· Private foundation
A & E Kaplan Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GIRLS INC OF SHELBYVILLE INDIANA | $1,972 |
| WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY FOUNDAT | $1,000 |
| TRITON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
| BLUE RIVER FOUNDATION | $500 |
| HERITAGE FOUNDATION | $500 |
| EARLY LEARNING SHELBY COUNTY | $500 |
| COLUMBUS REGIONAL HOSPITAL | $500 |
| MAJOR HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | $500 |
| SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLS FOUNDAT | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 50% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.
33 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2020, 24 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SOSOUTHERN OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY2× · 2018–2019 · $15k · revenue +47%
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION3× · 2017–2019 · $12k · revenue +53%- CFCOUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY3× · 2017–2019 · $6k · revenue +8%
Funded once
- HFHONOYE FALLS- LIMA SPORTS BOOSTER Cone grant, 2017 · $2k
- CBCRESTED BUTTE SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATIOone grant, 2019 · $2k
- WLWASHINGTON LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMone grant, 2017 · $1k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
We believe in the life-changing, transformational, revelatory power of great art and opera. Lyric Opera of Chicago exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to the Chicago region and the nation, and to advance the…
To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.
A member owned cooperative providing financial services, including loans and share deposits to its members.
The colorado symphony association (csa) is a not-for-profit organization established to fund and operate the colorado symphony orchestra for the enjoyment and benefit of the citizens of metropolitan denver and (cont'd on schedule…
Opera theatre's mission is to shape a vibrant future for opera by connecting, inspiring, and entertaining our communities through the power and beauty of the art form; to foster the next generation by empowering a diverse group of artists,…
We exist to serve our patients with compassionate health care of the highest quality.
To present the highest-quality performances of great music, bringing national and international distinction to the orchestra and its community; to delight and educate audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and enhance the cultural vitality…
Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…
Strengthen communities by providing high-quality and innovative artistic experiences that entertain, inspire, and unite diverse audiences.
The mission of bel canto chorus is to connect singers, audiences, and the community through experiences with diverse choral music.
To preserve and enhance the quality of life at home, with dignity and care.
To further the operatic art form by presenting ensemble performances of the highest quality in a varied repertoire of new as well as rarely performed and standard works, to ensure excellence of opera's future through its apprentice…
How this is measured
13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds SOUTHERN OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds BLUE RIVER FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY ↗
- Who funds Early Learning Shelby County ↗
- Who funds MAJOR HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN OREGON REPERTORY SINGERS ↗
- Who funds MIDWEST ACCESS COALITION ↗
- Who funds WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE LAKE COUNTY HAVEN ↗
- Who funds SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS ↗
- Who funds Donner Swim Club Inc ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization A & E Kaplan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from A & E Kaplan Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Southern Oregon Repertory Singers: 5% of income from government
How this is measured
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