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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-6048152

The Kaplen Foundation

A private foundation in Tenafly, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 95 grants and $5.6 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 31, 2025), 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

    $5,586,443

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $61,859,792
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,961,676

    Grants listed
    91
    Assets, end of year
    $56,478,634
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,939,553

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $62,226,199
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,932,389

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $67,021,821
  • Tax year 2020

    $7,182,047

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $69,815,090
  • Tax year 2019

    $6,098,824

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $69,105,773
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,139,105

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $71,971,990

Grants paid in 2024

95 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dominican UniversityOrangeburg, NY

    General support

    $1,100,000
  2. Kaplen JCC on the PalisadesTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $826,000
  3. Temple Sinai of Bergen CountyTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $665,096
  4. Adler Aphasia CenterMaywood, NJ

    General support

    $501,800
  5. Jewish Federation of Northern NJParamus, NJ

    General support

    $500,850
  6. Jewish Home FoundationRockleigh, NJ

    General support

    $401,100
  7. Bergen Volunteer Medical InitiativeHaskensack, NJ

    General support

    $375,000
  8. Englewood Health FoundationEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $320,000
  9. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $251,000
  10. Roundabout Theatre CoNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  11. The Arnold P Gold Foundation IncFort Lee, NJ

    General support

    $100,000
  12. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  13. Center for Food ActionEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $40,000
  14. Brain and Behavior ResearchGreat Neck, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  15. North Jersey Friendship HouseOradell, NJ

    General support

    $30,000
  16. Thirteen- WNETNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  17. West Side Infant and Teen Parent PREnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $20,000
  18. Parsons Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  19. Southeast Senior Center for IndepenEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $15,000
  20. Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  21. Bergen Family Services- HippyEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Center for Hope and SafetyRochelle Park, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Myriad USANew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Planned ParenthoodMorristown, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Temple Emanu-ElCloster, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  28. The Community ChestEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  29. The Defining Moment FoundationEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  30. Nature IsraelNew York, NY

    General support

    $8,500
  31. Temple Beth IsraelLonboat Key, FL

    General support

    $7,000
  32. Bergen Volunteer CenterParamus, NJ

    General support

    $6,000
  33. Family Promise of Bergen CountyTeaneck, NJ

    General support

    $6,000
  34. Outward Bound USABoulder, CO

    General support

    $6,000
  35. Chatham SynagogueChatham, NY

    General support

    $5,800
  36. Deborah Hospital FoundationBrowns Mills, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  37. Drumthwacket FoundationPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  38. Hospital for Special Surgery FDNNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  39. Sock Out Cancer LLCBinghamton, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  40. Jewish Family & Children's ServicesTeaneck, NJ

    General support

    $3,000
  41. The Public TheaterNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  42. NCJW BCSBergenfield, NJ

    General support

    $2,060
  43. Friends of Southern Ocean Animal SHManahawkin, NJ

    General support

    $2,000
  44. Friends of Yad Lakashish- LifelineEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $2,000
  45. Flat Rock Brook Nature AssociationEnglewood, NJ

    General support

    $1,500
  46. American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK

    General support

    $1,100
  47. Alzheimer's New Jersey IncRoseland, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  48. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  49. Children's Aid and Family ServicesParamus, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  50. Crohn's & Colitis FDN of AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  51. CTC AcademyFair Lawn, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  52. Food and Allergy Research and EducaNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  53. Forgotten FelinesClinton, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  54. Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  55. Galapagos ConservancyWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  56. Healing the Children North East IncNew Milford, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  57. HipHackensack, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  58. J-AddParamus, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  59. Jewish Council on Urban AffairsChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  60. MaddIrving, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  61. Mt Calvary Baptist ChurchNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  62. National Yiddish Theatre FolksbieneNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  63. Njy CampsFairfield, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  64. Pediatric Brain Tumor FDN of the USAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  65. Philanthropy RoundtableWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  66. Project Literacy of Greater BergenHackensack, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  67. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  68. Special OlympicsLawrenceville, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  69. Spectrum for Living Development IncRiver Vale, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  70. Tenafly Educational FoundationTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  71. Tenafly Fire AssociationTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  72. Tenafly Library FriendsTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  73. Tenafly Lions ClubTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  74. Tenafly Nature CenterTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  75. Tenafly Volunteer Ambulance AssociaTenafly, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  76. The City College FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  77. The Hadley School for the BlindWinnetka, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  78. The Jewish Braille Institute IntlNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  79. The Jewish Historical Society of NoPaterson, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  80. The Joyce Theater Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  81. Univ of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY

    General support

    $1,000
  82. US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  83. West Bergen Mental HealthcareRidgewood, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  84. Exponent PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General support

    $830
  85. Prisoner Visitation & SupportPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $800
  86. National Resources Council of MaineAugusta, ME

    General support

    $500
  87. NPH USAPhoenix, AZ

    General support

    $500
  88. Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling ColSarasota, FL

    General support

    $500
  89. The Education Center Temple BethLongboat Key, FL

    General support

    $500
  90. Plan International USAProvidence, RI

    General support

    $432
  91. American Lung AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $150
  92. The John & Mable Ringling Museum ofSarasota, FL

    General support

    $125
  93. Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, IL

    General support

    $100
  94. National Audubon SocietyWashington, DC

    General support

    $100
  95. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health8 grants $885,05056% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $331,83021% of the total
  3. Civil rights2 grants $301,00019% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $16,0001% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $12,000<1% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $10,432<1% of the total
  7. 7 other causes10 grants $32,4002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey46 grants $3,904,656
  2. New York24 grants $1,627,400
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $15,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  5. Florida4 grants $8,125
  6. Colorado1 grant $6,000
  7. District of Columbia4 grants $2,930
  8. Connecticut2 grants $2,000
  9. Illinois2 grants $2,000
  10. Texas2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Margaret KaplenPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $58,300
  • Nancy SutherlandSECRETARY Hours 40Pay $199,486
  • Peter G TateTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,000
  • James TateTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,000

The return

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