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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 65-1211107

Kaphan Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 86 grants and $22.9 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.

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

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $22,932,455

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $141,398,672

  • Tax year 2023

    $22,045,270

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $138,998,461

  • Tax year 2022

    $22,042,674

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $137,634,375

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,173,444

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $135,612,615

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,441,843

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $134,727,790

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,667,575

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $134,709,321

Grants paid in 2024

86 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Unite America Institute IncDenver, CO

    General support

    $1,570,977
  2. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    General support

    $698,763
  3. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    General support

    $698,763
  4. FairvoteSilver Spring, MD

    General support

    $698,763
  5. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    General support

    $698,763
  6. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    General support

    $628,700
  7. Neo -Four Freedoms FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $606,236
  8. Sightline InstituteSeattle, WA

    General support

    $572,649
  9. Global Press InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $530,860
  10. The Miami Foundation Fund for Nonprofit News (newsmatch)Miami, FL

    General support

    $526,680
  11. Neo - State Infrastructure FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $525,941
  12. Code for AmericaSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $512,976
  13. National Abortion FederationAnnapolis Junction, MD

    General support

    $508,755
  14. Northwest Immigrants Rights ProjectSeattle, WA

    General support

    $508,456
  15. RaicesSan Antonio, TX

    General support

    $501,191
  16. Natural Resource Defense CouncilWashington, DC

    General support

    $496,847
  17. Downtown Emergency Service Center - DescSeattle, WA

    General support

    $496,468
  18. Voting WorksSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $451,803
  19. Pro Publica IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $419,781
  20. Plymouth HousingSeattle, WA

    General support

    $404,555
  21. American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NY

    General support

    $401,533
  22. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    General support

    $395,156
  23. NAACP Legal Defense FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $395,156
  24. Democracy NowNew York, NY

    General support

    $367,103
  25. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $353,964
  26. Electronic Frontier FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $353,964
  27. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $353,964
  28. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General support

    $353,964
  29. Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    General support

    $337,341
  30. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    General support

    $323,214
  31. Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $317,957
  32. Fairvote Wa FoundationBothell, WA

    General support

    $301,827
  33. Opensecrets (center for Resp Politics)Washington, DC

    General support

    $299,459
  34. Town HallSeattle, WA

    General support

    $274,831
  35. Election Administration Resource Center DBA Ranked Choice VotingKinston, NC

    General support

    $264,835
  36. League of Women Voters Education FundCedar Rapids, IA

    General support

    $264,372
  37. Neo - More Equitable DemocracyNew York, NY

    General support

    $264,372
  38. Tides Foundation Healthy Democracy FundSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $264,372
  39. Voter Participation CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $264,372
  40. MaplightBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $254,378
  41. Climate SolutionsSeattle, WA

    General support

    $251,226
  42. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $248,858
  43. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $248,234
  44. Hias (hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)Silver Springs, MD

    General support

    $202,405
  45. Jewish Voice for PeaceBerkley, CA

    General support

    $202,405
  46. CodeorgSeattle, WA

    General support

    $202,133
  47. Global PartnershipsSeattle, WA

    General support

    $201,250
  48. Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, NY

    General support

    $160,392
  49. Free PressFlorence, MA

    General support

    $157,293
  50. Global Fund for WomenSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $154,804
  51. Arts FundSeattle, WA

    General support

    $149,827
  52. California Rural Legal Assistance IncModesto, CA

    General support

    $132,361
  53. Families Against Mandatory MinimumsWashington, DC

    General support

    $132,003
  54. Food LifelineSeattle, WA

    General support

    $123,578
  55. Fuse Washington (for Fuse Innovation Fund)Seattle, WA

    General support

    $108,300
  56. Capital & MainLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $107,003
  57. Neo -Democracy RisingNew York, NY

    General support

    $105,360
  58. Rainier ScholarsSeattle, WA

    General support

    $101,953
  59. Seattle Library FoundationSeattle, WA

    General support

    $101,953
  60. Year UpBoston, MA

    General support

    $101,953
  61. Washington Progress FundSeattle, WA

    General support

    $101,126
  62. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    General support

