The J.M. Kaplan Fund - Our family goal should be to search for the realization of an ideal society, knowing it is a quest that always eludes man but one that he must compulsively seek.
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    • Trustees and Staff
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  • What We Fund
    • Social Justice
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    • Heritage Conservation
    • NYC: Brownsville
    • Furthermore
    • Discretionary Grants
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  • The J.M.K. Innovation Prize
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  • Events
    • Long Island/Unaccompanied Minors Panel Discussion
    • Heritage Trails at the Skyscraper Museum
    • North Brother Island Panel
    • Growing Veterans Event
    • 70 Years of Grantmaking and Joan K. Davidson’s Birthday
    • ScholarCHIPs Event
    • Advancing Real Change Event
    • SHOSI Breakfast Event
    • Public Art for Sustainable Parks & Cities Event with LAGI
    • Fitch Foundation Board Meeting and Reception
    • The SS Columbia Project Event
    • Bonobo Dinner Event
    • Natural Areas Conservancy Event
    • Innovation Prize Cocktail Reception
    • Coalfield Development Luncheon
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Our family goal should be to search for the realization of an ideal society, knowing it is a quest that always eludes man but one that he must compulsively seek.

— Jacob Merrill Kaplan

Isabel Fonseca | The J.M. Kaplan Fund - Our family goal should be to search for the realization of an ideal society, knowing it is a quest that always eludes man but one that he must compulsively seek.

Our family goal should be to search for the realization of an ideal society, knowing it is a quest that always eludes man but one that he must compulsively seek.

— Jacob Merrill Kaplan

  • About the Fund
    • History
    • Trustees and Staff
    • Financial Statements and 990PF’s
    • Guidelines & Inquiries
    • Chairman’s Letter
  • What We Fund
    • Social Justice
    • Environment
    • Heritage Conservation
    • NYC: Brownsville
    • Furthermore
    • Discretionary Grants
    • Publications
  • The J.M.K. Innovation Prize
    • About the Prize
    • Our 2019 Awardees
    • Past Awardees
    • Recent News
  • Events
    • Long Island/Unaccompanied Minors Panel Discussion
    • Heritage Trails at the Skyscraper Museum
    • North Brother Island Panel
    • Growing Veterans Event
    • 70 Years of Grantmaking and Joan K. Davidson’s Birthday
    • ScholarCHIPs Event
    • Advancing Real Change Event
    • SHOSI Breakfast Event
    • Public Art for Sustainable Parks & Cities Event with LAGI
    • Fitch Foundation Board Meeting and Reception
    • The SS Columbia Project Event
    • Bonobo Dinner Event
    • Natural Areas Conservancy Event
    • Innovation Prize Cocktail Reception
    • Coalfield Development Luncheon
  • Trustee Login

Isabel Fonseca

Our Program Areas

  • Social Justice
  • Environment
  • Heritage Conservation
  • The J.M.K. Innovation Prize

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