Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · EIN 91-2172351. Reported 181 grants totalling $14.1M to 108 recipients 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. Draper Richards Kaplan 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 $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $25,000 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
It also files a Form 990 with Schedule I
Separately from its 990-PF, this organization reported 88 grants on Form 990 Schedule I, with a median of $100,000 and a total of $7,200,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Global Works | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Define American | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| For the People | Oakland, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Generation You Employed | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Imagine Worldwide | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intelehealth | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tarjimly | Mountain View, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Accelerator for America | Covina, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Accessos | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Calcef Innovations (dba New Energy Nexus) | Sausalito, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Educationsuperhighway | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| News Revenue Hub | San Diego, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pfp | Brookline, MA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reboot Rx | Winchester, MA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Africa Center | New York, NY | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Worth Rises | New York, NY | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Absolute Return for Kids (dba Peepul) | New Delhi | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Carina | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Child Poverty Action Lab | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City Bureau Nfp | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CODE2COLLEGE Inc | Pflugerville, TX | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dollar for | Vancouver, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forward Impact (dba Represent Justice) | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Just Capital Foundation | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open Supply Hub | Hudson, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Reach Institute Resource for Advancing Children's Health | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Well Community Development Corporation | Akron, OH | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arpan | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catchlight | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center on Rural Innovation | Hartland, VT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Common Goal USA | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freefrom | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Housing Connector | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mortar Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Education Corps | Zoom, NC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partners for Justice | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Propel America | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Texas Water Trade | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Kelsey Inc | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Oakland Reach | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trey Athletes | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American University (project Polarization & Extremism Research Innovation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American University (project Polarization and Extremism Research Innovatio | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Bureau | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Creative Kids | El Paso, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cultural Brokers | Fresno, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Paso Center for Diabetes | El Paso, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Entryway | Vienna, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Entryway (formerly Shelters to Shutters) | Vienna, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fast Forward (project Givedignifiedwork) | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Bench | Harare, Harare | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthy Learners (formerly Healthy Kids Brighter Future) | Brunswick, ME | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Influence Map | London | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Influencemap | London | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Join Freeworld | San Jose, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Just Capital | New York City, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Labhya Foundation | New Delhi, Delhi | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Labhya Foundation USA | Topsfield, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Embassy | Amsterdam | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perez Art Museum Miami | Miami, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perez Art Museum of Miami Florida | Miami, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Rights Project | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Recidiviz | Provo, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Recidiviz | Middletown, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocket Learning Foundation | New Delhi, Delhi | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rocket Learning Foundation | Saddle Brook, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shamiri Institute | Allston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stichting Safi Sana Foundation | Weesp, Amsterdam | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teach United | Fort Collins, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teaching Lab | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Friendship Bench Trust | Harare | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watttime | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Within Reach Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Activating Change | Raytown, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ameelio Inc | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amna (formerly Known As Refugee Trauma Initiative) | Thessaloniki | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brilliant Cities (formerly Brilliant Detroit) | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calcef Innovations (project Energy Peace Partners) | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cambiar Education (project All Means All) | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalfield Development | Wayne, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Builders | Glenwood Springs, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (project Remuseum) | Bentonville, AR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Justice Center | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dig Deep Right to Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Digital Nest | Watsonville, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dollar for (formerly Dollar for Portland) | Vancouver, WA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Superhighway | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Entryway (formerly Shelter to Shutters) | Vienna, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fast Forward | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fast Forward (project Adalat Ai) | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fundi Robotics (u) Limited (dba Fundi Bots) | Kampala, Kampala | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kheyti Inc | Short Hills, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lone Star Justice Alliance | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merit America | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newark Alliance | Newark, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project on Predatory Student Lending (ppsl) | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Replate | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocket Learning | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smartstart Early Learning | Johannesburg, Gauteng | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solarapp | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teachunited | Fort Collins, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiny Totos Kenya Limited | Nairobi | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council on Criminal Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
50 of 108 (46%) 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 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Calcef Innovations Dba New Energy Nexus
PROJECT: ENERGY PEACE PARTNERS - American University
PROJECT: POLARIZATION & EXTREMISM RESEARCH INNOVATION LAB - The Tides Center
PROJECT: PUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 64 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $3,575,000 | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 46 | $3,350,000 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $3,650,000 | $0 |
| 2024 | 45 | $3,550,000 | $0 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has 3 of them, worth $150,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Arpan | Mumbai, Maharashtra | $50,000 |
| Perez Art Museum Miami | Miami, FL | $50,000 |
| The Well Community Development Corporation | Akron, OH | $50,000 |
Where its money goes
30% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
16 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 40 grants totalling $8,306,667 to Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. That is 41% of the 39 funders we can see giving to it. Those 16 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a grantmaking organization.
12 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jtmf Foundation | Delaware | $1,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson | California | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Morgridge Family Foundation | Delaware | $1,000,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lorenzini Family Foundation | Delaware | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| William K Bowes JR Foundation | California | $666,667 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Mcj Amelior Foundation | New Jersey | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oberndorf Family Foundation | California | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ken Birdwell Foundation | Washington | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jampart Charitable Trust | Massachusetts | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
The 10 largest by reported dollars, of 16.
A linked name has a page of its own. We publish one for a foundation that takes no unsolicited requests only when a real share of its giving goes to organizations that make grants themselves, and that page opens by saying it does not take requests.
Both the count and the total are floors. A foundation appears here only where its return named this organization clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows. There are more; we cannot name them.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- 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 Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 2 returns (tax years 2021-2022). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1600 El Camino Real 155, Menlo Park, CA, 94025. 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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