The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3798875

Abram and Ray Kaplan Foundation

A private foundation in Elbert, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,350,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $12,369,542

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,265,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $12,947,738

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,085,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $13,891,207

  • Tax year 2021

    $863,093

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $14,220,702

  • Tax year 2020

    $970,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $14,703,142

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,163,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $15,228,914

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,483,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $15,414,809

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Martin de Prores Soup KitchenEspanola, NM

    General

    $50,000
  2. Fresh Youth InitiativesNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  3. Silver Key Senior SVCColorado Springs, CO

    General

    $50,000
  4. Roadrunner Food BankAlbuquerque, NM

    General

    $50,000
  5. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  6. The Food DepotSanta Fe, NM

    General

    $50,000
  7. Rio Grande Food ProjectAlbuquerque, NM

    General

    $50,000
  8. Food Bank of the RockiesPalisade, CO

    General

    $50,000
  9. UNICEF USANew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  10. Care and Share Food BankColorado Springs, CO

    General

    $50,000
  11. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $50,000
  12. Foothills Food BankCave Creek, AZ

    General

    $50,000
  13. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $50,000
  14. Roadrunner Food BankAlbuquerque, NM

    General

    $50,000
  15. Food Bank of the RockiesPalisade, CO

    General

    $50,000
  16. The Food DepotSanta Fe, NM

    General

    $50,000
  17. Silver KeyColorado Springs, CO

    General

    $50,000
  18. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $50,000
  19. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  20. Rio Grande Food ProjectAlbuquerque, NM

    General

    $50,000
  21. San Martin de Porres Soup KitchenEspanola, NM

    General

    $50,000
  22. Care and Share Food BankColorado Springs, CO

    General

    $50,000
  23. Fresh Youth InitiativesNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  24. UNICEF USANew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  25. Foothills Food BankCave Creek, AZ

    General

    $50,000
  26. Food Bank of the RockiesPalisade, CO

    General

    $50,000
  27. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $50,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture6 grants $300,00043% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $200,00029% of the total
  3. International aid4 grants $200,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico8 grants $400,000
  2. New York8 grants $400,000
  3. Colorado7 grants $350,000
  4. Arizona2 grants $100,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Nicolas DowisTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $225,000

The return

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