Private foundation · EIN 36-6099675 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's grants went

It reported $1.92M in grants paid across 131 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 74.2% of those dollars to 88 recipient organizations.

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What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
Please contact for: Application Procedures/Document Checklist
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None
Website on filing
kapfam.com

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 127 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Columbia Riverkeeper
Hood River, OR · EIN 91-1583492
$100,000support of the legal campaign against fracked gas expansionSame ZIP 1.00
Chicago Cred
Chicago, IL · EIN 81-3130448
$60,000support of 100 Blocks, 100 ChurchesSame street 1.00
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926
$50,000general operating supportSame address 1.00
US Ski and Snowboard Foundation
Park City, UT · no confident EIN match
$50,000Marolt Athlete Endowment campaign - Bob Beattie Athlete Travel FundUnmatched Help match
California Community Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3510055
$45,000support of LASIFSame ZIP 1.00
New York University School of Law Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 13-6161036
$45,000for the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center in support of oil & gas clean-up liability and accountability effortsSame ZIP 1.00
College Advising Corps
Chapel Hill, NC · no confident EIN match
$45,000general operating support of Southern California programsUnmatched Help match
College Track Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$45,000general operating support of Los Angeles programsUnmatched Help match
USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$45,000general operating supportUnmatched Help match
National Louis University
Wheeling, IL · EIN 36-2167804
$42,000general operating supportExact name 1.00
Network for College Success
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$42,000general operating supportUnmatched Help match
Southern California College Attainment Network
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$42,000general operating supportUnmatched Help match
Embarc
Chicago, IL · EIN 27-3453182
$40,000general operating supportSame city 1.00
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-1408475
$40,000general operating support of Arrupe CollegeSame city 0.99
Newroot Learning Institute F/K/A Umoja Student Development Corp
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4263664
$40,000general operating supportSame address 0.72
ONE Million Degrees
Chicago, IL · EIN 42-1710230
$40,000general operating support of Chicago programSame street 1.00
Burke Mountain Academy
East Burke, VT · EIN 03-0225997
$35,000scholarship supportSame address 1.00
Goodpower Education Fund
Boston, MA · EIN 26-3106566
$35,000general operating supportExact name 1.00
Columbia Riverkeeper
Hood River, OR · EIN 91-1583492
$35,000support of fighting new and expanded gas infrastructure in the Pacific NorthwestSame ZIP 1.00
Enlace Chicago
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3727669
$35,000general operating supportSame street 1.00
North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4229548
$35,000general operating supportSame address 0.78
Onegoal
Chicago, IL · EIN 56-2369898
$35,000general operating support of Chicago programSame city 1.00
Central Queens Academy
Elmhurst, NY · no confident EIN match
$35,000general operating supportUnmatched Help match
Campaign for College Opportunity
Sacramento, CA · EIN 20-0427622
$32,000general operating supportExact name 1.00
Braven
Chicago, IL · EIN 46-4340594
$30,000general operating support of Braven ChicagoSame street 1.00
Chicago State Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 47-3644945
$30,000general operating supportSame address 1.00
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4421521
$30,000general operating supportSame address 0.83
College Match
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 93-1388375
$30,000general operating supportSame city 1.00
College Possible
Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1968798
$30,000general operating support of Chicago programExact name 1.00
Earthrights International
Washington, DC · EIN 04-3265555
$30,000support of developing oil and gas accountability litigation in the USSame city 1.00
Proyecto Pastoral
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3213958
$30,000support of Promesa Boyle HeightsSame address 1.00
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 26-1759681
$30,000general operating supportSame address 1.00
Rockefeller Family Fund
New York, NY · EIN 13-6257658
$28,000support of the oil & gas cleanup liabilities initiativeSame address 1.00
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1488935
$25,000general operating supportSame ZIP 1.00
The Union of Concerned Scientists
Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2535767
$25,000general operating supportSame street 1.00
Williams College
Williamstown, MA · EIN 04-2104847
$25,000financial aidSame ZIP 1.00
Capital & Main
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 81-0895767
$25,000support of investigative journalism and climate reporting in ColoradoSame address 1.00
The Gray Matter Experience
Chicago, IL · EIN 81-1936438
$25,000general operating supportSame address 1.00
Greenwood Project
Chicago, IL · EIN 81-1990763
$21,000general operating supportSame city 1.00
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-1488935
$20,000recommended for support of Inclusive LouisianaSame ZIP 1.00
The Partnership for College Completion
Chicago, IL · EIN 81-3500697
$20,000general operating supportSame address 1.00
US Ski and Snowboard Foundation
Park City, UT · no confident EIN match
$20,000annual Inner Circle donationUnmatched Help match
The Alliance Center
Denver, CO · no confident EIN match
$20,000support of the Just Transition Stakeholder Roundtable SeriesUnmatched Help match
Elevate Energy
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4443093
$15,000support of equitable implementation of IRA in IllinoisSame address 1.00
Campus Climate Network
Beverly Hills, CA · no confident EIN match
$15,000recommended for support of Campus Climate NetworkUnmatched Help match
Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance
Chicago, IL · no confident EIN match
$15,000support of Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance's Pro Path FundUnmatched Help match
American Rivers
Washington, DC · EIN 23-7305963
$10,000general operating supportSame street 1.00
Apex for Youth
New York, NY · EIN 13-3650718
$10,000general operating supportSame street 1.00
Concerned Citizens of Montauk
Montauk, NY · EIN 11-2517191
$10,000general operating supportSame address 1.00
Fund for the City of New York
New York, NY · EIN 13-2612524
$10,000support of Scholarship PlusSame ZIP 1.00

3 more lines ($76K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    71 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    40 recipients in common
  3. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    32 recipients in common
  4. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    28 recipients in common
  5. Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL
    28 recipients in common
  6. Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL
    28 recipients in common
  7. Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL
    22 recipients in common
  8. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
    18 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.