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Copen Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Jericho, New York · EIN 116018654

Copen Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Jericho, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $2,202 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $588 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $299 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5,5839$58,001
2024$2992$62,568
2025$2,2024$69,859

How to apply

ContactIleen Gusoff
300 Jericho Tpke Apt 110, Jericho, NY 11753
Phone or email(516) 767-7474
What to submitA letter containing information about the charitable purpose.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Copen Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$2,202

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chabad of Roslyn
Roslyn Heights, NY
For recognized charitable purposes$1,000
Bayswater Jewish Center
Far Rockaway, NY
For recognized charitable purposes$777
Temple Sinai of Roslyn
Roslyn Heights, NY
For recognized charitable purposes$400
The Spark Foundation
Ronkonkoma, NY
For recognized charitable purposes$25

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Copen Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Copen Foundation Inc give?

$2,202 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $588.

Who runs Copen Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Ileen Gusoff (Pres/Treas) and Carolyn Turk (Treasurer).

What does Copen Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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