Cincinnati Ballet
Cincinnati, OH
$160KTax year 2024
Unrestricted contribution
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The Kaplan Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 31-1423392 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Steven Kaplan
- Phone
- (513) 721-5086
- Deadlines
- Applications accepted at any time.
- Application materials
- The trust accepts written applications from organizations exempt from tax under i.r.c. 509(a)(1), (2), or (3). Applications received from other organizations or from any individual(s) will not be considered. The application must be accompanied by a copy of the exempted organization's internal revenue service determination letter regarding its classification.
- Restrictions
- In awarding grants, the trust gives preferences to organizations with activities in the greater cincinnati area. Grants are generally restricted to the fields of religion, education, medical and community projects. However, to the extent funds are available, grants May be made for other projects.
Original filing text
- Contact
- STEVEN KAPLAN
- Address
- 9435 WATERSTONE BLVD SUITE 390 CINCINNATI, OH, 45249
- Phone
- 5137215086
- Deadlines
- APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME.
- Application materials
- THE TRUST ACCEPTS WRITTEN APPLICATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER I.R.C. 509(A)(1), (2), OR (3). APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. THE APPLICATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COPY OF THE EXEMPTED ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINATION LETTER REGARDING ITS CLASSIFICATION.
- Restrictions
- IN AWARDING GRANTS, THE TRUST GIVES PREFERENCES TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH ACTIVITIES IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA. GRANTS ARE GENERALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FIELDS OF RELIGION, EDUCATION, MEDICAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS. HOWEVER, TO THE EXTENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, GRANTS MAY BE MADE FOR OTHER PROJECTS.
Reported organization name: THE KAPLAN FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | $966.5K |
| 2024 | 62 | $901K |
Where The Kaplan Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Taft Museum of Art
Cincinnati, OH
$75KTax year 2025
Unrestricted contribution
Cincinnati Ballet
Cincinnati, OH
$60KTax year 2025
Unrestricted contribution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, OH
$50KTax year 2025
Unrestricted contribution
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
$50KTax year 2025
Unrestricted contribution
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (129 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from The Kaplan Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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