Applying for a Grant

The Morris J. & Betty Kaplun Foundation awards grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofits with varied missions, including, but not exclusively, organizations that perform work in the areas of blindness and medical research, service learning, child welfare, antisemitism and intolerance, as well as organizations that have Jewish roots and/or constituencies in the United States and Israel.

Our goal is to support projects and work that would not otherwise be feasible. We fund ongoing general expenses as well as new initiatives. Because of the size of our grants, we do not give to large organizations, hospitals, museums, or to organizations with annual budgets substantially above $1 million.

The Foundation does not give to individuals, synagogues, churches or other institutions of worship. U.S. applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Foreign applicants must have an affiliate organization (IRS qualified organization) in the United States. The Foundation does not give to the same organization more than once in any fiscal year, which ends August 31.

The Foundation issues RFPs for work in varied areas of focus on an irregular basis.

Our Youth Board also issues RFP’s

The Kaplun Foundation Youth Board also issues RFPs as part of our youth philanthropy program and also makes grants of up to $5,000. One or two youth boards meet yearly and issue RFPs in December. Request to be notified of future grant cycles.