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THE JM KAPLAN FUND INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 136090286 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$11.1M
expenses
$4.1M
net assets
$138.0M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The JM Kaplan Fund Inc is a private foundation based in New York that makes grants to support a diverse range of initiatives, including cultural preservation, climate change, reproductive health, and civic engagement. It funds both domestic and international organizations, with a focus on general operating support and targeted programmatic grants. The fund does not appear to conduct direct services but instead channels resources through other nonprofits.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Civic Engagement and Electoral Integrity
Supports organizations working on election resilience, voting access, and democratic participation, such as the Center for Tech and Civic Life and America Votes Education Fund.
Climate Resilience and Land Protection
Funds projects focused on climate change mitigation, including forest resilience and land conservation through grantees like Open Space Institute and New Leaf Climate.
Cultural and Historical Preservation
Provides funding for the conservation of significant cultural sites and traditional building techniques in locations including Greece, Iraq, and North Macedonia.
Promoting Gonzalo Fonseca's Artistic Legacy
Supports initiatives that advance knowledge and understanding of the late sculptor Gonzalo Fonseca's work through grants to related institutions.
Reproductive Health Advocacy
Supports frontline efforts in reproductive freedom through grants to organizations like the National Women's Health Network.
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • General Operating Support Grants 2 activities
    • Funding general operating support for Galvanize USA
      Funds general operating support for Galvanize USA through a grant to The Hopewell Fund.
    • Funding general operating support for the Resilient Elections Network
      Funds general operating support for the Resilient Elections Network through a grant to the Center for Tech and Civic Life.
  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 2 activities
    • Funding land protection initiatives addressing climate change
      Funds land protection initiatives addressing climate change through science, capacity building, and community resilience via a grant to the Open Space Institute.
    • Funding the Forest Inputs Resilience Fund (FIR Fund)
      Funds the Forest Inputs Resilience Fund (FIR Fund) through a grant to New Leaf Climate.
  • Historic Preservation Support Grants 2 activities
    • Funding preservation of African American civil rights heritage sites in Alabama
      Funds preservation efforts related to African American civil rights heritage sites in Alabama through a grant to the Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium.
    • Funding storage construction and planning for the Nimrud Rescue Project
      Funds storage construction and planning for the Nimrud Rescue Project through a grant to The Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TARII).
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding general operating support for America Votes Education Fund
      Funds general operating support for America Votes Education Fund.
  • Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
    • Funding preservation of Gonzalo Fonseca's artistic legacy
      Funds initiatives to promote knowledge and understanding of sculptor Gonzalo Fonseca's artistic legacy.
  • Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 1 activity
    • Funding the Frontline Reproductive Freedom Lab
      Funds the Frontline Reproductive Freedom Lab through a grant to the National Women's Health Network.
  • Climate Change Research and Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding the PIE Americas Programme
      Funds the PIE Americas Programme through a grant to the European Climate Foundation.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Funding Phase 1 of the Delos: The Farmhouse of Markos project
      Funds Phase 1 of the Delos: The Farmhouse of Markos project through a grant to Boulouki Itinerant Workshop for the Traditional Building Techniques.
    • Funding conservation of the Theodosian Palace at Stobi, Republic of North Macedonia
      Funds conservation of the Theodosian Palace at Stobi, Republic of North Macedonia, through a grant to the Balkan Heritage Foundation.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$11.11M
Contributions & grants$2.08M19%
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.95M18%
Other revenue$6.53M
expenses
Total expenses$4.15M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$359K
Grants paid out$7.45M
balance sheet
Total assets$143.64M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$137.99M
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +56.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 8
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JULIA BATOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $378K
BRAD DAVIDSON TRUSTEE 5 $9K
ELIZABETH DAVIDSON PICKERING TRUSTEE 5 $9K
ISABEL FONSECA TRUSTEE 5 $9K
J MATTHEW DAVIDSON TRUSTEE 5 $9K
PETER DAVIDSON CHAIRMAN 5 $9K
QUINA FONSECA TRUSTEE 5 $8K
CAIO FONSECA TRUSTEE 5 $6K
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE SITES CONSORTIUM Partner — Receives funding for preserving African American civil rights heritage sites in Alabama.
  • AMERICA VOTES EDUCATION FUND Partner — Receives general operating support funding.
  • BALKAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION Partner — Receives funding for conservation of the Theodosian Palace at Stobi, Republic of North Macedonia.
  • BOULOUKI ITINERANT WORKSHOP FOR THE TRADITIONAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES Partner — Receives funding for Phase 1 of the Delos: The Farmhouse of Markos project.
  • CENTER FOR TECH AND CIVIC LIFE Partner — Receives funding for general operating support for the Resilient Elections Network.
  • EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION Partner — Receives funding for the PIE Americas Programme.
  • NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH NETWORK Partner — Receives funding for the Frontline Reproductive Freedom Lab.
  • NEW LEAF CLIMATE Partner — Receives funding for the Forest Inputs Resilience Fund (FIR Fund).
  • OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE Partner — Receives funding for catalyzing land protection for climate change resilience.
  • THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN IRAQ (TARII) Partner — Receives funding for the Nimrud Rescue Project: Storage Construction and Plan Development.
  • THE GONZALO FONSECA FOUNDATION Partner — Receives funding to promote the artistic legacy of sculptor Gonzalo Fonseca.
  • THE HOPEWELL FUND Partner — Receives funding for general operating support for Galvanize USA.