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Who does Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation fund?

Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation has awarded $11 million across 780 grants to 256 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $1,500 and $30,000.

Total awarded
$11.4M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
256
Grants
780
Years
2019–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
Columbia Riverkeeper $420K102019–20242024OR
U US Ski and Snowboard Foundation $355K122019–20242024— —
Chicago Cred INC $277K72020–20242024CA
National Louis University $260K72019–20242024IL
Embarc INC $258K152019–20242024IL
One Million Degrees $246K82019–20242024IL
Loyola University of Chicago $240K62019–20242024IL
U USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative $230K52019–20232023— —
Onegoal $215K72019–20242024IL
Enlace Chicago $211K72019–20242024IL
I Individual recipient $210K62019–20242024— —
C Central Queens Academy $210K62019–20242024— —
N North Lawndale College Preparatory School $196K82019–20242024— —
Rockefeller Family Fund INC $193K82019–20232023NY
Natural Resources Defense Council INC $187K112019–20242024NY
California Community Foundation $187K52019–20232023CA
College Possible $185K72019–20242024MN
Braven Incorporated $185K72019–20242024IL
C College Track Los Angeles $185K42019–20232023— —
C College Advising Corps $180K42019–20232023— —
I Individual recipient $180K52019–20242024— —
N Network for College Success $170K52019–20242024— —
N Newroot Learning Institute (formerly Umoja) $160K42021–20242024— —
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools $150K52019–20232023CA
Proyecto Pastoral $150K52019–20232023CA
Taos Art Museum $150K120242024NM
Campaign for College Opportunity $146K52019–20232023CA
S Southern California College Attainment Network $132K42021–20232023— —
Partnership for College Completion $130K72019–20242024IL
R Resident Association of Greater Englewood $125K22021–20222022IL
T The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago INC $125K120192019— —
Crossroads Fund INC $125K22020–20222022IL
University of Chicago $124K420202020IL
Chicago State Foundation $120K42021–20242024IL
Louisiana Bucket Brigade $120K62019–20242024LA
Communities for a Better Environment $120K52019–20222022CA
A Action for the Climate Emergency $120K32022–20242024MA —
Williams College $115K62019–20242024MA
U UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs $115K42019–20232023— —
Elevate Energy $105K52019–20232023IL
P Project Grad $90K22019–20202020— —
U US Ski & Snowboard Foundation $90K220202020— —
C Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (chirla) $90K32021–20232023— —
A Alliance for Climate Education $90K32019–20212021— —
Skills for Chicagoland's Future $85K42019–20222022IL
Greenwood Project $85K52021–20242024IL
Capital & Main $80K32022–20242024CA
I Individual recipient $80K22019–20202020— —
Burke Mountain Academy INC $80K32022–20242024VT
The Gray Matter Experience INC $77K42021–20242024IL
Aspen Community Foundation $75K120222022CO
C Community Partners $70K220192019— —
Western Resource Advocates $65K32019–20212021CO
Conservation Law Foundation INC $65K32019–20212021MA
U University of Illinois at Chicago $65K120192019— —
Chicago Public Education Fund $64K72019–20242024IL
S Southern Poverty Law Center INC $60K72019–20242024AL
Fund for the City of New York INC $60K62019–20242024NY
U University of Chicago - Consortium on School Research $60K42021–20242024— —
C Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance $60K42021–20242024— —
College Match $60K22021–20232023CA
The Art Institute of Chicago $55K72019–20242024IL
I Individual recipient $53K72019–20242024— —
Ravinia Festival Association $52K112019–20242024IL
Clean Air Task Force INC $50K120222022MA
Movement Voter Fund $50K120222022MA
New York University $50K120242024NY
Vermont Public Interest Research and Education Fund INC $50K120242024VT
Resources Legacy Fund $50K120242024CA
C Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education $50K120202020— —
T The Dalton School $50K120202020— —
C Citizens Utility Board $45K22019–20212021— —
College Track $45K120202020CA
The Bottom Line INC $45K220202020MA
N New York University School of Law Foundation $45K120232023NY
N National College Advising Corp $45K120202020— —
Small Moves Foundation $44K120242024IL
A Better Chicago $40K22019–20212021IL
S So California College Access Network (fiscal Sponsor Community Partners) $40K120202020— —
T The Alliance Center $40K22022–20232023— —
University of Colorado Foundation $38K122019–20242024CO
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights $37K22019–20202020CA
N North Lawndale Preparatory School $35K120212021— —
T Tulane University $35K62019–20242024— —
U UCLA $35K120212021— —
University of Denver $35K62019–20242024CO
Oxfam-America INC $32K62019–20242024MA
Partners in Health $32K62019–20242024ME
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund INC $32K62019–20242024NY
Chicago Public Media INC $30K72019–20242024IL
Earthrights International INC $30K120232023DC
C College Match (fiscal Sponsor Community Partners) $30K120202020— —
R Rogue Climate $30K120222022OR
The Chicago Community Trust $30K22019–20202020IL
Chicago Symphony Orchestra $30K62019–20242024IL
3 350org $30K22019–20202020— —
The New 42nd Street INC $30K62019–20242024NY
C College Match Co Community Partners $30K120222022— —
R Rethinking Schools $30K120192019— —
D Doctors Without Borders $27K52019–20242024— —

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