Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $338K.
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation at a glance
In short: Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation gave $338K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $338K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $337,792
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $337,792
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $337,792
- Total assets
- $2,790,433
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 9 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 319% of 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 $162K (2021) to $438K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $338K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $337,792 |
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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 | $2,790,433 | $437,633 | $528,986 | $337,792 | 1 | $451,240 | — | $141,459 |
| 2024 | $2,873,353 | $461,406 | $489,715 | $353,648 | 1 | $410,683 | $65,806 | $154,860 |
| 2023 | $3,291,238 | $447,991 | $486,152 | $306,909 | 2 | $362,287 | $16,460 | $172,197 |
| 2022 | $4,048,057 | $584,217 | $437,497 | $293,958 | 4 | $342,646 | $276,795 | $151,203 |
| 2021 | $2,877,549 | $434,540 | $230,377 | $162,452 | 1 | — | $72,859 | $117,006 |
| 2019 | $2,047,900 | $451,314 | $535,330 | $437,551 | 1 | — | $95,188 | $96,733 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation reported a distributable amount of $141K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation is led by Ronald Kaplan, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald Kaplan
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Adam Kaplan
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joshua Kaplan
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Trudy Swanson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
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 Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation
How much does Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation give each year?
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation gave $338K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $354K across 1 grant.
How large is Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation?
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $451K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $141K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation operate?
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts.
What is Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation's EIN?
Selma Breskin Kaplan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3092852. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 15, 2019)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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