Mitchell Kapor Foundation
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3330604. Reported 192 grants totalling $34.1M to 150 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mitchell Kapor Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $42,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $258 and the largest $2,510,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $6,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smash (mk Level Playing Field Institute) | Oakland, CA | $4,692,809 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $2,596,596 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Code for Science and Society Inc | Portland, OR | $2,149,999 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Say What Media LLC | Washington, DC | $764,827 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smash (level Playing Field Institute) | Oakland, CA | $625,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $475,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $453,358 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Public Schools Community District | Detroit, MI | $300,910 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ai for the People Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Footsteps Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Free Press | Florence, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc (weta) | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tech Equity Collaborative | Martinez, CA | $280,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latino Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $215,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Oakland Youth Development Center | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impact Assets | Bethesda, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Npower Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Consumer Reports Inc | Yonkers, NY | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aubin Pictures Inc | New York, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Campaign for Accountability Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Color of Changeorg Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Future City | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equis Institute | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Press Inc (disinfo Defense League) | Florence, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free Press Inc (disinfo Defense League) | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impactassets | Bethesda, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impactassetsinc | Bethesda, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation | Kennesaw, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Techequity Collaborative | Martinez, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power Rising | Washington, DC | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lawyers Committee Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAACP Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Voto Latino Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clark Atlanta University Inc | Atlanta, GA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodie Nation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milestone Growth Capital Institute | Detroit, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Codepathorg | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dr Huey P Newton Foundation | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Federation of American Scientists | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moses (metropolitan Organizing Strategy Engabling Strength) | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Resource Org Inc | Healdsburg, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedmen Heirs Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $98,525 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Donorschooseorg | New York, NY | $97,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Coalition on Black Civic Participation | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Council of Negro Women Inc | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bright Funds Foundation | San Jose, CA | $78,389 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Skills Coalition | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skinner Leadership Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thalamusorg | Santa Clara, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Open Data Enterprise Inc | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Innovation Alliance | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calvin Hill Day Care Center Inc | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| People for the American Way Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vote to Live Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Repairers of the Breach | Goldsboro, NC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Black Justice Collective Institute | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The New Georgia Project Inc | Atlanta, GA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Stand Up | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Voice | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Coalition for Black Civic Participation | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camelback Ventures Inc | Garden City, ID | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carolina Federation Fund | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Courage California Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Alliance Education Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mi Familia En Accion | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Organizing Project (dba Michigan United) | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pa Alliance Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Power California | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Voices Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Women for Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hispanic Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latinxvc | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Urban League Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sistahs in Business Foundation a Nj Nonprofit Organization | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centro Por La Justicia | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Codecrew | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Equal Ground Education Fund | Orlando, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan United | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talk Tech Association | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Foundation for Social Impact | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vet Voice Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Rise Texas Inc | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| ACCELERATE4KIDS Foundation | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance San Diego | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts & Scraps | Detroit, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CODE313 | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities for a New California Education Fund | Granite Bay, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program Inc | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Everyday Ai LLC | Las Cruces, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fair Elections Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hype | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ithaca City School District | Ithica, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Journi | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mothering Justice | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Powerpac Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hidden Genius Project | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Data Scientists League | Fall City, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Alive | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Xr Safety Initiative | Emeryville, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peralta Colleges Foundation | Oakland, CA | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beyond Empancipation | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Codeva Inc | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Bit | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mozilla Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Invent | East Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Somosvc | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| STEM to the Future | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Critical Thinking Child LLC | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wake County Public School System | Cary, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brighter Beginnings | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincint De Paul of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | $258 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
33 of 150 (22%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 22%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Smash (mk Level Playing Field Institute)
TO SUPPORT YOUTH STEM PROGRAMS - The Barack Obama Foundation
TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD - University of California Berkeley Foundation
TO SUPPORT COLLABORATION BETWEEN KAPOR CENTER AND UC BERKELEY'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FOR THE SECOND YEAR - UC Berkeley Foundation
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR ALUMNI OF THE EXTERNAL SMASH PROGRAM - Code for Science and Society Inc
FOR THE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUES GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO SUPPORT THEIR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO MAKE THE TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE, AND WITH WHOM WE'D LIKE TO FOSTER COLLABORATION OVER TIME; AND TO SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. - Say What Media LLC
TO SUPPORT THE RACE CARD PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 151 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | $5,210,358 | $62,500 |
| 2022 | 54 | $12.2M | $35,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $10.3M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 69 | $6,434,849 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Mitchell Kapor Foundation has 1 of them, worth $711,202. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $711,202 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 44% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $42,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mitchell Kapor Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2148 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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