Mitchell Kapor Foundation
Historical FunderOakland, California · EIN 94-3330604 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$6.4M
Organizations funded69
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$115.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $125,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY |
|---|---|
| Address | 2148 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612 |
| Phone | 5102554650 |
| Form and materials | 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. |
| Deadlines | ONGOING |
| 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. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
78% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | To support professor tyrone hayes | $1,050,000 |
| Code for Science and Society Inc | Portland, OR | To support the center addressing inequities in the digital landscape | $500,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | To support the public interest technology infrastructure fund | $350,000 |
| Smash (Level Playing Field Institute) | Oakland, CA | To support the work needed to address social, and economic justice issues | $340,000 |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | To support #oaklandundivided | $277,839 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Gift to support programs | $250,000 |
| Tech Equity Collaborative | Martinez, CA | To support advancing ai in ca | $250,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | To support the first-year scholars | $250,000 |
| East Oakland Youth Development Center | Oakland, CA | To support youth and young adult steam career exploration | $200,000 |
| Footsteps Inc | New York, NY | To support programs for former ultra-orthodox community | $200,000 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | To support the constellations center for equity in computing | $175,000 |
| Ai for the People Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To support actionable ai project | $150,000 |
| Detroit Future City | Detroit, MI | To support the tech tomorrow report | $150,000 |
| Free Press Inc (Disinfo Defense League) | Washington, DC | To support polling and disinfo defense league projects | $150,000 |
| Impactassets | Bethesda, MD | To support your voices for ethical ai project | $150,000 |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $145,000 |
| Goodie Nation Inc | Atlanta, GA | To support stewarding atlantas black tech community | $125,000 |
| Milestone Growth Capital Institute | Detroit, MI | To support building pathways for diverse angel investors and founders | $125,000 |
| Moses (Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Engabling Strength) | Detroit, MI | To support black tech saturdays | $100,000 |
| NAACP Foundation | Baltimore, MD | To support civic engagement work | $100,000 |
| Power Rising | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $100,000 |
| Public Resource Org Inc | Healdsburg, CA | To promote universal access to all human knowledge | $100,000 |
| Voto Latino Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $100,000 |
| Donorschooseorg | New York, NY | To support computer science learning in the classroom | $97,000 |
| National Coalition on Black Civic Participation | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $80,000 |
| National Council of Negro Women Inc | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $80,000 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | New York, NY | To support civic engagement work | $60,000 |
| Center for Open Data Enterprise Inc | Washington, DC | To support cross-sectoral program to democratize federal data with genai | $55,000 |
| People for the American Way Foundation | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $50,000 |
| Skinner Leadership Institute Inc | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $50,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | To support the tech accountability coalition | $50,000 |
| Vote to Live Foundation | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $50,000 |
| National Black Justice Collective Institute | Washington, DC | To support civic engagement work | $40,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support civic engagement efforts for poder latinx collective fund | $30,000 |
| Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda | Atlanta, GA | To support civic engagement work | $25,000 |
| Georgia Stand Up | Atlanta, GA | To support civic engagement work | $25,000 |
| Mi Familia En Accion | Phoenix, AZ | To support civic engagement work | $25,000 |
| Michigan Organizing Project (Dba Michigan United) | Detroit, MI | To support civic engagement work | $25,000 |
| Pa Alliance Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | To support civic engagement work | $25,000 |
| Wisconsin Voices Inc | Milwaukee, WI | To support civic engagement work | $25,000 |
| Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Los Angeles, CA | To support your civic engagement work | $20,000 |
| National Urban League Inc | New York, NY | To support civic engagement work | $20,000 |
| Repairers of the Breach | Goldsboro, NC | To support civic engagement work | $20,000 |
| Sistahs in Business Foundation a Nj Nonprofit Organization | Atlanta, GA | To support civic engagement work | $20,000 |
| Carolina Federation Fund | Durham, NC | To support civic engagement work | $15,000 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | To support the hutchins center | $15,000 |
| Bright Funds Foundation | San Jose, CA | To support grantmaking / online giving | $12,010 |
| Accelerate4kids Foundation | Detroit, MI | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| Arts & Scraps | Detroit, CA | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| Code313 | Detroit, MI | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| Codecrew | Memphis, TN | To support excite awards | $10,000 |
| Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program Inc | Detroit, MI | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| Everyday Ai LLC | Las Cruces, NM | To support responsible ai and tech justice | $10,000 |
| Hype | Atlanta, GA | To support responsible ai and tech justice | $10,000 |
| Ithaca City School District | Ithica, NY | To support responsible ai and tech justice | $10,000 |
| Journi | Detroit, MI | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| The Hidden Genius Project | Oakland, CA | To support computer science for detroit out-of-school time collective | $10,000 |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Cambridge, MA | To support civic engagement work | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 69 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | To support programs | $711,202 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,434,849 | 70 |
| 2023 | $10,251,226 | 41 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543189349103969
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3330604
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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