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The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$275k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
41%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
29 to 46
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$4.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 41% of the organizations The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $104k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthFood & NutritionPhilanthropyCivil RightsOther
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 arriving42$275k10%
FY202441$252k41%
FY202346$250k30%
FY202243$258k63%
FY202129$252kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Health$168kCivil Rights$150kArts & Culture$100kHuman Services$99kEducation$98kCrime & Legal$81kPhilanthropy$52kPublic Benefit$48kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
IA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
MD
DC
MS
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 56 grantees
All grantees of The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$75,00040%
Freedom Project Network$60,00039%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$52,50050%
Friends of McGill University Inc$50,00020%
Footsteps Inc$50,00050%
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$40,00030%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$36,00050%
Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation$30,00030%
Equal Justice Initiative$25,00050%
Cornell University$20,00010%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$19,00040%
Donorschooseorg$17,00030%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$15,00010%
Saint Luke's Youth Center Inc$14,62042%
Food Rescue US Inc$14,00050%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$13,50050%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$13,00020%
Jewish Museum of Maryland Inc$12,50050%
Goods for Good$12,00041%
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness$10,00040%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$10,00020%
New Georgia Project Inc$8,00020%
Govans Ecumenical Development Corp$7,50030%
Trevor Project Inc$7,50020%
Children's Defense Fund$7,00040%
The National Fragile X Foundation$7,00030%
Unicorn Theatre$7,00040%
Next One Up Foundation Inc$6,00030%
Meals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc$6,00010%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$5,50030%
Bread for the City Inc$5,00010%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$5,00020%
Casa Inc$5,00010%
Integrity First for America Inc$5,00010%
Council for Jewish Elderly$5,00020%
One Simple Wish Inc$5,00020%
Improving Education Inc$5,00010%
Prostate Cancer Foundation$5,0001n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$5,00020%
Ayuda Inc$5,00010%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$5,00010%
Itineris Foundation Inc$4,00020%
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy$4,00020%
Action in Maturity Inc$4,00020%
Chicago Youth Centers$3,50010%
Be a Hero Education Fund Inc$3,50010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc$3,50020%
St Ambrose Housing Aid Center Inc$3,00010%
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly Inc$3,00020%
Unidosus$3,00010%
B Nai Israel Congregation$2,0001n/a
Smile Train Inc$2,00020%
Itineris Inc$2,00020%
Friends of Roosevelt Hs DC$1,0001n/a
Cosmos Club$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($531k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $75,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Project Network: $60,000 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $52,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of McGill University Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFootsteps Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $36,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $19,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Luke's Youth Center Inc: $14,620 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetFood Rescue US Inc: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Museum of Maryland Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGoods for Good: $12,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetChicago Coalition to End Homelessness: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew Georgia Project Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGovans Ecumenical Development Corp: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Defense Fund: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe National Fragile X Foundation: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUnicorn Theatre: $7,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetNext One Up Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBread for the City Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCasa Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIntegrity First for America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCouncil for Jewish Elderly: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOne Simple Wish Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetImproving Education Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAyuda Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetItineris Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCitizens United for Research in Epilepsy: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAction in Maturity Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetChicago Youth Centers: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBe a Hero Education Fund Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Ambrose Housing Aid Center Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 53.

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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.

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncMD19× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc

How much does The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc give?
The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc reported 43 grants totaling $274,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 46 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (17%), Civil Rights (15%), Arts & Culture (10%).
Who are The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ($75k), Freedom Project Network ($60k), Sandy Hook Promise Foundation ($53k).
Does The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc, Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, The Abell Foundation Inc.
Where is The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc based?
The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation Inc is based in MD.

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 91 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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