Overview Principal Office: USA Key Words: marine conservation, international collaboration Website: Link The J.M. Kaplan Fund is a family foundation in New York. Kaplan’s four programs are: City Life; Historic Preservation; Human Migrations; and Environment. The Environment program focuses on marine conservation, especially in ocean waters that lie beyond the jurisdiction of a single national government. Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Environment Program. Kaplan’s program in Environment makes grants in the themes below.
APPLICATION: The great majority of grant-funded projects are chosen by Kaplan’s staff. However, Kaplan welcomes written inquiries (and discourages telephone inquiries). Organizations should submit a brief letter to describe their work and its relevance to the specific program interests of the Fund. The letters are sent by postal mail to the Grants Manager at Kaplan’s New York address. About grant programs, and how to inquire. – Link Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries Worldwide Comments Grant expenditures in 2009 were about US$10 million (all programs). The Fund’s trustees are members of the Kaplan family. About 60% of funding decisions are made by the trustees acting together. Additionally, individual trustees make discretionary grants according to their interests. Discretionary grants made by the Fund’s trustees are allocated for a variety of activities in culture, publishing, design, policy, and human rights and social justice. After 2009, Kaplan no longer supports some of the types of conservation activities that it funded previously. Kaplan provides an email address for contacts. Last Profile Review February 2012 © Copyright protected. All rights reserved. Return to Foundations, Corporations, and Civil Society Organizations |
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