Funding search · EIN 226048152 · Tenafly, NJ

The Kaplen Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

281
grants reported
$21.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Englewood Health Foundation3 grants · $4.5M
  • Kaplen Jcc On the Palisades3 grants · $4.1M
  • Dominican University3 grants · $2.3M
  • Jewish Federation of Northern Nj3 grants · $1.6M
  • Anti-Defamation League3 grants · $1.6M
  • Roundabout Theatre Co3 grants · $1.3M
  • Jewish Home Foundation3 grants · $1.2M
  • Temple Sinai of Bergen County3 grants · $959,379
  • American Jewish Committee3 grants · $876,000
  • Bergen Family Services- Hippy3 grants · $780,000

Giving over time

$7.9M
2022
$8.0M
2023
$5.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 281 grants.

  • $2.6M

    Kaplen Jcc On the Palisades · Tenafly, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $2.1M

    Englewood Health Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $2.1M

    Englewood Health Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $1.3M

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Dominican University · Orangeburg, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Dominican University · Orangeburg, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $1.1M

    Roundabout Theatre Co · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $826,000

    Kaplen Jcc On the Palisades · Tenafly, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $760,000

    Bergen Family Services- Hippy · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $676,000

    Kaplen Jcc On the Palisades · Tenafly, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $665,096

    Temple Sinai of Bergen County · Tenafly, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $604,450

    Jewish Federation of Northern Nj · Paramus, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $502,850

    Jewish Federation of Northern Nj · Paramus, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $501,800

    Adler Aphasia Center · Maywood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $500,850

    Jewish Federation of Northern Nj · Paramus, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $402,100

    Jewish Home Foundation · Rockleigh, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $401,500

    Jewish Home Foundation · Rockleigh, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $401,100

    Jewish Home Foundation · Rockleigh, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $375,000

    Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative · Hackensack, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $350,000

    American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $320,000

    Englewood Health Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $275,000

    American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $251,000

    American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $250,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $147,754

    Temple Sinai of Bergen County · Tenafly, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $146,529

    Temple Sinai of Bergen County · Tenafly, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Roundabout Theatre Co · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    The Arnold P Gold Foundation · Fort Lee, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Dominican University · Orangeburg, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $76,000

    Adler Aphasia Center · Maywood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $76,000

    Adler Aphasia Center · Maywood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    Roundabout Theatre Co · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Action Aid USA · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    The Arnold P Gold Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    The Arnold P Gold Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $40,000

    Center for Food Action · Englewood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Center for Food Action · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Center for Food Action · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $32,500

    Nature Israel · Great Neck, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $31,000

    North Jersey Friendship House · Hackensack, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $31,000

    North Jersey Friendship House · Hackensack, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Brain and Behavior Research · Great Neck, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    North Jersey Friendship House · Hackensack, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative · Hackensack, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Brain and Behavior Research · Great Neck, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative · Hackensack, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Brain and Behavior Research · Great Neck, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Thirteen- Wnet · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Thirteen- Wnet · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Thirteen- Wnet · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    West Side Infant and Teen Parent Pr · Englewood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    West Side Infant and Teen Parent Pr · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    West Side Infant and Teen Parent Pr · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Parsons Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Southeast Senior Center for Indepen · Englewood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Yiddish Book Center · Amherst, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Southeast Senior Center for Indepen · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Southeast Senior Center for Indepen · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $11,000

    Parsons Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bergen Family Services- Hippy · Englewood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Center for Hope and Safety · Rochelle Park, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood · Morristown, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Temple Emanu-El · Closter, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Community Chest · Englewood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Defining Moment Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Boys Town Jerusalem · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Nature Israel · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Community Chest · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Defining Moment Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Bergen Family Services- Hippy · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Boys Town Jerusalem · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of Northern Cen · Morristown, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    The Defining Moment Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $8,600

    Chatham Synagogue · Chatham, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $8,500

    Nature Israel · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $8,000

    Family Promise of Bergen County · Teaneck, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $8,000

    Temple Beth Israel · Lonboat Key, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $7,500

    Family Promise of Bergen County · Teaneck, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $7,000

    Temple Beth Israel · Lonboat Key, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $6,600

    Parsons Dance Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    Bergen Volunteer Center · Paramus, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Family Promise of Bergen County · Teaneck, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Outward Bound USA · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Bergen Volunteer Center · Hackensack, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    Outward Bound USA · Lagrangeville, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    Outward Bound USA · Lagrangeville, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $5,800

    Chatham Synagogue · Chatham, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,500

    Bergen Volunteer Center · Hackensack, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Deborah Hospital Foundation · Browns Mills, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Drumthwacket Foundation · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Hospital for Special Surgery Fdn · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Sock Out Cancer Llc · Binghamton, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Chatham Synagogue · Chatham, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Deborah Hospital Foundation · Browns Mills, NJ · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.