Mitchell Kapor Foundation
EIN 943330604 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2015–2023
$33.6M
549 grants · $3.7M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $420–$20K
grant size
11%
transactional · 48/440 multi-year
repeat
$117.5M
Assets (2023)
440
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY
Phone
(510) 255-4650
Deadlines
ONGOING
How to Apply
WE HAVE A PAPER-FREE PROCESS, SO ALL GRANT REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING OUR ONLINE APPLICATION. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE FOUNDATION STAFF BEFORE SUBMITTING A GRANT REQUEST. WE USUALLY FOLLOW-UP WITH A PHONE CALL OR SITE VISIT TO ORGANIZATIONS WE ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING BEFORE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO OUR BOARD, WHICH MEETS REGULARLY TO CONSIDER GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A RACIAL JUSTICE ANALYSIS AND AN INTEGRATED USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE: LEADERSHIP/CONSTITUENCY OF AND FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR; APPROPRIATE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION OF STAFF AND BOARD; APPROPRIATE USE OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO FURTHER MISSION, REACH, AND EFFICIENCY; AND BASED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
Restrictions
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM THE KAPOR FOUNDATION, AN ORGANIZATION MUST HAVE IRC 501(C)(3) STATUS AND BE CLASSIFIED AS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION" UNDER SECTION 509(A), OR HAVE A SIMILARLY QUALIFIED FISCAL SPONSOR. THE FOUNDATION NEVER GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS FOR PERSONAL PROJECTS, AND RARELY FUNDS: (1) ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT QUALIFIED CHARITIES WITH IRC 501(C)(3) STATUS OR THAT DO NOT HAVE A SIMILARLY QUALIFIED FISCAL SPONSOR; SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS GENERALLY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR OUR GRANTS; (2) ACADEMIC RESEARCH NOT RELATED TO OR SUPPORTIVE OF OTHER ONGOING FOUNDATION INTERESTS, OR THAT DOES NOT HAVE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS WHICH HELP OUR TARGET POPULATIONS; (3) SPECIAL-EVENT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES; OR (4) PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT ADDRESS OUR INTEREST AREAS.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $3.4M | $39.3M | $1.4M | 66 |
| 2017 | $759K | $41.1M | $4.5M | 152 |
| 2018 | $335K | $47.1M | $12.6M | 109 |
| 2019 | N/A | $62.4M | $17.2M | N/A |
| 2020 | $6.7M | $135.7M | $87.6M | 127 |
| 2022 | $12.2M | $150.4M | $7.3M | 54 |
| 2023 | $10.3M | $117.5M | $-6.2M | 41 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 549 grants on record
Minimum
$10
25th Pctl
$420
Median
$4K
Average
$61K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$2.5M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.1% of US grants
· Rank #10 of 27 states
$38K across
6 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Bexar
- 3 Harris
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (549 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash (Mk Level Playing Field Institute) | Oakland, CA | $2,510,000 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH STEM PROGRAMS | 2023 |
| Smash (Mk Level Playing Field Institute) | Oakland, CA | $2,182,809 | TO SUPPORT STEM PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH | 2022 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT GRANTMAKING | 2022 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD | 2022 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,789,000 | GRANT TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD INSTITUTE | 2015 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,546,596 | TO SUPPORT COLLABORATION BETWEEN KAPOR CENTER AND UC BERKELEY'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FOR THE SECOND YEAR | 2022 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,000,000 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR ALUMNI OF THE EXTERNAL SMASH PROGRAM | 2023 |
| Code for Science and Society Inc | Portland, OR | $983,333 | FOR THE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUES GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO SUPPORT THEIR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; TO SUPPORT... | 2023 |
| The Hollywood Commision | LOS Angeles, CA | $850,000 | FISCAL SPONSOR SPIN-OUT TRANSFER | 2020 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | $800,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Say What Media Llc | Washington, DC | $764,827 | TO SUPPORT THE RACE CARD PROJECT | 2023 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation - Gift Services UDAR | Berkeley, CA | $596,150 | GSE/KAPOR RESEARCH - AP CS PROJECT | 2020 |
| Marcus A. Foster Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $550,750 | TO SUPPORT CB BROTHERHOOD THRU 10/5/15 - 9/3016 | 2015 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT IERE'S RACIAL JUSTICE X TECH POLICY PROGRAM | 2022 |
| The UCLA Foundation | LOS Angeles, CA | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE RACE AND DIGITAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE AT THE UCLA DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2022 |
| Code for Science and Society | Portland, OR | $333,333 | TO SUPPPORT THE DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INTITUTE | 2022 |
| Detroit Public Schools Community District | Detroit, MI | $300,910 | TO HELP FIVE COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATORS; TO SUPPORT ASSISTANCE DIRECT K-12 CS EDUCATION | 2023 |
| Free Press | Florence, MA | $300,000 | TO SUPORT THE DISINFO DEFENSE LEAGUE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS RACIALIZED DISINFORMATION TARGETING BLACK, LATINX, ASIAN... | 2022 |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | $300,000 | TO PROVIDE FAST RESPONSE RE-GRANTS TO BIPOC-LED/SERVING ORGANIZATIONS FOR INVESTIGATIONS, MONITORING, OUTREACH, AND... | 2022 |
| The UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $300,000 | TO SUPPORT SMASH SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 2022 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | $300,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $250,000 | IN BENEFIT OF YALE COLLEGE FIRST YEAR SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $250,000 | TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWED FUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF YALE COLLEGE, TO SUPPORT THE FIRST-YEAR SCHOLARS PROGRAM. | 2023 |
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