The Jules and Gwen Knapp Charitable
Palm Beach, FL · EIN 36-3381401. Reported 35 grants totalling $3,389,506 to 34 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Jules and Gwen Knapp Charitable did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $225 and $5,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $2,262,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Detailed Statement | Palm Beach, FL | $3,019,950 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| See Attached Schedule | Palm Beach, FL | $225,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of San Diego County Ca | San Diego, CA | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Beth El | Port Stlucie, FL | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impact Cubed (mgsdii Project) | Encinitas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vista Hill | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Services of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $2,306 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Martin & St-Lucie County | Palm City, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ort America Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rohr Chabad at the University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Friends of Volunteers in Medicine Clinic Inc | Stuart, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council on Aging | Stuart, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Center | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Educational Loan Foundation | Dunwoody, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wxel Tv | Boynton Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Atlanta, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund Inc | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Stuart, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| B'nai Brith International | Washington, DC | $225 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Treasure Coast Hospice | Stuart, FL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Von Steuben Alumni | Skokie, IL | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Sheriffs Association | Tallahassee, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martin County Firefighters | Stuart, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
1 of 34 (3%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 0%, across 1 year-to-year transition. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 13 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $144,056 | $500 |
| 2022 | 1 | $225,500 | $225,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | $757,950 | $757,950 |
| 2024 | 1 | $2,262,000 | $2,262,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Jules and Gwen Knapp Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 251 Royal Palm Way Suite 300, Palm Beach, FL, 33480. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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