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Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 276815227

Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000 is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $726,901 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $55,000 and the largest $160,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $874,541 the year before.

7% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$874,54114$17.6 million
2024$726,90114$18.7 million

How to apply

Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York14$726,901

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Third Street Music School Settlement
New York, NY
General$160,000
Bargemusic LTD
New York, NY
General$100,000
Bloomingdale School of Music Inc
New York, NY
General$60,000
Kaufman Music Center
New York, NY
General$55,910
Myriad USA Verbier Festival
New York, NY
Charitable$55,000
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn, NY
General$55,000
The Filomen M D'agostino Greenberg Music School
New York, NY
General$55,000
Harlem School of the Arts
New York, NY
General$55,000
Israeli Chamber Project
New York, NY
General$35,000
92nd Street Y
New York, NY
General$30,000
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
General$25,000
The Perlman Music Program Inc
New York, NY
General$20,991
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
General$15,000
Riverside Symphony
New York, NY
General purposes$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000 give?

$726,901 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $55,000.

Who runs Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000?

Its 2024 filing lists Wilmington Trust Company N A (Trustee) and Cretien Risley (Trustee).

What does Edwin Caplin Foundation 104786-000 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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