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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6071034

David Gopen Foundation

A private foundation in Allston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $6,690 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $6,690

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $242,632

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $264,980

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,038

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $256,176

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $261,853

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,150

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $251,402

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,210

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $259,366

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,510

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $259,482

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $265,712

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Impact Forum FoundationEncino, CA

    Religious

    $1,800
  2. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    Education

    $1,250
  3. Womens Lunch PlaceBoston, MA

    Civic

    $1,000
  4. PMC Jimmy FundBrookline, MA

    Medical

    $800
  5. Park Ave SynagogueNew York, NY

    Religious

    $540
  6. Wildflower AllianceHolyoke, MA

    Human Rights

    $500
  7. Community Foundation for Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL

    Education

    $300
  8. Individual

    Civic

    $200
  9. Individual

    Education

    $100
  10. Rosies PlaceBoston, MA

    Civic

    $100
  11. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Civic

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,80055% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $1,25038% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $1003% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $2,500
  2. California1 grant $1,800
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $1,250
  4. New York1 grant $540
  5. Florida1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert GopenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $2,000
  • Stuart GopenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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