Caplinger Family Foundation
Caplinger Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $300K. Net investment income was $35K.
Caplinger Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Caplinger Family Foundation gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $300K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $299,588
- +1772.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -87.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $299,588
- +14879.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $299,588
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Caplinger Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was DAF Giving 360 ($300K).
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 37 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Caplinger Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1612% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2023) to $300K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| DAF Giving 360 Omaha, NE | General Operations | $299,588 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $39,006 | $304,556 | $299,588 | 1 | $299,588 | $35,228 | $9,459 |
| 2024 | $265,550 | $11,974 | $19,515 | $16,000 | 8 | $16,000 | $4,932 | $13,721 |
| 2023 | $273,091 | $-2,990 | $17,206 | $14,000 | 8 | $14,000 | $5,038 | $12,663 |
| 2022 | $293,287 | $5,709 | $20,509 | $17,500 | 10 | $17,500 | $3,341 | $13,494 |
| 2021 | $308,087 | $10,074 | $21,839 | $17,750 | 10 | $17,750 | $6,900 | $15,729 |
| 2020 | $319,852 | $3,307 | $23,072 | $19,500 | 10 | — | — | $16,771 |
| 2019 | $339,617 | $31,828 | $19,942 | $19,000 | 9 | — | $28,461 | $16,223 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Caplinger Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Caplinger Family Foundation is led by Allison Caplinger, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Allison Caplinger
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Caplinger
Secretarytreasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Caplinger Family Foundation
How much does Caplinger Family Foundation give each year?
Caplinger Family Foundation gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 8 grants.
Where does Caplinger Family Foundation operate?
Caplinger Family Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska.
How much is Caplinger Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Caplinger Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Caplinger Family Foundation's EIN?
Caplinger Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0215481. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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