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Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$441k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
55
Grants FY2025
53
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$133,334
Organizations funded a year
46 to 53
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$2.8M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving52$303k10%
FY202453$304k19%
FY202346$268k9%
FY202251$364k49%
FY202147$323k17%
FY202049$214kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Philanthropy$913kHealth$619kFood & Nutrition$206kHuman Services$177kInternational$168kEmployment$147kEducation$111kReligion$69kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc$263,72162%
Feeding America$150,00060%
Jevs Foundation$147,00062%
Meketa USA$135,0005n/a
Mitzvah Circle Foundation$115,00060%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$106,66860%
Elevate 215$90,00030%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation$87,00040%
Ballenisles Charities Foundation Inc$80,00062%
Philabundance$49,25060%
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All grantees of Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc$263,72162%
Feeding America$150,00060%
Jevs Foundation$147,00062%
Meketa USA$135,0005n/a
Mitzvah Circle Foundation$115,00060%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$106,66860%
Elevate 215$90,00030%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation$87,00040%
Ballenisles Charities Foundation Inc$80,00062%
Philabundance$49,25060%
Eddies House$30,00063%
Jevs Human Services$25,00030%
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$21,00020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$20,00040%
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation$20,00040%
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey$20,00040%
Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis$20,00043%
Alport Syndrome Foundation Inc$13,50060%
A Better Chance in Lower Merion Inc$12,50062%
Abramson Senior Care Foundation$11,80021%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$10,00050%
The Israel Bridge$10,00062%
International Medical Corps$10,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$10,00010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$8,00060%
Direct Relief$7,50020%
Penn Hillel$6,00020%
Israel Medical Fund Corp$6,00060%
Maltz Jupiter Theatre Inc$6,00040%
Insight Through Education Inc$5,00020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$5,00050%
Buccan Provisions Non-Profit Corp$5,00011%
Als United Mid-Atlantic$5,00040%
Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pa$5,00040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$4,50060%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$4,00040%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$4,00040%
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Ass$4,00060%
Smile Train Inc$3,75060%
Walnut Street Theatre Corporation$3,50040%
American Jewish Committee$3,00010%
J Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust$3,00060%
Delivering Good Inc$3,00030%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$2,50010%
Los Angeles Section National Council of Jewish Women$2,50010%
Maccabi USA Inc$2,16060%
Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center$2,00020%
Bryn Mawr Theatre Film Institute$2,00010%
Thomas Jefferson University$2,00020%
Maui Food Bank Inc$2,00010%
The Scripps Research Institute$2,00010%
National Kidney Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$2,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,80060%
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc$1,75050%
Sweet Dream Makers Inc$1,00010%
Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation$1,00013%
Jericho Ministries Inc$1,0001n/a
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council$1,00010%
Jewish Relief Agency$1,00010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$1,00010%
Rowan University Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,00010%
Beyond the Bars Inc$50010%
All Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc$50010%
Georgetown University$50010%
Ludington Library$50010%
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central Pa$40040%
Breakthrough T1d$20020%
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pa$20020%
The National World War II Museum Inc$20020%
Adam R Spector Foundation$10010%
Special Olympics Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($191k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc: $263,721 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetFeeding America: $150,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJevs Foundation: $147,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetMitzvah Circle Foundation: $115,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $106,668 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetElevate 215: $90,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation: $87,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBallenisles Charities Foundation Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetPhilabundance: $49,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEddies House: $30,000 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetJevs Human Services: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $21,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPulmonary Fibrosis Foundation: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis: $20,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetAlport Syndrome Foundation Inc: $13,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetA Better Chance in Lower Merion Inc: $12,500 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetAbramson Senior Care Foundation: $11,800 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Israel Bridge: $10,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetInternational Medical Corps: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDirect Relief: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPenn Hillel: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIsrael Medical Fund Corp: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMaltz Jupiter Theatre Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInsight Through Education Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuccan Provisions Non-Profit Corp: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAls United Mid-Atlantic: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Southeastern Pa: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $4,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Ass: $4,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $3,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWalnut Street Theatre Corporation: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJ Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDelivering Good Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Fire Department Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Section National Council of Jewish Women: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaccabi USA Inc: $2,160 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMission Kids Child Advocacy Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBryn Mawr Theatre Film Institute: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 71.

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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.

Connelly FoundationPA17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Connelly Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · The Philadelphia Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Jill and Mark Fishman Foundation · The Marta and Robert Adelson Family Foundation · E Murdoch Family Foundation · Hess Foundation Inc · The Daniel B and Florence E Green Foundation · Hamilton Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation

How much does Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation give?
Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation reported 55 grants totaling $441,294 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 53 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (36%), Health (24%), Food & Nutrition (8%).
Who are Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc ($264k), Feeding America ($150k), Jevs Foundation ($147k).
Does Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Connelly Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
Where is Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation based?
Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 106 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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