Knopf Family Foundation Inc
Historical FunderWakefield, Massachusetts · EIN 57-1179990 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$3.9M
Organizations funded126
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$79.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $40,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE KNOPF FAM |
|---|---|
| Address | 90 BAYSTATE ROAD, WAKEFIELD MA 01880 |
| Phone | 7812877213 |
| Form and materials | FORMAL LETTER STATING REQUEST AND CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION REQUESTING. |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | NONE |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
92% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humane Soc of Greater Jupitertequesta Dba Furry Friends | Jupiter, FL | To repair the current medical building of f.f. ranch, which was damaged from hurricane milton into an emergency disaster relief center for… | $75,000 |
| Save the Manatee Club | Maitland, FL | To maintain ready reserve of funds for immediate deployment in rescue, rehabilitation and habitat protection emergencies due to seasonal… | $75,000 |
| Shriner's Hospital | Boston, MA | For pediatric burn care including chemical burns, electrical burns and flame burns as well as cleft lip and palliative care for the children | $75,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | To help provide exceptional care for children battling medulloblastoma, brain tumor cancer and to help researchers, who are working on it… | $75,000 |
| Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc | Sanibel, FL | For the sea turtle complex rehabilitation center serving southwest florida 365 days a year helping to protect all marine species that are… | $65,000 |
| Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue | Royal Palm Beach, FL | A washer and dryer for the animal hospital and 30 shor-line large kennels for the rescued dogs to use in the hospital | $60,000 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | For veterinary care for the sdf search dogs and special food needed | $60,000 |
| New England Wildlife Center Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center | Barnstable, MA | For veterinary medicines, medical oxygen supply, special food/formulas, portable veterinary ultrasound machine, turtle tanks, stands,… | $60,000 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute | Clearwater, FL | For monitoring manatee use of the endangered ocklawaha river, monitoring manatee use of central florida's springs and for conservation… | $55,000 |
| Florida Oceanographic Society | Stuart, FL | For a life support system ventilation in the ocean eco center to support the aquariums juvenile gamefish and other marine life and a turtle… | $55,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc - Center for Birds of Prey | Maitland, FL | For endangering bird rescue, medical treatment, medical supplies, food for the rescued birds and aviary repairs (perching, wood replacement… | $55,000 |
| Pelican Harbor Seabird Station Inc | Miami, FL | For the wildlife rescue program including the orphan project, veterinarian supplies and diagnostic equipment and homes for orphan babies | $55,000 |
| Save Our Seabirds Inc | Sarasota, FL | For one new aviary and food for the seabirds | $55,000 |
| South Florida Wildlife Center | Fort Lauderdale, FL | For the special food and medical/veterinary care needed for the wildlife and for the brinsea animal recovery incubator, centrifuge blood… | $55,000 |
| Big Dog Rescue Ranch | Jupiter, FL | For the medical miracle fund to allow you to continue the critical care needed for the rescued animals including treatment for… | $50,000 |
| Busch Wildlife Sanctuary | Jupiter, FL | For animal care expenses including veterinarian care for the animals | $50,000 |
| Cause 4 Paws | Orlando, FL | To donate meals to local rescues and feed the homeless rescues and to provide the local homebound elderly with support so they can keep… | $50,000 |
| Equine Rescue & Adoption Foundation | Palm City, FL | For hay and feed for the horses | $50,000 |
| Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida | Tallahassee, FL | To expand the panther's range to compensate private landowners who dominate the lands north of the caloosahatchee river by restoring the… | $50,000 |
| Grammy Rose Dog Rescue & Sanctuary | Acton, ME | For the purchase and installation of new cabin dog doors replacing old wooden doors with more durable and safer indestructible tempered… | $50,000 |
| Humane Society of the Treasure Coast Inc | Palm City, FL | For the emergency medical fund for the rescued. spay and neuter, food and medicals supplies and senior adoptions | $50,000 |
| Mccarthys Wildlife Sanctuary Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | For cost of food, veterinarian care and supplements for the wildlife | $50,000 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | To conduct direct medical surgical procedures aboard ships, the global mercy and africa mercy | $50,000 |
| Panther Ridge Conservation Center | Loxahatchee, FL | For an additional hurricane shelter container unit for the cats to prevent stacking of the crates during a weather emergency and veterinary… | $50,000 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League | West Palm Beach, FL | For olivia's fund providing vital care to animals in need to specialized treatment including surgeries, dental procedures, surgeries for… | $50,000 |
| The Conservancy of Southwest Florida | Naples, FL | For von-arx wildlife animal hospital for the medicines and pharmaceuticals supplies for the wildlife hospital and veterinary costs | $50,000 |
| The Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | For the the everglades foundation, inc everglades resortation dashboard, a development/implementation of an everglades system-wide… | $50,000 |
| Warrior Dog Foundation | Dallas, TX | For the rehabilitation facility to help with retiring dogs that need highly specialized care/rehabilitation due to the unique… | $50,000 |
| Dolphin Research Center | Grassy Key, FL | For food, storage, supplements and medication for the dolphins | $45,000 |
