Kaplan Family Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Auburndale, MA EIN: 23-7667825
EducationReligionHuman services

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Auburndale, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $51K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $2K.

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Kaplan Family Charitable Trust gave $7K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$7,000
-59.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-40.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$2,333
-32.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$51,119
-9.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Massachusetts (57% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Kaplan Family Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Alzheimers Association: $3KAlzheimers Association$3KNewton Free Library: $3KNewton Free Library$3KUnderstanding Our Differences: $2KUnderstanding Our Differences$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was Alzheimers Association ($3K). Together the top 3 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoNewtonBostonHagerstownNew YorkActonMontgomerySalemTauntonWashingtonWest Newton

How Kaplan Family Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 218% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 61% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K5 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $17K (2023). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimers Association Chicago, ILMedical$3,000
Newton Free Library Newton, MAEducation$2,500
Understanding Our Differences Newton, MAEducation$1,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$51,119$6,259$11,420$7,0003$7,000$1,948$11,521
2023$56,280$9,332$19,079$17,3005$17,300$7,819$9,040
2022$66,027$11,374$20,031$15,0003$15,000$6,739$9,362
2021$74,684$1,367$5,947$2,2004$2,200—$10,640
2020$79,264$1,329$5,630$4,2505——$8,169

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kaplan Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust is led by Jerome Kaplan, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jerome Kaplan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Kaplan Family Charitable Trust

How much does Kaplan Family Charitable Trust give each year?

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust gave $7K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $17K across 5 grants.

What is Kaplan Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2024 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,333, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kaplan Family Charitable Trust give grants?

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in Massachusetts: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (43%). The most frequent recipient cities were Newton, MA (2 grants).

Does Kaplan Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Kaplan Family Charitable Trust's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Kaplan Family Charitable Trust?

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust reported $51K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Kaplan Family Charitable Trust?

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Auburndale, MA. It holds $51K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Kaplan Family Charitable Trust's EIN?

Kaplan Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7667825. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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