Private foundation · EIN 42-1464965 · Iowa City, Iowa · Unknown

Dne Caplan Family 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 44 grants paid, $207K total, median $4,650. 75% of grants stayed in Iowa.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
44
$207K
Median grant
$4,650
Stays in IA
75%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.8M

Grants paid in 2025

44 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Iowa Free Medical Dental ClinicIowa City, IAGeneral$8,500
Free Lunch Program of Iowa CityIowa City, IAGeneral$8,000
Iowa Abortion Access FundCedar Rapids, IAGeneral$7,300
Community Crisis ServicesIowa City, IAGeneral$6,900
American Civil Liberties Union IowaDes Moines, IAGeneral$6,800
Freedom to Read FoundationChicago, ILGeneral$6,700
Table to TableIowa City, IAGeneral$6,700
Planned Parenthood North Central StDes Moines, IAGeneral$6,700
Icplibrary Friends FdnIowa City, IAGeneral$6,700
Houses to HomesCoralville, IAGeneral$6,500
Iowa City HospiceIowa City, IAGeneral$6,400
Iowa Public RadioDes Moines, IAGeneral$6,000
Iowa Hillel at University of IowaIowa City, IAGeneral$6,000
Iowa PBSJohnston, IAGeneral$5,900
The Pilcrow FoundationCottage Grove, ORGeneral$5,700
Agudas AchimCoralville, IAGeneral$5,600
Foundation for IccsdIowa City, IAGeneral$5,400
Iowa Legal Aid FoundationDes Moines, IAGeneral$5,300
Shelter HouseIowa City, IAGeneral$5,300
Friends of Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City, IAGeneral$5,000
Englert TheatreIowa City, IAGeneral$4,700
Humanities IowaAmes, IAGeneral$4,700
Goodwill of the HeartlandCedar Rapids, IAGeneral$4,600
United Way of Johnson Wash CoCoralville, IAGeneral$4,300
Iowa City Unesco City of LiteratureIowa City, IAGeneral$4,100
Mazon a Jewish Response to HungerWashington, DCGeneral$4,000
Environmental Defense Fund IncWashington, DCGeneral$3,900
Summer of the ArtsIowa City, IAGeneral$3,900
Community Foundation of Johnson CoCoralville, IAGeneral$3,800
HacapHiawatha, IAGeneral$3,800
Bur Oak Land TrustIowa City, IAGeneral$3,800
HiasSilver Spring, MDGeneral$3,700
Anti Defamation LeagueOmaha, NEGeneral$3,700
Riverside TheatreIowa City, IAGeneral$3,500
Prairielands Freedom FundIowa City, IAGeneral$3,300
Cedar Rapids Opera TheatreCedar Rapids, IAGeneral$2,900
Preucil School of MusicIowa City, IAGeneral$2,800
Foundation for Jewish CampNew York, NYGeneral$2,600
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral$2,600
Herzl Camp FoundationSt Louis Park, MNGeneral$2,400
Piatigorsky FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$1,900
American Academy of DermatologyRosemont, ILGeneral$1,800
Clubfoot SolutionsBettendorf, IAGeneral$1,600
American Red CrossDes Moines, IAGeneral$1,000

By state: Iowa 33 · Illinois 2 · District of Columbia 2 · Oregon 1 · New York 2 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Dne Caplan Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Iowa City, Iowa, administered in care of Richard Caplan, tax-exempt since 1997. 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 Dne Caplan Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Dne Caplan Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $207K across 44 grants, a median of $4,650.

Where does Dne Caplan Family Foundation give?

Iowa (33 grants), Illinois (2 grants), District of Columbia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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