The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 13-6090286 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$7.4M
Organizations funded275
Typical grant$6,000
Total assets$143.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,000 and $39,705.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | THE JM KAPLAN FUND'S WEBSITE |
|---|---|
| Address | 71 WEST 23RD STREET 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010 |
| Phone | 2127670630 |
| BFALAHEE@JMKFUND.ORG | |
| Form and materials | SEE HTTPS://WWW.JMKFUND.ORG/APPLY-NOW/ |
| Deadlines | SEE HTTPS://WWW.JMKFUND.ORG/APPLY-NOW/ |
| Restrictions | THE FUND NORMALLY MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH HAVE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (AND ARE NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 107(C)(1) OF THE CODE), AND TO STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE FUND WILL ALSO CONSIDER GRANT REQUESTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS BASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IF THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED EQUIVALENT 501(C)(3) STATUS. THE FUND DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. DUE TO ITS NARROW FUNDING FOCUS, THE FUND MAKES GRANTS BY INVITATION ONLY, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE J.M.K. INNOVATION PRIZE. |
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What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
55% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gonzalo Fonseca Foundation | New York, NY | Promoting knowledge and understanding of the artistic legacy of the late sculptor gonzalo fonseca | $1,500,000 |
| European Climate Foundation | NL | Pie americas programme | $250,000 |
| National Women's Health Network | Washington, DC | Frontline reproductive freedom lab | $150,000 |
| Boulouki Itinerant Workshop for the Traditional Building Techniques | Athens, GR | (A) delos: the farmhouse of markos. phase 1 | $140,000 |
| The Academic Research Institute in Iraq (Tarii) | Washington, DC | Nimrud rescue project: storage construction and plan development | $106,380 |
| Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium | Birmingham, AL | Preserving the promise of empowerment | $100,000 |
| America Votes Education Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Balkan Heritage Foundation | BU | Conservation of the "theodosian palace" of stobi, republic of north macedonia | $100,000 |
| Center for Tech and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | General operating support for the resilient elections network | $100,000 |
| New Leaf Climate | Lincoln Park, NJ | Forest inputs resilience fund (fir fund) | $100,000 |
| Open Space Institute | New York, NY | Catalyzing land protection for climate change: science, capacity building, and resilient communities | $100,000 |
| The Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support for galvanize USA | $100,000 |
| The Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Free election fund - general operating support | $100,000 |
| Turquoise Mountain Foundation | Washington, DC | Repair, restoration and revitalisation of the western theatre at umm qais | $100,000 |
| Workmoney Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Green-Wood Historic Fund | Brooklyn, NY | Green-Wood education and welcome center capital campaign: center for research | $85,000 |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Washington, DC | The pew charitable trusts leveraging coastal blue carbon ecosystems for climate benefits | $80,000 |
| Somos Votantes Education Fund | Concord, NH | General operating support | $75,000 |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Strategic victory fund student turnout projects | $75,000 |
| The Freedom Community Center | St Louis, MO | The freedom community center (fcc) is a black-led organization founded to dismantle systems of oppression that inflict trauma on black… | $75,000 |
| Nuns and Nonesneo Philanthropy Fs | New York, NY | We support catholic sisters to invest their land and assets in regenerative land stewardship practices, reparations with black and… | $70,763 |
| Wikitongues | Brooklyn, NY | Wikitongues strengthens cultural sovereignty, ancestral knowledge, and cross-cultural dialogue by safeguarding endangered languages,… | $70,672 |
| Black Women Build Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore is a home ownership and wealth building initiative that trains black women in carpentry, electrical, and plumbing by restoring… | $67,500 |
| Nyu Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center | New York, NY | Archaeological conservation training & symposium at ifa, nyu | $65,000 |
| Regenerate Shingal Ev | Dinklage, GM | A site for the whole community: completing the restoration of sheikh mand temple complex to preserve living traditions of shingali ezidism | $65,000 |
| Heard | Washington, DC | Creating a space of belonging, healing, resources, cultural/linguistic understanding, and empathy for deaf/disabled formerly incarcerated… | $61,929 |
| Ecole Franaise D'athnes | Athens, GR | Caius ofellius ferus statue an innovative and ambitious restoration project at delos | $60,000 |
| The River Fund New York | Richmond Hill, NY | General operating support | $54,705 |
| Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (Alba) | Salinas, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | The ninth american forest congress: setting the course for climate & equity in u.s. forestry | $50,000 |
| Archi Media Trust | IT | Ur conservation project | $50,000 |
