Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation
Conshohocken, PA · EIN 25-6677269. Reported 212 grants totalling $1,792,346 to 95 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. Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation 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 $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $533,284 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jevs Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $130,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emilys Entourage | Merion Station, PA | $128,721 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meketa USA | Austin, TX | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Norristown, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia School Partnership | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jevs Strictly Business | Philadelphia, PA | $56,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $53,334 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ballenisles Charites Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emily's Entourage | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $47,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Main Line Reform Temple | Wynnewood, PA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $32,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eddie's House | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jevs Human Services | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis | Coopersburg, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Better Chance in Lower Merion | Ardmore, PA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alport Syndrome Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel at Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mitzvah Circle | Norristown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Israel Bridge | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abramson Senior Care | Blue Bell, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abramson Senior Care Foundation | Blue Bell, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballen Isles Charities Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USC Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hias Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Israel Medical Fund | Solon, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | $3,100 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Als Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter | Ambler, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hillel of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish | Phoenix, AZ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Kidney Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bryn Mawr Film Institute | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delivering Good | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| J Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust | Broomall, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maui Food Bank | Wailuku, HI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Tee Palm Beaches | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theater Inc | Jupiter, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre | Jupiter, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maccabi USA | Philadelphia, PA | $1,440 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Norristown, PA | $1,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $1,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Association | Harrisburg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Insight Through Education | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel North American Council | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Relief Agency | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Katz Jcc | Cherry Hill, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meredith Home & School Association | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Kids | Blue Bell, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parkinson's Care to Cure | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkinsons Care to Cure - Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rowan University Foundation | Glassboro, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Als Association of Greater Philadelphia (als) | Ambler, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern Califonia Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walnut Street Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walnut Street Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All Hands & Hearts | Mattapoisett, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beyond the Bars Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D Walk | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ludington Public Library | Bryn Mawr, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County | Boca Raton, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The National World War II Museum Inc | New Orleans, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
46 of 95 (48%) 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 79%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 121 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $448,477 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $488,898 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 47 | $417,577 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $437,394 | $1,000 |
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. 74% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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 Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation'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: Po Box 578, Conshohocken, PA, 19428. 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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