Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
The Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Its 2024 filing reports grants to organizations working in areas including education, climate and clean energy, environmental protection, and arts and culture.
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation at a glance
In short: Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation gave $1.6M across 103 grants in 2024 (avg $15K), top state Illinois. 18% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,578,113
- -17.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 103
- -21.4% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $15,321
- +4.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $25,897,622
- +3.4% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (17 of 92, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (46% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact Executive Director Dinaz I Mansuri for application procedures and the document checklist. The filing states that there are no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None stated.
- Deadline
- None stated.
- Contact
Application contact: Dinaz I Mansuri Executive Director
Mailing address: 161 N Clark Street 3030, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (847) 681-5051
Website: https://kapfam.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation Chicago Education Grant
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
Amount
US $20,000 - US $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation Environment Grant
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Taos Art Museum ($150K). Together the top 10 received $582K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($40,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
636 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 608 grants of 636 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 filing reports that 46% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, 12% to New York, 10% to New Mexico, 7% to California, and 6% to Vermont. The foundation’s Chicago Education Grant program describes support for organizations within Chicago.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 103 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 17 of 92 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $26K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 78% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−14%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 167% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2024) to $2.1M (2020). In 2024 it made 103 grants totaling $1.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Taos Art Museum Taos, NM | support of the capital campaign | $150,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY | general operating support | $50,000 |
| Action for the Climate Emergency Boulder, CO | general operating support | $50,000 |
| New York University New York, NY | for the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, to support AG offices on climate and clean energy | $50,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund Sacramento, CA | recommended for Center for Asset Retirement Accountability for oil and gas cleanup efforts | $50,000 |
| Vermont Public Interest Research & Education Fund Montpelier, VT | support of defending Vermonts Climate Superfund law | $50,000 |
| National Louis University Chicago, IL | support of Learn and Earn in Three | $45,000 |
| Small Moves Foundation Chicago, IL | support of the Principal Emergency Fund | $44,000 |
| Network for College Success Chicago, IL | general operating support | $42,000 |
| Burke Mountain Academy East Burke, VT | scholarship support | $40,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25,897,622 | $4,583,263 | $2,706,280 | $1,578,113 | 103 | $2,134,066 | $2,581,143 | $1,276,341 |
| 2023 | $25,051,382 | $2,284,527 | $2,430,518 | $1,920,500 | 131 | $2,383,936 | $992,788 | $1,216,181 |
| 2022 | $23,593,586 | $991,581 | $2,620,581 | $2,046,715 | 128 | $2,443,915 | $438,706 | $1,377,339 |
| 2021 | $30,720,107 | $2,286,592 | $3,634,201 | $1,828,072 | 132 | $2,192,482 | $1,409,839 | $1,430,027 |
| 2020 | $28,861,134 | $230,215 | $2,556,474 | $2,097,545 | 142 | — | $235,324 | $1,403,615 |
| 2019 | $29,280,959 | $3,840,293 | $3,229,794 | $1,944,955 | 144 | — | $2,012,087 | $1,303,403 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.3M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s education grant program describes an interest in expanding postsecondary opportunities and life success for first-generation students of color from low-income communities. It identifies college readiness, college completion, postsecondary pathways, and career readiness and success as areas of focus. The program describes grants as supporting organizations in Chicago that provide direct services and innovative solutions.
The foundation’s environment grant program describes an interest in supporting efforts to halt climate change and safeguard people, places, and the planet. Its 2024 grants included climate and clean-energy policy work, climate education, and oil and gas cleanup efforts.
Examples of grantee work illustrate the range of organizations supported. Taos Art Museum describes its mission as engaging visitors and communities through preservation and interpretation of the Fechin House, programs based on its collections and exhibitions, and cultural literacy and creative opportunity. National Louis University describes its work as providing educational opportunities to learners. Embarc says it supports low-income high school students through academic, career, social, and cultural programs. Environmental grantees include organizations whose stated missions include climate advocacy, public-interest research and education, and building alliances for people and nature.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation made 103 grants totaling $1,578,113. Grants ranged from $500 to $150,000, with a median grant of $5,000.
The largest reported grant was $150,000 to Taos Art Museum for support of its capital campaign. Other notable grants included $50,000 each to the Natural Resources Defense Council for general operating support; Action for the Climate Emergency for general operating support; New York University’s State Energy & Environmental Impact Center to support state attorneys general offices on climate and clean energy; Resources Legacy Fund for oil and gas cleanup efforts; and Vermont Public Interest Research & Education Fund to defend Vermont’s Climate Superfund law. Chicago-area awards included $45,000 to National Louis University for Learn and Earn in Three, $44,000 to Small Moves Foundation for its Principal Emergency Fund, $42,000 to Network for College Success for general operating support, and $40,000 each to Embarc and Loyola University Chicago for general operating support.
The foundation’s Chicago Education Grant lists awards of $20,000–$50,000. Its Environment Grant describes support for efforts addressing climate change, including climate and clean-energy policy and climate education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Dinaz I Mansuri as Executive Director. It lists Aura de La Fuente as Chairperson and Trustee; Hilary Kaplan Loretta as President and Trustee; Anne Kaplan as Vice President and Trustee; Michael Kaplan as Treasurer and Trustee; and Jessica Kaplan Lundevall, Charles Kaplan, David Kaplan, Sarah Moore, and Beth Kaplan Karmin as Trustees.
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation is led by Dinaz I Mansuri, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Dinaz I Mansuri
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$143K (2020) → $182K (2024)
Hilary Kaplan Loretta
President & Trustee
Trustee → President & Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Aura de La Fuente
Chairperson & Trustee
Trustee → President & Trustee, 2020
President & Trustee → Chairperson & Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Anne Kaplan
Vice President & Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Beth Kaplan Karmin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Charles Kaplan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Curt Kaplan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David Kaplan
Trustee
President & Trustee → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Hannah Karmin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jessica Kaplan Lundevall
Trustee
Chairperson & Trustee → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kaja Lundevall Rumney
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Michael Kaplan
Treasurer & Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sarah Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tellef Lundevall
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Henry Karmin
Secretary & Trustee
Trustee → Secretary & Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Chloe Karmin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Edmund Karmin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Emma Kaplan
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Hallvard Lundevall
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Iselin Lundevall
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Stella Kaplan
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ava Kaplan
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Edmund Kaplan
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Jean B Kaplan (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Kaplan (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kaja Lundevall (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $182K, to Dinaz I Mansuri (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
How much does Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation give each year?
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation gave $1.6M across 103 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1.9M across 131 grants.
What is Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's typical grant size?
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $15,321, across 103 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation that year got $26K on average.
Where does Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation give grants?
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's top state is Illinois, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (12%) and New Mexico (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (41 grants), New York, NY (10 grants), Washington, DC (6 grants) and Boulder, CO (3 grants).
Does Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 73% of Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (75 of 103) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's largest grantees?
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Taos Art Museum ($150,000), Natural Resources Defense Council ($52,500 across 2 grants) and Action for the Climate Emergency ($50,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($40,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation?
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation reported $25.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation fund?
The foundation’s education grant program describes an interest in expanding postsecondary opportunities and life success for first-generation students of color from low-income communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation?
Contact Executive Director Dinaz I Mansuri for application procedures and the document checklist. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's EIN?
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6099675. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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