| Cambium Carbon | Washington, DC | Cambium carbons reforestation hub model upcycles fallen trees to new use, generating revenue to support forest restoration. by creating end… | $50,000 |
| Coop Dayton | Dayton, OH | We are organizing community- and worker-owned cooperatives that center black workers, expand democratic participation, and rebuild our… | $50,000 |
| Eleanor Now | New York, NY | Eleanor series | $50,000 |
| Empowerment Avenue | Oakland, CA | Empower incarcerated artists and writers and eventually system-impacted filmmakers to participate in conversations happening in public… | $50,000 |
| Equis Institute | San Francisco, CA | Youtube moonshot | $50,000 |
| Fish in the Fields Dba Resource Renewal Institute | Fairfax, CA | Empower fish in the fields a project that introduces fish to fallow flooded rice fields harnesses natures own systems to dramatically… | $50,000 |
| Glynwood | Cold Spring, NY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| I Be Black Girl | Omaha, NE | Create community ecosystems of black birth workers who support black pregnant people throughout their pregnancy and birthing journeys | $50,000 |
| Land Core | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Material Innovation Center | San Antonio, TX | The material innovation center model redefines the relationship between historic preservation and waste by creating a replicable circular… | $50,000 |
| Moby Filters | New York, NY | Develop systems to capture and/or reuse microplastics, with the aim of mitigating pollution in the air, water, or soil; installation and… | $50,000 |
| New Blue | Flemington, NJ | Organization to act as an incubator for reform-minded officers and their ideas, prioritizing equitable and innovative policing solutions | $50,000 |
| New Disabled South | Atlanta, GA | First and only regional disability justice organization in the united states, and we are fighting for liberation for all disabled people… | $50,000 |
| Power of Twofund for the City of NY | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Reclamo Dba Pro Bono Net | New York, NY | Reclamo! is the first independent and not for profit digital legal tool designed for immigrant workers and their advocates to automate and… | $50,000 |
| Respond Crisis Translation | Fort Myers, FL | Respond is a collective of language activists mobilizing around the clock to provide trauma-informed, life-critical translation and… | $50,000 |
| Sd Foundation (Dba Voting Rights Lab) | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | General operating support | $50,000 |
| States United Democracy Center | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| The Appellate Project | Washington, DC | Train law students of color to become the next generation of appellate lawyers and judges, ensuring that our highest courtsand the laws… | $50,000 |
| The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program | Azusa, CA | The forestry and fire recruitment program (ffrp) is a nonprofit organization and private department that provides reentry, work readiness,… | $50,000 |
| The Future Now Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Vault Dba the Refugee Community Partnership | Carrboro, NC | Creating a game-changing solution for advancing access and equity for refugee and migrant patients, harnessing the power of firsthand… | $50,000 |
| Worker Power Institute | Phoenix, AZ | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan Conservation and Research Institute (Chacr | Shahrenaw, AF | Documentation, conservation and rehousing of the kandahar museum collection | $49,995 |
| Every Campus a Refuge | Greensboro, NC | Every campus a refuge revolutionizes refugee resettlement by partnering colleges and universities with local resettlement agencies to host… | $48,347 |
| Glynwood | Cold Spring, NY | From risk to resilience: regenerative climate risk management for diversified farms | $47,760 |
| Equity Advocates | Harrison, NY | General operating support | $46,260 |
Showing the 60 largest of 275 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gonzalo Fonseca Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $800,000 |
| Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development | Emergency response in lebanon: preventative & post-disaster heritage safeguarding | $200,000 | |
| Green-Wood Historic Fund | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $181,500 |
| European Climate Foundation | Phasing out coal power in chile | $150,000 | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Empowerment Avenue | Oakland, CA | Empower incarcerated artists and writers and eventually system-impacted filmmakers to participate in conversations happening in public… | $125,000 |
| Fish in the Fields Dba Resource Renewal Institute | Fairfax, CA | Empower fish in the fields a project that introduces fish to fallow flooded rice fields harnesses natures own systems to dramatically… | $125,000 |
| I Be Black Girl | Omaha, NE | Create community ecosystems of black birth workers who support black pregnant people throughout their pregnancy and birthing journeys | $125,000 |
| Material Innovation Center | San Antonio, TX | The material innovation center model redefines the relationship between historic preservation and waste by creating a replicable circular… | $125,000 |
| Moby Filters | New York, NY | Develop systems to capture and/or reuse microplastics, with the aim of mitigating pollution in the air, water, or soil; installation and… | $125,000 |
| New Blue | Flemington, NJ | Organization to act as an incubator for reform-minded officers and their ideas, prioritizing equitable and innovative policing solutions | $125,000 |
