Illinois · Private foundation
John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $300k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $300,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2023
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $300k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $315k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $260k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $240k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $353k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $252k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $1.3M | 38% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $1.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editha House Foundation | $1,011,011 | 2 | 60% |
| IMD Guest House Foundation | $286,710 | 1 | 16% |
| University of Chicago | $274,786 | 1 | 0% |
| St Mary's Food Bank Alliance | $190,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Indo American Cancer Association | $109,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $22,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editha House Foundation | $1,011,011 | 2 | 60% |
| IMD Guest House Foundation | $286,710 | 1 | 16% |
| University of Chicago | $274,786 | 1 | 0% |
| St Mary's Food Bank Alliance | $190,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Indo American Cancer Association | $109,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $22,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hospice of the Valley | $5,580 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Chicago Council on Global Affairs | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Arizona Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Neighborhood House Association | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation
- How much does John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation give?
- John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $300,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (61%), Philanthropy (25%), Education (6%).
- Who are John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Editha House Foundation ($1.0M), IMD Guest House Foundation ($287k), University of Chicago ($275k).
- Does John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation based?
- John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation is based in IL.
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