Max And Selma Kupferberg Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on arts and education. Its mission includes funding initiatives that promote the arts, particularly through the Kupferberg Center for the Arts, and supporting educational projects, including those for developmentally disabled campers. The foundation also contributes to civil rights and health-related organizations, reflecting its commitment to social equity and community well-being. It primarily serves recipients in the arts and education sectors, with a notable focus on projects that enhance community engagement and accessibility.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid sized nonprofits with established ties to the foundation’s local network—especially arts and arts-education organizations in New York (Queens) or organizations already known to trustees or incumbent grantees.
Good Fit
- • Programs located in New York, particularly Queens, or direct partnership with Queens College/Kupferberg Center initiatives
- • Arts, arts-education, or local education programming serving schools and community audiences
- • Existing track record or prior relationship with the foundation, its trustees, or current grantees
- • Requests that fit the foundation’s historical grant sizes (many awards in the $500–$175,000 range, with a median near a few thousand dollars)
Geography
Grants appear multi-state on paper (recipients in five states) but are heavily concentrated in New York, which received about 88% of dollars in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows roughly 25 distinct grantees and consistent support across three years, indicating a moderately broad recipient set, though dollars are heavily concentrated among a few top beneficiaries.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence across three years shows high repeat funding (23 returning grantees) and only two new recipients in the latest year, combined with a declared preselection-only application approach, suggesting unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio without introductions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
