The J. M. Kaplan Fund is a private foundation that provides financial support to various environmental and left-of-center social causes.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
| Year | Total Assets | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Filing |
|---|
| 2024 | $143,637,527 | $11,111,914 | $11,323,097 | View |
| 2023 | $139,934,026 | $7,116,856 | $11,507,986 | View |
| 2022 | $135,414,726 | $7,612,529 | $9,002,448 | View |
| 2021 | $173,673,187 | $9,220,775 | $12,477,047 | View |
| 2020 | $160,737,745 | $5,143,959 | $9,622,067 | View |
Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Employee Compensation
Highest Earning Employees
| Employee | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|
| Julia Bator | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $300,000 |
| Brad Davidson | TRUSTEE | $9,000 |
| Elizabeth Davidson Pickering | TRUSTEE | $9,000 |
| Isabel Fonseca | TRUSTEE | $9,000 |
| J Matthew Davidson | TRUSTEE | $9,000 |
| Peter Davidson | CHAIRMAN | $9,000 |
| Quina Fonseca | TRUSTEE | $8,000 |
| Caio Fonseca | TRUSTEE | $6,000 |
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $120,000
- Number of Grants: 2
- Number of Funders: 2
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|
| $100,000 | 2023 | The White Cedar Fund Formerly Nolen Bradley Family Fund | FOR PROVIDING GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES. |
All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $127,745,017
- Number of Grants: 5,280
- Number of Recipients: 1,669
Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|
| $750,000 | 2022 | ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE INC | MARY KAPLAN MEMORIAL ONE ACT PLAYS |
| $300,000 | 2023 | Movement Voter Fund | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $300,000 | 2022 | Stichting European Climate Foundation | CHILE AND LATIN AMERICAN PROGRAMME |
| $250,000 | 2024 | European Climate Foundation | PIE AMERICAS PROGRAMME |
| $250,000 | 2023 | European Climate Foundation | CHILE AND LATIN AMERICAN PROGRAMME |
| $250,000 | 2022 | Land Trust Alliance, Inc. | TO MOBILIZE LAND TRUST ADVOCACY ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY |
| $245,000 | 2023 | Urban Sustainability Directors Network | NATURE-BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS |
| $225,000 | 2023 | Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development | ONE TIME |
| $225,000 | 2020 | American Forests | THE NEXT PHASE FOR U.S. CLIMATE ALLIANCE STATES LEADERSHIP |
| $200,000 | 2020 | City Parks Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $200,000 | 2020 | European Climate Foundation | CHILE AND LATIN AMERICAN PROGRAMME |
| $200,000 | 2020 | European Climate Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT – POOL FUND ON INTERNATIONAL ENERGY (PIE) |
| $160,000 | 2020 | BVM Capacity Building Institute Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $160,000 | 2020 | Essential Information Inc | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $150,000 | 2024 | National Women's Health Network | FRONTLINE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM LAB |
| $150,000 | 2022 | Right To Democracy Project | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $150,000 | 2022 | Saint Gaudens Memorial | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $150,000 | 2021 | Blue Forest | FROM PILOT TO SCALE: EXPANDING THE FOREST RESILIENCE BOND |
| $150,000 | 2020 | Blue Forest | FROM PILOT TO SCALE: EXPANDING THE FOREST RESILIENCE BOND |
| $150,000 | 2020 | Stand.earth | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $150,000 | 2020 | The Nature Conservancy | FAMILY FOREST CARBON PROGRAM: NEW YORK/NEW ENGLAND EXPANSION |
| $125,000 | 2023 | Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE SITES CONSORTIUM |
| $125,000 | 2022 | Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE SITES CONSORTIUM |
| $125,000 | 2022 | The Trust for Public Land | URBAN DRAWDOWN INITIATIVE: TRANSFORMING CITIES TO CREATE HEALTHY, REGENERATIVE LANDSCAPES |
| $125,000 | 2021 | Birmingham Civil Rights Institute | ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE SITES CONSORTIUM |
