Rapoport Family Foundation C/O Andrew Rapoport
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About Rapoport Family Foundation C/O Andrew Rapoport
The Rapoport Family Foundation makes modest, targeted grants to direct-service nonprofits addressing acute social needs. Recent support is split evenly between shelter/housing services for vulnerable adults and legal advocacy for children, suggesting an interest in both immediate care and rights-based services for youth. The foundation appears to fund practical, frontline organizations rather than large institutions or research bodies.
Focus Areas
Homeless shelter and supportive housing services (emergency and respite shelter)Legal representation and advocacy for children (child welfare, custody, juvenile justice)Direct-service nonprofits providing front-line social supports
Who They Fund
unspecified (no target population provided)
Giving Approach
Very concentrated and small-scale: two equal $30,000 grants in the sample, one to each sector. Appears to prefer single-year, program-focused grants to direct-service organizations rather than broad institutional support; limited number of grantees suggests selective, boutique philanthropy.
Funding Style
unrestricted support
About Rapoport Family Foundation C/O Andrew Rapoport
The Rapoport Family Foundation C/o Andrew Rapoport directs modest grants to direct-service nonprofits meeting acute social needs, with recent support split between shelter and housing services and legal advocacy for children. In the grant record, that pattern shows up in grants to Joseph's House & Shelter and New Endeavors for Women on the housing side, alongside Children's Law Center and Rising for Justice on the legal side. The foundation’s recent awards are typically unrestricted, which points to flexible support for organizations working on the front line rather than project-specific, research, or capital funding. Its giving is concentrated in practical services for adults and children facing instability, including emergency shelter, respite shelter, child welfare, custody, and juvenile justice. The foundation also shows a clear preference for smaller, targeted awards rather than large multi-program commitments. Across the latest grants on file, the recipients are mostly organizations serving people in Washington, DC and New York, with a strong emphasis on direct intervention in everyday legal and housing needs. This combination of focused cause areas and recurring local service organizations gives the foundation a consistent profile as a funder of immediate, community-level support.
What Rapoport Family Foundation C/O Andrew Rapoport Funds
In housing and shelter work, the foundation backed Joseph's House & Shelter for $15,000 in 2025 and previously supported Joseph's House for $30,000 in 2023, indicating sustained interest in emergency and supportive housing services. For women experiencing housing instability, it gave $15,000 to New Endeavors for Women in 2025 and $15,000 to Calvary Women's Services in 2023. On the legal side, the foundation supported Children's Law Center with $15,000 in 2025 and The Children's Law Center with $30,000 in 2023, alongside $20,000 to Rising for Justice in 2023. It also funded Horton's Kids for $15,000 in 2023, a further example of direct-service support for children and families.
How Rapoport Family Foundation C/O Andrew Rapoport Gives
Typical awards cluster in a relatively narrow band: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent record also includes $30,000 awards, suggesting a limited range with a few larger grants. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Joseph's House & Shelter and Children's Law Center, which points to some repeat support rather than purely one-off giving. The grants shown are unrestricted, and the foundation is a family foundation rather than an operating charity or grantmaking association. One active program, Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants, does accept unsolicited applications; the other listed programs are administered through universities or do not accept unsolicited proposals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$70K
Total Assets
$2.2M
Total Revenue
$145K
Total Expenses
$217K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 33% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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