| New Disabled South | Atlanta, GA | First and only regional disability justice organization in the united states, and we are fighting for liberation for all disabled people… | $125,000 |
| Ocean Resilience & Climate Alliance | Palo Alto, CA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Reclamo Dba Pro Bono Net | New York, NY | Reclamo! is the first independent and not for profit digital legal tool designed for immigrant workers and their advocates to automate and… | $125,000 |
| The Appellate Project | Washington, DC | Train law students of color to become the next generation of appellate lawyers and judges, ensuring that our highest courtsand the laws… | $125,000 |
| Vault Dba the Refugee Community Partnership | Carrboro, NC | Creating a game-changing solution for advancing access and equity for refugee and migrant patients, harnessing the power of firsthand… | $125,000 |
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers | Washington, DC | Kaplan responsive preservation initiative for cultural heritage resources in yemen (re-granting program co- funded by aliph) | $100,000 |
| Ecole Franaise D'athnes | Athens, | Restoration and development of dwellings in the lake quarter of delos | $100,000 |
| The Blue Shield | The Hague, | Fulfilling potential: making the blue shield fit for purpose. | $92,650 |
| Alaska Venture Fund | Anchorage, AK | Tongass national forest | $60,000 |
| Hemo Ukrainian Heritage Monitoring Laboratory | Center for digital heritage excellence | $60,000 | |
| Landberry Foundation | Columbus, MD | Kih:wa: mapping the indigenous east | $60,000 |
| Museum for Change | Digital inventory development for endangered odesa museums | $60,000 | |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Arizona Center for Empowerment | Phoenix, AZ | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Sanitation Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $50,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes | Horseheads, NY | Watkins glen new neighbors pilot project | $50,000 |
| The Future Now Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| The Center for Fair Futures | New York, NY | General operating support | $42,708 |
| Anderson Center for Autism | Staatsburg, NY | General operating support | $40,000 |
| The Bryn Mawr School | Baltimore, MD | General operating support | $40,000 |
| Dear Black Girl Incorporated | Bronx, NY | General support | $37,979 |
| North Country School Inc | Lake Placid, NY | General operating support | $33,500 |
| Concrete Safaris Inc | New York, NY | Outdoor leadership academy - youth: expansion | $33,125 |
| The Lawyering Projecttides | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Riverkeeper | Ossining, NY | General operating support | $24,104 |
| Aliento Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | General operating support | $24,083 |
| Galilee Foundation USA Inc | Fairfax, VA | General operating support | $22,000 |
| Riders Alliance | New York, NY | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Evergreen Review | New York, NY | General operating support | $15,000 |
| International Center for Transitional Justice | New York, NY | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Old Trail School | Bath, OH | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Frontline reproductive freedom lab | $15,000 |
| North Dakota Women in Need Dba Prairie Abortion Fund | Fargo, ND | General operating support | $13,710 |
| Heard | Washington, DC | Creating a space of belonging, healing, resources, cultural/linguistic understanding, and empathy for deaf/disabled formerly incarcerated… | $13,071 |
| The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program | Azusa, CA | The forestry and fire recruitment program (ffrp) is a nonprofit organization and private department that provides reentry, work readiness,… | $12,784 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | General operating support | $12,500 |
| Our Climate Voices | Washington, DC | Our climate voices (ocv) is a climate justice organization that is humanizing the climate crisis through storytelling. | $11,607 |
| Aclu of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Coffey Street Studio Artist Initiative | Brooklyn, NY | Coffey street studio artist initiative | $10,000 |
| Deep Sea Conservation Coalition | Amsterdam, | Core advocacy work on deep seabed mining | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Saint Martins in the Fields London | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| New York Studio School | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| The Brigid Alliance | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Clermont Fire Company | Germantown, NY | General operating support | $9,500 |
| Hoping Foundation | General operating support | $9,500 | |
| Arkansas Abortion Support Network | Little Rock, AR | General operating support for arkansas abortion support network | $7,000 |
| Dakotans for Health-Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | General operating support | $7,000 |
| Online Abortion Resource Squad (Oars) | Washington, DC | General operating support | $7,000 |
| Social Good Fund (Ineedanacom) | San Francisco, CA | I need an a | $7,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,448,690 | 457 |
| 2023 | $6,417,941 | 487 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533179349101958
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6090286
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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