Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation
Conshohocken, PA · EIN 25-6677269. Reported 267 grants totalling $2,233,640 to 102 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $666,618 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Emilys Entourage | Merion Station, PA | $178,721 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jevs Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $135,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meketa USA | Austin, TX | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Norristown, PA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $87,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $73,334 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ballenisles Charites Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia School Partnership | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jevs Strictly Business | Philadelphia, PA | $56,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emily's Entourage | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $44,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Main Line Reform Temple | Wynnewood, PA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eddie's House | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jevs Human Services | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis | Coopersburg, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Better Chance in Lower Merion | Ardmore, PA | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alport Syndrome Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $12,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| The Israel Bridge | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| USC Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hillel of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Abramson Senior Care | Blue Bell, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abramson Senior Care Foundation | Blue Bell, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Als Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter | Ambler, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballen Isles Charities Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Insight Through Education | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Israel Medical Fund | Solon, OH | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | $4,100 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hias Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Make-a-Wish | Phoenix, AZ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National Kidney Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association | Boston, MA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delivering Good | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre | Jupiter, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Parkinson's Care to Cure | Miami, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| J Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust | Broomall, PA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Community Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bryn Mawr Film Institute | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Tee Palm Beaches | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Maui Food Bank | Wailuku, HI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walnut Street Theater | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maccabi USA | Philadelphia, PA | $1,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics | Norristown, PA | $1,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $1,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theater Inc | Jupiter, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Association | Harrisburg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jericho Ministries | Sheboygan, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sweet Dream Makers | Boca Raton, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 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 |
| The Lenfest Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| 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 |
52 of 102 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 82%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 159 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 | 49 | $448,477 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $488,898 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 47 | $417,577 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $437,394 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 55 | $441,294 | $2,000 |
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
73% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 $1,000. 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 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 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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