J.M. Kaplan Fund
A multigenerational family fund established more than eighty years ago by Jacob M. Kaplan, giving over three hundred million dollars across the environment, heritage conservation, and social justice, and known for the J.M.K. Innovation Prize and the Furthermore publishing grants.
Peer societies
Five societies J.M. Kaplan Fund is read alongside.
SF
SURDNA Foundation
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GF
Gaia Fund
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CF
Christensen Fund
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HEKF
Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund
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MF
McGregor Fund
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Who backs JMKF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A multigenerational family fund established more than eighty years ago by Jacob M. Kaplan, giving over three hundred million dollars across the environment, heritage conservation, and social justice, and known for the J.M.K. Innovation Prize and the Furthermore publishing grants.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Frontier and The Movement.
Strengths
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