Private foundation · EIN 22-6048152 · Tenafly, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Kaplen Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 95 grants paid, $5.6M total, median $1,000. 48% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
95
$5.6M
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
48%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$62M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 95 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dominican UniversityOrangeburg, NYGeneral support$1.1M
Kaplen JCC on the PalisadesTenafly, NJGeneral support$826K
Temple Sinai of Bergen CountyTenafly, NJGeneral support$665K
Adler Aphasia CenterMaywood, NJGeneral support$502K
Jewish Federation of Northern NjParamus, NJGeneral support$501K
Jewish Home FoundationRockleigh, NJGeneral support$401K
Bergen Volunteer Medical InitiativeHackensack, NJGeneral support$375K
Englewood Health FoundationEnglewood, NJGeneral support$320K
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYGeneral support$251K
Roundabout Theatre CoNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
The Arnold P Gold Foundation IncFort Lee, NJGeneral support$100K
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Center for Food ActionEnglewood, NJGeneral support$40K
Brain and Behavior ResearchGreat Neck, NYGeneral support$30K
North Jersey Friendship HouseHackensack, NJGeneral support$30K
Thirteen- WnetNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
West Side Infant and Teen Parent PrEnglewood, NJGeneral support$20K
Parsons Dance FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Southeast Senior Center for IndepenEnglewood, NJGeneral support$15K
Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MAGeneral support$15K
Bergen Family Services- HippyEnglewood, NJGeneral support$10K
Center for Hope and SafetyRochelle Park, NJGeneral support$10K
Myriad USANew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Planned ParenthoodMorristown, NJGeneral support$10K
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral support$10K
Temple Emanu-ElCloster, NJGeneral support$10K
The Community ChestEnglewood, NJGeneral support$10K
The Defining Moment FoundationEnglewood, NJGeneral support$10K
Nature IsraelNew York, NYGeneral support$8,500
Temple Beth IsraelLonboat Key, FLGeneral support$7,000
Bergen Volunteer CenterParamus, NJGeneral support$6,000
Family Promise of Bergen CountyTeaneck, NJGeneral support$6,000
Outward Bound USABoulder, COGeneral support$6,000
Chatham SynagogueChatham, NYGeneral support$5,800
Deborah Hospital FoundationBrowns Mills, NJGeneral support$5,000
Drumthwacket FoundationPrinceton, NJGeneral support$5,000
Hospital for Special Surgery FdnNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Sock Out Cancer LLCBinghamton, NYGeneral support$5,000
Jewish Family & Children's ServicesTeaneck, NJGeneral support$3,000
The Public TheaterNew York, NYGeneral support$3,000
Ncjw BcsBergenfield, NJGeneral support$2,060
Friends of Southern Ocean Animal ShManahawkin, NJGeneral support$2,000
Friends of Yad Lakashish- LifelineEnglewood, NJGeneral support$2,000
Flat Rock Brook Nature AssociationEnglewood, NJGeneral support$1,500
American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OKGeneral support$1,100
Alzheimer's New Jersey IncRoseland, NJGeneral support$1,000
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXGeneral support$1,000
Children's Aid and Family ServicesParamus, NJGeneral support$1,000
Crohn's & Colitis Fdn of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Ctc AcademyFair Lawn, NJGeneral support$1,000
Food and Allergy Research and EducaNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Forgotten FelinesClinton, CTGeneral support$1,000
Fresh Air FundNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Galapagos ConservancyFairfax, VAGeneral support$1,000
Healing the Children North East IncNew Milford, CTGeneral support$1,000
HipHackensack, NJGeneral support$1,000
J-AddParamus, NJGeneral support$1,000
Jewish Council on Urban AffairsChicago, ILGeneral support$1,000
MaddIrving, TXGeneral support$1,000

By state: New Jersey 46 · New York 24 · Massachusetts 1 · Alabama 1 · Florida 4 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

Kaplen Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Tenafly, New Jersey, tax-exempt since 2020. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Kaplen Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Kaplen Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $5.6M across 95 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Kaplen Foundation give?

New Jersey (46 grants), New York (24 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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