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Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation

Accepts applications Conshohocken, Pennsylvania · EIN 256677269

Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation is a private foundation in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $441,294 in 55 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $133,334. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $437,394 the year before.

14% of its 2025 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$417,57747$3.1 million
2024$437,39455$3.3 million
2025$441,29455$3.3 million

How to apply

ContactNed Kaplin
PO Box 578, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Phone or email(610) 834-1116

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania23$303,294
Florida8$32,500
Illinois3$31,000
New York6$26,000
Texas1$25,000
California6$14,500
Arizona2$3,000
District of Columbia1$1,000
Louisiana1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 55 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$133,334
Emilys Entourage
Merion Station, PA
For general support of charitable activities$50,000
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$40,000
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
For general support of charitable activities$25,000
Meketa USA
Austin, TX
For general support of charitable activities$25,000
Ballenisles Charites Foundation
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
For general support of charitable activities$20,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
New York, NY
For general support of charitable activities$20,000
Mitzvah Circle Foundation
Norristown, PA
For general support of charitable activities$20,000
Philabundance
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$12,000
Jevs Human Services
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$10,000
Eddie's House
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$5,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Chicago, IL
For general support of charitable activities$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, PA
For general support of charitable activities$5,000
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$5,000
Wescoe Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Coopersburg, PA
For general support of charitable activities$5,000
Jevs Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$4,500
Insight Through Education
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
For general support of charitable activities$4,000
Hillel of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$3,000
The Israel Bridge
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
For general support of charitable activities$3,000
Direct Relief
Santa Barbara, CA
For general support of charitable activities$2,500
Pasadena Community Foundation
Pasadena, CA
For general support of charitable activities$2,500
National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
For general support of charitable activities$2,500
California Community Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
For general support of charitable activities$2,500
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
For general support of charitable activities$2,500
Alport Syndrome Foundation
Scottsdale, AZ
For general support of charitable activities$2,000
ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter
Ambler, PA
For general support of charitable activities$2,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY
For general support of charitable activities$2,000
Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$2,000
Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$2,000
USC Shoah Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
For general support of charitable activities$2,000
Parkinson's Care to Cure
Miami, FL
For general support of charitable activities$2,000
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Jupiter, FL
For general support of charitable activities$1,500
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
For general support of charitable activities$1,000
Delivering Good
New York, NY
For general support of charitable activities$1,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
For general support of charitable activities$1,000
Hillel International
Washington, DC
For general support of charitable activities$1,000
Israel Medical Fund
Solon, OH
For general support of charitable activities$1,000
Make-A-Wish
Phoenix, AZ
For general support of charitable activities$1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
For general support of charitable activities$1,000
National Kidney Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
For general support of charitable activities$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation give?

$441,294 in tax year 2025, across 55 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Ned Kaplin (Director).

What does Marcia and Ned Kaplin Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and youth programs.

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