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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-6272903

Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $695,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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
Sol Taplin Charitable FDN- Ingalls
5020 Clark Road 502
Sarasota, FL 34233
(941) 923-7850
Form and materials
Organizations submit requests in letter form describing their activitiesand the reason for their request. They may also submit additionalliterature concerning their activities as they feel necessary to supporttheir request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $695,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,452,777

  • Tax year 2024

    $655,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,295,624

  • Tax year 2023

    $573,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,111,381

  • Tax year 2022

    $573,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,525,232

  • Tax year 2021

    $674,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,255,807

  • Tax year 2020

    $550,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,313,730

  • Tax year 2019

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $6,160,994

  • Tax year 2018

    $449,750

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $5,684,998

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Um-Miller School of MedicineMiami, FL

    General contribution - idea miami program

    $150,000
  2. Individual

    General contribution - cancer research

    $100,000
  3. Individual

    General contribution

    $75,000
  4. Mount Sinai Medical Center FDNMiami Beach, FL

    Restricted - cancer center

    $70,000
  5. Shul of Bal Harbour IncSurfside, FL

    Genereal contribution - summer camp

    $60,000
  6. Individual

    General contribution - summer camp program

    $50,000
  7. Better Way of MiamiMiami, FL

    General contribution

    $50,000
  8. Museum of Contempory ArtMiami, FL

    General contribution

    $25,000
  9. Friends of WLRN IncMiami, FL

    General contribution

    $25,000
  10. Overtown Optimist ClubMiami, FL

    General contribution

    $25,000
  11. Temple Emanu-ElMiami Beach, FL

    Grneral contribution - hebrew school

    $20,000
  12. S FL Center of Theological StudiesMiami Beach, FL

    General contribution

    $10,000
  13. United Way of Broward CountyFt Lauderdale, FL

    General contribution

    $10,000
  14. Blue Waters Recovery Foundation IncPompano Beach, FL

    General contribution - sober living scholarships

    $10,000
  15. Individual

    General contribution

    $10,000
  16. Locust Projects IncMiami, FL

    General contribution

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Mount Sinai Medical Center FDNMiami Beach, FL

    Restricted cancer research

    $1,050,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $50,00040% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $25,00020% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $25,00020% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida12 grants $460,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jack G TaplinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sheila Elias TaplinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jennifer SazantTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason TaplinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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