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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1464965

Dne Caplan Family Foundation

A private foundation in Iowa City, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 44 grants and $206,800 paid in grants.

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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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $206,800

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $1,772,206

  • Tax year 2024

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,787,168

  • Tax year 2023

    $150,080

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,671,877

  • Tax year 2022

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,766,338

  • Tax year 2021

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,100,148

  • Tax year 2020

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,934,991

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $793,076

  • Tax year 2018

    $42,200

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $763,633

Grants paid in 2025

44 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General

    $8,500
  2. Free Lunch Program of Iowa CityIowa City, IA

    General

    $8,000
  3. Iowa Abortion Access FundCedar Rapids, IA

    General

    $7,300
  4. Community Crisis ServicesIowa City, IA

    General

    $6,900
  5. Individual

    General

    $6,800
  6. Freedom to Read FoundationChicago, IL

    General

    $6,700
  7. Individual

    General

    $6,700
  8. Individual

    General

    $6,700
  9. Icplibrary Friends FDNIowa City, IA

    General

    $6,700
  10. Individual

    General

    $6,500
  11. Iowa City HospiceIowa City, IA

    General

    $6,400
  12. Iowa Public RadioDes Moines, IA

    General

    $6,000
  13. Iowa Hillel at University of IowaIowa City, IA

    General

    $6,000
  14. Individual

    General

    $5,900
  15. The Pilcrow FoundationCottage Grove, OR

    General

    $5,700
  16. Individual

    General

    $5,600
  17. Foundation for IccsdIowa City, IA

    General

    $5,400
  18. Iowa Legal Aid FoundationDes Moines, IA

    General

    $5,300
  19. Shelter HouseIowa City, IA

    General

    $5,300
  20. Friends of Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City, IA

    General

    $5,000
  21. Englert TheatreIowa City, IA

    General

    $4,700
  22. Humanities IowaAmes, IA

    General

    $4,700
  23. Individual

    General

    $4,600
  24. United Way of Johnson Wash CoCoralville, IA

    General

    $4,300
  25. Iowa City UNESCO City of LiteratureIowa City, IA

    General

    $4,100
  26. Individual

    General

    $4,000
  27. Environmental Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    General

    $3,900
  28. Summer of the ArtsIowa City, IA

    General

    $3,900
  29. Community Foundation of Johnson CoCoralville, IA

    General

    $3,800
  30. Individual

    General

    $3,800
  31. Bur Oak Land TrustIowa City, IA

    General

    $3,800
  32. HiasSilver Spring, MD

    General

    $3,700
  33. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General

    $3,700
  34. Riverside TheatreIowa City, IA

    General

    $3,500
  35. Prairielands Freedom FundIowa City, IA

    General

    $3,300
  36. Cedar Rapids Opera TheatreCedar Rapids, IA

    General

    $2,900
  37. Preucil School of MusicIowa City, IA

    General

    $2,800
  38. Foundation for Jewish CampNew York, NY

    General

    $2,600
  39. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General

    $2,600
  40. Herzl Camp FoundationGolden Valley, MN

    General

    $2,400
  41. Piatigorsky FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $1,900
  42. American Academy of DermatologyRosemont, IL

    General

    $1,800
  43. Clubfoot SolutionsBettendorf, IA

    General

    $1,600
  44. American Red CrossDes Moines, IA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $25,70032% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $18,30023% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid2 grants $7,90010% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $5,7007% of the total
  5. International aid2 grants $5,3007% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $4,1005% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $12,60016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa24 grants $112,700
  2. Illinois2 grants $8,500
  3. Oregon1 grant $5,700
  4. New York2 grants $4,500
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $3,900
  6. Maryland1 grant $3,700
  7. Nebraska1 grant $3,700
  8. Alabama1 grant $2,600
  9. Minnesota1 grant $2,400

Officers, directors and trustees

15 people as filed

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

  • Daniel J CaplanPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joel E CaplanSECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Fredda E CaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Aaron H CaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Benjamin C CaplanTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Ilan J CaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Tamar J CaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Simona C SavittDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Shoshannah I EggersVICE PRESIDE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Leah LeeDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Joni CaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Anna R CaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Alex ZeldinDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Joshua SavittDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Joe EggersDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

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