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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0215481

Caplinger Family Foundation

A private foundation in Topeka, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $299,588 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Allison Caplinger
PO Box 4107
Topeka, KS 666040107
(785) 633-9994
Form and materials
Oral or written requests - verification of 501(c)(3) status
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None other than the entity must be exempt under 501c3

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $299,588

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $265,550
  • Tax year 2023

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $273,091
  • Tax year 2022

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $293,287
  • Tax year 2021

    $17,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $308,087
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $319,852
  • Tax year 2019

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $339,617

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General operations

    $299,588

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Allison CaplingerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine CaplingerSECRETARYTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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