Debra and Kenneth Caplan Foundation
EIN 465641218Total Given 2016–2024
$5.1M
281 grants · $566K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $1K–$10K
grant size
37%
supporter · 55/149 multi-year
repeat
$37.9M
Assets (2024)
149
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $338K | $6.9M | $3.0M | 27 |
| 2017 | $521K | $9.6M | $1.5M | 41 |
| 2018 | $368K | $12.0M | $4.2M | 34 |
| 2020 | $102K | $19.1M | $2.0M | 6 |
| 2021 | $342K | $25.2M | $888K | 25 |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $19.5M | $1.4M | 42 |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $24.9M | $1.6M | 56 |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $37.9M | $9.3M | 50 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 281 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$5K
Average
$18K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$325K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Dir, Treasurer, Co- President
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Dir, Treasurer, Co- President
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Dir, Treasurer, Co- President
Leadership
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Dir, Treasurer, Co- President
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Treasurer
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Dir, Treasurer, Co- President
Leadership
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Dir, Treasurer, Co- President
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President, Dir, Sec
Leadership
KC
Kenneth Alan Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President / Dir / Treasurer
Leadership
DC
Debra Lynn Caplan
8+ yrs
Co- President / Dir / Sec
Leadership
Grants Awarded (281 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees for Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $324,691 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Trustees for Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $315,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $300,658 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Penn | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | Basser Jean Bash 2022 fund | 2022 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Schoo | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | Charitable Event | 2017 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth | New York, NY | $101,950 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | Caplan Family Football Expendable Scholarship Fund | 2021 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Pencils of Promise Incorporated | New York, NY | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth | New York, NY | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted (SEE IN-KIND GRANT EXPLANATION STMT) | 2023 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Trustees for Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $97,567 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | $87,074 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | $75,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | $75,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| 18 Corp | Short Hills, NJ | $66,667 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $59,337 | The Oli Hilsdon Foundation | 2020 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $51,553 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Prep for Prep | New York, NY | $51,167 | General & Unrestricted | 2017 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $50,000 | Charitable Event | 2018 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $50,000 | Blackstone's Ukrainian fundraising campaign | 2022 |