    $100,535
  63. Rank the VoteLeominster, MA

    General support

    $79,898
  64. Casa LatinaSeattle, WA

    General support

    $76,795
  65. Chances for ChildrenScottsdale, AZ

    General support

    $75,907
  66. YouthcareEverett, WA

    General support

    $75,469
  67. College PossibleSaint Paul, MN

    General support

    $75,357
  68. Washington Community AllianceBellingham, WA

    General support

    $75,000
  69. League of Women Voters of California Education FundSacramento, CA

    General support

    $53,825
  70. Cascade Public Media - CrosscutSeattle, WA

    General support

    $53,502
  71. KBCS - Bellevue College FoundationBellevue, WA

    General support

    $53,502
  72. Santa Cruz Radio - Natural BridgesSanta Cruz, CA

    General support

    $53,502
  73. Partners in DemocracyCambridge, MA

    General support

    $53,272
  74. Tilth AllianceSeattle, WA

    General support

    $53,213
  75. Asociacion Es HoyMiraflores, Peru

    To support the advancement of education in remote communities of peru

    $52,300
  76. Oregon Center for Voting and ElectionsPortland, OR

    General support

    $50,000
  77. Sugar Pine FoundationS Lake Tahoe, CA

    General support

    $35,878
  78. National Federation of Community BroadcastersBelgrade, MT

    General support

    $25,000
  79. CouldyouOceanside, CA

    General support

    $24,377
  80. National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,466
  81. Help Peru IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  82. Sinkumunchis Soccer Peru Foundation IncWeston, FL

    General support

    $19,000
  83. Amazon ForeverIquitos, Peru

    To support educational outreach in remote communities of the peruvian amazon

    $15,900
  84. The Urbanist FundSeattle, WA

    General support

    $15,000
  85. OjmchePortland, OR

    General support

    $10,000
  86. A Child's NotebookSeattle, WA

    General support

    $6,279

Approved for future payment

17 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Fund for Nonprofit NewsMiami, FL

    General support

    $1,000,000
  2. Global Press InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000,000
  3. Natural Resource Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000,000
  4. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal ServicesSan Antonio, TX

    General support

    $1,000,000
  5. VotingworksSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $900,000
  6. American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NY

    General support

    $800,000
  7. Plymouth HousingSeattle, WA

    General support

    $800,000
  8. Fairvote Wa FoundationBothell, WA

    General support

    $600,000
  9. Opensecrets (center for Resp Politics)Washington, DC

    General support

    $600,000
  10. Global PartnershipsSeattle, WA

    General support

    $400,000
  11. Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, NY

    General support

    $300,000
  12. Global Fund for WomenSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $300,000
  13. Washington Progress FundSeattle, WA

    General support

    $200,000
  14. KBCS - Bellevue College FoundationBellevue, WA

    General support

    $100,000
  15. Natural Bridges MediaksqdSanta Cruz, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  16. Sugar Pine FoundationS Lake Tahoe, CA

    General support

    $70,000
  17. The Urbanist FundSeattle, WA

    General support

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights8 grants $2,699,87825% of the total
  2. Public affairs3 grants $1,840,35517% of the total
  3. International aid6 grants $1,694,13615% of the total
  4. Arts and culture5 grants $1,239,93711% of the total
  5. Education7 grants $886,3238% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $625,8626% of the total
  7. 8 other causes14 grants $2,027,43418% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York18 grants $7,431,288
  2. Washington25 grants $4,732,641
  3. District of Columbia11 grants $3,437,913
  4. California15 grants $2,951,835
  5. Colorado1 grant $1,570,977
  6. Maryland2 grants $901,168
  7. Florida2 grants $545,680
  8. Texas1 grant $501,191
  9. Massachusetts3 grants $290,463
  10. North Carolina1 grant $264,835

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sheldon J KaphanPRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 20Pay $0
  • Erica LockeVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 20Pay $12,233

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