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The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 455498376

The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000 is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.3 million in 5 grants; the typical grant was $220,000 and the largest $440,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.2 million the year before.

20% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.2 million5$22.8 million
2024$1.2 million5$24.7 million
2025$1.3 million5$28.7 million

How to apply

The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts5$1.3 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Needs based undergraduate$440,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brookline, MA
Medical research$220,000
Anti-Defamation League Foundation
Boston, MA
Support for$220,000
Emerson Health Care Foundation
Concord, MA
Emerson fund, staff$220,000
American Civil Liberties Foundation
Boston, MA
Support separation of$220,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000 give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $220,000.

Who runs The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000?

Its 2025 filing lists Barbara F Wand Co Freedman Wand L (Trustee).

What does The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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