| Flamingo Gardens Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | For breed and release program, rescue and rehabilitate and propagate florida's natural habitat including birds and butterflies which… | $45,000 |
| Uf Foundation Inc | Gainesville, FL | Knopf family foundation scholarship 026299 | $45,000 |
| Catskill Animal Sanctuary | Saugerties, NY | For hay/grains needed for animals, especially during the coldest months of the year when fresh grass isn't available and for veterinary… | $40,000 |
| Central Florida Animal Reserve | St Cloud, FL | For food, veterinary care and supplements plus enrichment and toys to help with the animals | $40,000 |
| Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Ithaca, NY | To support north america's rarest and most rapidly declining florida-scrub-jay. includes monitoring, banding and blood sampling | $40,000 |
| Humane Society Naples | Naples, FL | For the senior dog fund that offers $500 to people adopting dogs 7 years or older and for the food pantry serving the rescued dogs and cats… | $40,000 |
| Mspca Angellnortheast Animal Shelter | Boston, MA | For the relocation and response to national dog crisis by rescuing at-risk, large breed dogs from overcrowded shelters in regions… | $40,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc - Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary & Blair Audubon | Naples, FL | For research supplies for ecological monitoring including fish traps, drone accessories for aerial monitoring wood storks in sw fl, and… | $40,000 |
| Caring Fields Felines | Palm City, FL | For the medical care including microchips and vaccines and food for the felines at caring fields | $35,000 |
| Florida Wildlife Federation | Tallahassee, FL | To protect the florida panther in a rapidly developing state, to facilitate range expansion, apply science to projects and advance… | $35,000 |
| Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary | Palm Shores, FL | For medicial and medication suplies for the wildlife, veterinary care expenses and special food for the animals | $35,000 |
| Forest Animal Rescue | Silver Springs, FL | For food and veterinary care to help rehabilitate native wildlife that cannot return to the original habitats; restore to health the… | $35,000 |
| Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project Inc | Marathon, FL | For the surgical table, surgicial tools and ct scan equipment for new hospital and veterinary care for the turtles | $35,000 |
| Humane Soc of Greater Miami | North Miami Beach, FL | For shelter animal vaccines, medications, heartworm/flea medications, microchips and medical supplies for the animals | $35,000 |
| Humane Society of Broward County | Fort Lauderdale, FL | For spay/neuter services, behavior support expansion and adoption expenses for the rescued animals | $35,000 |
| Nature Conservancy Florida Chapter | Winter Park, FL | For protecting the indian river lagoon and it's marine life such as green loggerhead, leatherback sea turtles and critical grazing habitat… | $35,000 |
| New England Aquarium Corporation | Boston, MA | For the lss automation and remote monitoring of the sea turtles in rehab center which treats 300 cold-stunned sea turtles each season | $35,000 |
| Pennsylvania Spcamain Line Rescue | Chester Springs, PA | For the animal care and animal intake program which partners with animal law enforcement depart. to respond to the need for mlar to serve… | $35,000 |
| The Elephant Sanctuary | Hohenwald, TN | For the hay needs for the elephants, veterinary care and the redbud barn expansion which will provide year-around indoor healthcare… | $35,000 |
| Humane Soc of St Lucie County | Port St Lucie, FL | For a washer and dryer and electrial needs for the kennel and veterinary care for the rescued animals and spay and neuter | $33,000 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | For one year cost of food for cranes in human care. they have 110 cranes right now in their care in baraboo, wi. | $32,000 |
| Andrew Red Harris Foundation | Jupiter, FL | For jupiter mangrove island project to use the contractor's equipment | $30,000 |
| Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge & Education Center | Orlando, FL | For the essential cost of animal food, medication, veterinary care and wildlife supplies including a veterinary surgery table | $30,000 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Orlando, FL | For medical care for service dogs in professional training and for service dog transportation in the southeast region helping individuals… | $30,000 |
| Danny & Ron's Rescue | Camden, SC | For food, veterinary care, medical supplies and transportation for the rescued dogs | $30,000 |
| Darbster Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | For medical supplies needed for the darbster mobile unit for surgeries, heartworm treatment, lab tests, medications for dogs/cats prior to… | $30,000 |
| Front Range Equine Rescue | Ocala, FL | For hay and feed for the rescued horses | $30,000 |
| Humane Soc of Florida Pompano Fl | Pompano, FL | For food and pet supplies for the rescued animals and veterinary care including spay and neuter | $30,000 |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | Jacksonville, FL | To provide medical care services-vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery, dental care, treatment of injuries or illnesses and general wellness… | $30,000 |
| Loggerhead Marine Life Center | Juno Beach, FL | For the sick and injured juvenile and adult sea turtles' critical treatment and rehabilitation and for their special food needed | $30,000 |
| New Hampshire Humane Society | Laconia, NH | For the adoption program to offset expenses for collars, leashes, and initial supplies as well as care for the animals | $30,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 126 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,900,500 | 126 |
| 2024 | $3,391,500 | 116 |
| 2023 | $2,410,500 | 98 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 7, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601279349103075
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 57-1179990
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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