Funders › IL › Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation › 2019
Grants paid by Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation, tax year 2019
EIN 36-6099675 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2019, Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation (EIN 36-6099675) reported 144 grants paid totaling $1,944,955. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2019
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago Inc Chicago, IL | D | $125,000 | paid | support of the Lakonishok Challenge | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $65,000 | paid | support of Getting Students On-Track for College Graduation research project | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | North Lawndale College Preparatory School Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | US Ski and Snowboard Foundation Park City, UT | U | $50,000 | paid | Marolt Athlete Endowment campaign - Bob Beattie Athlete Travel Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Usc Neighborhood Academic Initiative Los Angeles, CA | U | $45,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Project Grad Mission Hills, CA | U | $45,000 | approved, future | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Usc Neighborhood Academic Initiative Los Angeles, CA | U | $45,000 | approved, future | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | College Advising Corps Chapel Hill, NC | U | $45,000 | approved, future | General operating support for Southern California | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | College Track Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | D | $45,000 | paid | General operating support of Los Angeles program | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Project Grad Mission Hills, CA | U | $45,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | College Advising Corps Chapel Hill, NC | U | $45,000 | paid | General operating support for Southern California | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | College Track Los Angeeles Los Angeles, CA | D | $45,000 | approved, future | General operating support of Los Angeles program | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | C | $42,000 | paid | Support of the Pathways program | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | General operating support of Arrupe College | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Community Partners Los Angeles, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | Recommended for general operating support of Southern California College Access Network | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Community Partners Los Angeles, CA | B | $40,000 | approved, future | Recommended for general operating support of Southern California College Access Network | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Bottom Line Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | One Million Degrees Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | US Ski and Snowboard Foundation Park City, UT | U | $40,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Umoja Student Development Corporation Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Embarc Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Partnership for College Completion Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | approved, future | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Umoja Student Development Corporation Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | approved, future | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Los Angeles, CA | U | $35,000 | paid | General operating support of LAERI | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Enlace Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | Support of postsecondary success initiatives | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Year Up Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $35,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Enlace Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | approved, future | Support of postsecondary success initiatives | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Los Angeles, CA | U | $35,000 | approved, future | General operating support of LAERI | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Columbia Riverkeeper Hood River, OR | B | $35,000 | paid | support of the Power Past Fracked Coalition | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Central Queens Academy Elmhurst, NY | D | $35,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Onegoal Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | General operating support of Chicago programming | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Rethinking Schools Milwaukee, WI | D | $30,000 | paid | Support of climate justice work | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Proyecto Pastoral Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | Support of Promesa Boyle Heights | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | approved, future | Support of Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance's Pro Path Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Community Partners Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | Recommended for general operating support of College Match | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | College Possible Chicago, IL | U | $30,000 | paid | General operating support of Chicago programming | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | California Community Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | Support of the RUSH Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Columbia Riverkeeper Hood River, OR | B | $30,000 | paid | support of fighting new and expanded gas infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Braven Inc Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | Support of Chicago programming | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | Support of the Parent College Program | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Alliance for Climate Education Boulder, CO | D | $30,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | Support of the Sustaining Fellows Program | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Rockefeller Family Fund New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | support of the Funder Collaborative on Oil & Gas | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Skills for Chicagoland's Future Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | Support of Skills' youth employment initiatives | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Communities for a Better Environment Huntington Park, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Support of oil infrastructure opposition in California | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Campaign for College Opportunity Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Skills for Chicagoland's Future Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | approved, future | Support of Skills' youth employment initiatives | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Campaign for College Opportunuty Los Angeles, CA | D | $25,000 | approved, future | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | 350org Brooklyn, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | Support of the September world climate action strikes | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY | B | $24,000 | paid | support of DERs and building electrification in California | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Elevate Energy Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Support of CEJA and building electrification | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Western Resource Advocates Boulder, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | Support of transportation electrification in Colorado | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Citizens Utility Board Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | Support of FEJA implementation and additional clean energy policies | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | support of the campaign for renewable energy and states' utility reform | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Partnership for College Completion Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Climate Xchange Boston, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | support of efforts to promote a carbon price in Massachusetts | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles, CA | B | $16,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | Parents' Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | Support of Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance's Pro Path Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | Financial aid | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $15,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | All Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $14,000 | approved, future | Support of Student Emergency Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Fund for Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | B | $12,500 | paid | support of Youth Making Change and the Climate Justice event | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Rockefeller Family Fund New York, NY | B | $11,000 | paid | Support of Funder Alignment on Oil, Gas, Petrochemicals, and Plastics convening in Houston in December 2018 | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Sunrise Movement Education Fund Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Fund for the City of New York New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | Support of Scholarship Plus | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Center for Impact Communications Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | recommended for general operating support of Earth Uprising | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Louisiana Bucket Brigade New Orleans, LA | B | $10,000 | paid | Support of immediate work on oil and gas infrastructure | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Arts Mentorship Program Santa Barbara, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Support of dance scholarships | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Power Shift Network Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | Recommended for support of Zero Hour | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Our Children's Trust Eugene, OR | B | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Citizens Climate Education Corp Coronado, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Support of the Women Who Will campaign | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | All Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $7,000 | paid | Support of Student Emergency Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Ravinia Festival Association Highland Park, IL | B | $7,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Tulane University New Orleans, LA | U | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | University of Denver Denver, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Duke University Durham, NC | B | $5,000 | paid | Scholarship support at Trinity College of Arts & Sciences | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The New 42nd Street Inc New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | Support of the Annual Fund of New Victory Theater | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Oxfam America Boston, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | US Ski and Snowboard Foundation Park City, UT | U | $5,000 | paid | Support of the 2019 Alpine Fundraiser | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Ravinia Festival Association Highland Park, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | Support of the Parent Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Partners in Health Frederick, MD | D | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $5,000 | paid | Support for Old Bill's Fun Run | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY | B | $3,000 | paid | Support for Old Bill's Fun Run | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | B | $3,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Forefront Chicago, IL | B | $2,755 | paid | 2019 membership renewal | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Conservation International Arlington, VA | C | $2,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Kitchen New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Democracy Now Productions Inc New York, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Willits Charter School Willits, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Anti-Defamation League Denver, CO | U | $2,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $2,500 | paid | Support of the INVST program | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Community Environmental Council Inc Santa Barbara, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | Support of its 50th anniversary | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Cool Culture Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Jumpstart Boston, MA | U | $2,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Network for College Success Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | support of designing and facilitating a session on equity in schools | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Wagner Free Institute of Science Philadelphia, PA | B | $2,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $1,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Feeding San Diego San Diego, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Environmental Defense Center Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Santa Barbara Dance Institute Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Art Base Basalt, CO | B | $1,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Mendocino College Foundation Inc Ukiah, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | Support of the Dance Club Scholarship Fund | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Stratton Mountain School Stratton Mountain, VT | D | $1,500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Robert F Kennedy Human Rights New York, NY | U | $1,200 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Midwest Access Project Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Women's Economic Ventures Santa Barbara, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | North Shore Country Day School Winnetka, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Planned Parenthood of Illinois Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Support of WOW | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Chicago Volunteer Doulas Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Midwest Access Project Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Taft School Watertown, CT | D | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | Support of WOW | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Human Rights Watch Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Openlands Project Chicago, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Sarah's Circle Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Willits Elementary Charter School Willits, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Enlace Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Mpn Research Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Aspen, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Homeboy Industries Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Ascendigo Carbondale, CO | U | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Art Base Basalt, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Kids First Chicago for Education Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Friends of Brentano School Chicago, IL | B | $1,000 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Embarc Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | The Rory David Deutsch Foundation Highland Park, IL | B | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Sarah's Circle Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Chicago Public Media Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Environmental Education Assoc of Il Urbana, IL | C | $500 | paid | support of the 2020 EEAI Annual Conference | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Top Box Foods Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | National Center for Family Philanthropy Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | support of the 2019 National Forum on Family Philanthropy | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Distinctively College Bound Chicago, IL | U | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Not Impossible Foundation Inc Venice, CA | B | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Midwest Access Coalition Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Raise the Floor Alliance Chicago, IL | U | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Kzyx&z Philo, CA | U | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Jordan Michael Filler Foundation Highland Park, IL | C | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Nuestra Alianza de Willits Willits, CA | B | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Space-Near & Arnolds School of Performing Ukiah, CA | U | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $500 | paid | Support of the Reproductive Freedom Project | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Valley of the Kings Sanctuary & Retreat Sharon, WI | B | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
| 2019 | Embarc Chicago, IL | C | $500 | paid | General operating support | 202112289349101111 |
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