Private foundation · EIN 94-3330604 · Oakland, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Mitchell Kapor Foundation's grants went
It reported $10.3M in grants paid across 41 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 77.9% of those dollars to 33 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $7.99M 33 lines
- No confident match $2.27M 8
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- 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
- 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 OU
- Website on filing
- WWW.KAPORCENTER.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 40 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mk Level Playing Field Institute Oakland, CA · EIN 91-2088635 | $2,510,000 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH STEM PROGRAMS | Same address 0.88 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL · EIN 46-4950751 | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR ALUMNI OF THE EXTERNAL SMASH PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Code for Science & Society Portland, OR · EIN 81-3791683 | $983,333 | FOR THE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUES GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO SUPPORT THEIR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO MAK… | Same address 1.00 |
| Say What Media Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $764,827 | TO SUPPORT THE RACE CARD PROJECT | Unmatched Help match |
| Detroit Public Schools Community District Detroit, MI · no confident EIN match | $300,910 | TO HELP FIVE COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATORS; TO SUPPORT ASSISTANCE DIRECT K-12 CS EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Yale University New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646973 | $250,000 | — | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Brookings Institution Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196577 | $200,000 | TO SUPPORT AI EQUITY LAB | Same address 1.00 |
| Npower Brooklyn, NY · EIN 13-4145441 | $200,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, ACCELERATING CYBERSECURITY JOB ENTRY AMONG WOMEN OF COLOR. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Oakland Public Education Fund Oakland, CA · EIN 43-2014630 | $175,519 | TO SUPPORT OUSD'S COMPUTER SCIENCE FUND IN ORDER TO HIRE A NEW TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, UNTIL THE PERMANENT POSITION IS FINALIZED WIT… | Same city 1.00 |
| Aubin Pictures New York, NY · EIN 13-3912334 | $175,000 | TO SUPPORT DIASPORA FARMS OUR BODY POLITIC PODCAST. | Same city 1.00 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-6043294 | $175,000 | TO BENEFIT THE CONSTELLATIONS CENTER FOR EQUITY IN COMPUTING AT THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (INSTITUTE), IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A SENI… | Same address 1.00 |
| Ai for the People Brooklyn, NY · EIN 84-3671638 | $150,000 | TO SUPPORT AN ACTIONABLE AI PROJECT. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Impactassetsinc Bethesda, MD · EIN 26-2048480 | $150,000 | TO SUPPORT YOUR VOICES FOR ETHICAL AI PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Techequity Collaborative Martinez, CA · EIN 85-1685217 | $150,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, BUILDING A CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE THE RESPONSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF AI. | Same address 1.00 |
| Free Press Inc (Disinfo Defense League) Florence, MA · no confident EIN match | $150,000 | TO SUPPORT YOUR DISINFO DEFENSE LEAGUE PROJECTS | Unmatched Help match |
| Codepathorg San Francisco, CA · EIN 81-5338932 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT PROJECT, BOOSTING JOB BASED LEARNING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242992 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE INKWELL SOCIETY | Same address 0.80 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Washington, DC · EIN 52-0799246 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE. | Same ZIP 0.99 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY NETWORK. | Same address 1.00 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust Oakland, CA · EIN 82-4415931 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| National Skills Coalition Washington, DC · EIN 30-0075580 | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, ADVANCING TECH PATHWAYS POLICY EFFORTS VIA STATE AND NATIONAL COALITIONS. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Bright Funds Foundation San Jose, CA · EIN 46-2109112 | $66,379 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Calvin Hill Day CARE Center New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0865321 | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE IMPACT OF THE CALVIN HILL DAY CARE CENTER. | Same address 1.00 |
| Consumer Reports Yonkers, NY · EIN 13-1776434 | $40,000 | TO SUPPORT A TECH VIDEO SERIES TO DRIVE AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT ON THE TOPIC OF ALGORITHMIC BIAS | Same address 1.00 |
| Dr Huey P Newton Foundation Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3191239 | $40,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF BLACK PANTHER PARTY VR EXPERIENCE AND K-12 CURRICULUM | Same address 1.00 |
| Camelback Ventures New Orleans, ID · EIN 46-3169470 | $25,000 | TO SUPPORT FOUNDERS FUND | Exact name 1.00 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA · EIN 04-1679980 | $25,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, MIAMI INNOVATION ACADEMY. | Same street 1.00 |
| Hispanic Heritage Foundation Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | TO SUPPORT THE LATINE TECH ECOSYSTEM REPORT DISSEMINATION AND LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP. | Unmatched Help match |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT THE HUTCHINS CENTER | Known alias 1.00 |
| Talk Tech Association New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | TO SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN TALK TECH | Unmatched Help match |
| Youth Alive Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | TO "BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND UPLIFT A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF LEADERS ROOTED IN OAKLAND AND BEYOND THROUGH PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, HEALING AND ADVOCACY." | Unmatched Help match |
| Codecrew Memphis, TN · EIN 47-4691807 | $5,000 | GIGABYTE EXCITE SPONSORSHIP | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3317442 | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT THE TOWN NIGHTS PROGRAM | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Hopewell Fund Washington, DC · EIN 47-3681860 | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT ALL TECH IS HUMAN AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER TO LIFT UP THE WORK OF CONSUMER REPORTS DIGITAL LAB AND THE RELEASE OF THE BAD INPUT VI… | Same address 1.00 |
| Mission Bit San Francisco, CA · EIN 46-0945785 | $5,000 | 2022 GALA FUND-A-NEED PLEDGE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Mozilla Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 20-0097189 | $5,000 | TO ENCOURAGE AUDIENCES TO CONTINUE TAKING ACTION ON THE IMPACT OF BIASES IN AI AND BIG DATA THAT RESULT IN UNFAIR PRACTICES AND DISCRIMINAT… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Brighter Beginnings Richmond, CA · EIN 94-2949749 | $2,500 | ADOPT A FAMILY PROGRAM | Exact name 1.00 |
| Society of Stvincent de Paul District Council of Alameda County Oakland, CA · EIN 94-1156493 | $2,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.78 |
| Destiny Arts Center Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3176726 | $258 | TO SUPPORT THE DESTINY ARTS CENTER GALA | Same address 1.00 |
1 more line ($5,000) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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9 recipients in common - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
9 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.