through Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, with awards of $75,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $200,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports education institutions, including Montclair State University Foundation at $75,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and The Village School at $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
How Copper Beech Foundation Gives
Grant sizes cluster around mid-sized operating awards: the typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, with several larger awards at $100,000 to $250,000. The recent record shows repeated grants to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation funds organizations directly and does not fund individuals. The recent-grants list is dominated by operational support, including one COVID-19 relief fund grant.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$3.8M
Total Revenue
$2.5M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
About 12% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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