The Samuel and Sylvia Kaplan
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 47-4971406. Reported 123 grants totalling $1,110,494 to 69 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Samuel and Sylvia Kaplan checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations The Samuel and Sylvia Kaplan funded make grants themselves, and it reported 8 grants totalling $309,000 to them. That is 36% of the $852,694 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | federated giving programme | Minnesota | $292,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | community foundation | District of Columbia | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Community Federation of San | federated giving programme | California | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| The Minneapolis Foundation | community foundation | Minnesota | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $117,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Minnetonka, MN | $292,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kid Museum | Bethesda, MD | $117,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel | Minneapolis, MN | $80,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family & Children Services | Minnetonka, MN | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washinton | Rockville, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Roseville, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Temple Emanu-El | Yonkers, NY | $29,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montgomery County Food Council | Bethesda, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Temple Sinai | Washington, DC | $21,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Herzl Camp | Minneapolis, MN | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adas Israel Congregation | Washington, DC | $15,394 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Access Institute for Psychological Services | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Animal Humane Society of Hennepin County | Golden Valley, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Identity | Gaithersburg, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Imagine Farms | Miami, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Film Collaborative | Los Angeles, CA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Federation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| March on Washington Film Festival | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prrowess | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Federation of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boulder Crest Institute | Bluemont, VA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lucky Dog Animal Rescue | Arlington, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Art | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breast Care for Washington DC | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Can Do Canines | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collateral Repair Project | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Macphail Center for Music | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manna Food Center | Silver Springs, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Animal Hospital | Eden Prairie, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Operations Fund | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's Arts Society | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bethsesda-Chevy Chase High School Educational Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Are Family DC | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whole Woman's Health Alliance | Charlottesville, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pet Haven of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Get Live 45 Foundation | Florence, KY | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| At the Well Project | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flag Foundation | Dripping Springs, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sf-Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Sustainability | St Louis Park, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boulder Crest Foundation | Bluemont, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Go Beyond | Livermore, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Keys SPCA | Key West, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grace Reproductive Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hips | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kew West Literary Seminar | Key West, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Key West Art and Historical Society | Key West, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metavivor Research and Support Inc | Annapolis, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muttville | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace of Mind Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rip Medical Debt | Long Island City, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Together We Bake | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Traron Center | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artspace Projects | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
28 of 69 (41%) 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 57%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 75 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 | 26 | $168,348 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 29 | $361,573 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $300,853 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $279,720 | $2,500 |
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
47% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Samuel and Sylvia Kaplan's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 730 Second Avenue South 1450, Minneapolis, MN, 55402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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