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The Copper Beech Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 223793126

The Copper Beech Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.0 million in 33 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $300,000. 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 the same as $2.0 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.8 million33$3.7 million
2024$2.0 million33$4.1 million
2025$2.0 million33$4.7 million

How to apply

The Copper Beech Foundation Inc 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.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Copper Beech Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey18$1.3 million
Vermont5$455,000
Pennsylvania2$100,000
New York4$95,000
Florida1$40,000
California1$25,000
New Hampshire1$5,000
Rhode Island1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hilltop Montessori School
Brattleboro, VT
Operational support$300,000
West Bergen Mental Healthcare
Ridgewood, NJ
Operational support$250,000
Children's Aid and Family Services
paramus, NJ
Operational support$225,000
St Paul's Community Development
Paterson, NJ
Operational support$225,000
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative
Hackensack, NJ
Operational support$100,000
The Putney School
Putney, VT
Operational support$100,000
The Village School
Waldwick, NJ
Operational support$100,000
Montclair State University Foundation
Montclair, NJ
Operational support$75,000
The Phoenix Center
Nutley, NJ
Operational support$75,000
Center for Hope and Safety
Rochelle Park, NJ
Operational support$50,000
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Kingston, NY
Operational support$50,000
Pocono Environmental Education Center
Dingmans Ferry, PA
Operational support$50,000
Saddle River Day School
Saddle River, NJ
Operational support$50,000
Servants Heart Ministries
Ramey, PA
Operational support$50,000
Youth Consultation Service
Hackensack, NJ
Operational support$50,000
Catie's Cause
Wellington, FL
Operational support$40,000
Mylestone Horse Rescue
Phillipsburg, NJ
Operational support$35,000
Brattleboro Music Center
Brattleboro, VT
Operational support$25,000
In-Sight Photography Project
Brattleboro, VT
Operational support$25,000
Pember Museum of Natural History
Granville, NY
Operational support$25,000
Social Service Association
Ridgewood, NJ
Operational support$25,000
Thousand Currents
San Francisco, CA
Operational support$25,000
American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey
Fairfield, NJ
Operational support$15,000
Cora Dance
Brooklyn, NY
Operational support$15,000
Christian Health Care Foundation
Wyckoff, NJ
Operational support$10,000
Order of the Lamp Scholarships Fund
Ridgewood, NJ
Operational support$10,000
Animal Rescue Rohode Island
Peace Dale, RI
Operational support$5,000
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Brooklyn, NY
Operational support$5,000
Green Mountain Camp for Girls
Dummerston, VT
Operational support$5,000
North Porch Women & Infant's Centers
Dover, NJ
Operational support$5,000
Pro Arte Chorale
Ridgewood, NJ
Operational support$5,000
William Lawrence Camp
Center Tuftonboro, NH
Operational support$5,000
Youth Self Development Inc
Paterson, NJ
Operational support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Copper Beech Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Copper Beech Foundation Inc give?

$2.0 million in tax year 2025, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs The Copper Beech Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Ann Marie Snyder (President), Susan Snyder (Vice President and Secretary) and Charles J Snyder (Vice President).

What does The Copper Beech Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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