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The Cappetta Family Foundationinc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$195k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
16%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,100
Organizations funded a year
34 to 55
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$3.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 16% of the organizations The Cappetta Family Foundationinc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEnvironmentEducationFood & NutritionArts & CultureInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving37$195k11%
FY202438$183k16%
FY202340$171k20%
FY202255$148k24%
FY202150$195k22%
FY202046$170k50%
FY201941$178k54%
FY201834$176k59%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$524kHealth$258kInternational$173kEnvironment$123kHuman Services$92kFood & Nutrition$59kArts & Culture$43kReligion$42kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
WA
MT
NY
MA
SD
IN
PA
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
MS
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Emilio Nares Foundation$175,15092%
Cornell University$165,00060%
Bishop School$128,7004n/a
Global Communities$100,80050%
University of San Diego$76,30020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$70,00090%
Project Concern International$61,92340%
Feeding San Diego$57,60030%
Givedirectly Inc$40,00030%
Lymediseaseorg$36,00081%
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All grantees of The Cappetta Family Foundationinc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Emilio Nares Foundation$175,15092%
Cornell University$165,00060%
Bishop School$128,7004n/a
Global Communities$100,80050%
University of San Diego$76,30020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$70,00090%
Project Concern International$61,92340%
Feeding San Diego$57,60030%
Givedirectly Inc$40,00030%
Lymediseaseorg$36,00081%
Fordham University$35,00040%
Dzi Foundation$31,00091%
Sierra Club Foundation$30,00020%
Bennington College Corporation$26,00060%
La Jolla Institute for Immunology$22,50050%
Second Chance Inc$21,50060%
Crespi Carmelite High School$16,5006n/a
Monarch School Project$16,00030%
Alpha Project$14,3506n/a
Rancho Santa Fe Womens Fund$13,8755n/a
Theater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba la Jolla Playhouse$13,50080%
Accesscircles Inc$12,00063%
Kiss the Ground$11,50041%
Aspetuck Land Trust$11,50060%
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation$10,80090%
Earthjustice$10,50060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$10,50030%
Environmental Health Coalition$10,25060%
Scripps Health$10,00030%
Voices for Children$10,00010%
Ndn Collective Inc$9,25060%
Global Lyme Alliance Inc$9,00050%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$7,50030%
Curebound$6,89950%
Regents of the University of California at San Diego$6,0003n/a
The Tank Ltd$5,00010%
World of Children Inc$4,55052%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$4,50020%
Out in the Open Inc$3,50030%
Ali Forney Center Inc$3,00030%
Save The Children Federation Inc$2,97490%
United States Association for UNHCR$2,00010%
Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson$2,0003n/a
Jane's Due Process Inc$2,00020%
Nature Collective$2,00020%
San Diego Coastkeeper$1,85030%
Omo Child Foundation$1,75012%
Blue Latitudes Foundation$1,5001n/a
Trevor Project Inc$1,50020%
One World Bridge$1,50021%
Villa Musica$1,50010%
Sierra Club$1,50010%
Border Angels$1,25010%
Citizens Climate Lobby$1,10020%
The Poetry Project Ltd$1,01520%
Red Badge Project$1,0001n/a
Laru Beya Collective Incorporated$1,00011%
Restoring Justice$1,00010%
Amnesty International of the USA Inc$1,00010%
Entreamigos$1,00010%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$1,00020%
American Indian Community Houseinc$1,00011%
Freedom Fund Network Inc$1,00010%
Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego$1,0001n/a
Resources for the Future Inc$75010%
Challenged Athletes Inc$75020%
North County Junior Golf Association$75020%
The Food Project Inc$75010%
Center for Whole Communities Inc$70010%
Mothers Out Front Inc$60010%
Sunrise Movement$50010%
President and Trustees of Bates College$50010%
The Brooklyn Rail Inc$50010%
Teen Challenge of South Calif Inc$50010%
Coaching Corps$50010%
Sustainable South Bronx Inc$50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$25010%
Nightboat Books Inc$25010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2001n/a
A Breeze of Hope Foundation$20010%
Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc$20010%
Library Guild of Rancho Santa Fe$10010%
Room to Read$7510%
Wreaths Across America$501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 64 recipients with no EIN on record ($249k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Cappetta Family Foundationinc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEmilio Nares Foundation: $175,150 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetCornell University: $165,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Communities: $100,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Diego: $76,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $70,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetProject Concern International: $61,923 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding San Diego: $57,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGivedirectly Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLymediseaseorg: $36,000 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetFordham University: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDzi Foundation: $31,000 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBennington College Corporation: $26,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLa Jolla Institute for Immunology: $22,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Chance Inc: $21,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMonarch School Project: $16,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTheater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba la Jolla Playhouse: $13,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAccesscircles Inc: $12,000 over 6y, 3.4% of budgetKiss the Ground: $11,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAspetuck Land Trust: $11,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSan Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation: $10,800 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetEarthjustice: $10,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Health Coalition: $10,250 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetScripps Health: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVoices for Children: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNdn Collective Inc: $9,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Lyme Alliance Inc: $9,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCurebound: $6,899 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Tank Ltd: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWorld of Children Inc: $4,550 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOut in the Open Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAli Forney Center Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,974 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJane's Due Process Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNature Collective: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Coastkeeper: $1,850 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOmo Child Foundation: $1,750 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOne World Bridge: $1,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetVilla Musica: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSierra Club: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBorder Angels: $1,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCitizens Climate Lobby: $1,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Poetry Project Ltd: $1,015 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 73.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoCA28.9× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The San Diego Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · Sempra Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Tides Foundation · Impactassetsinc · The Annenberg Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Cappetta Family Foundationinc

How much does The Cappetta Family Foundationinc give?
The Cappetta Family Foundationinc reported 37 grants totaling $194,889 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 55 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Cappetta Family Foundationinc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (36%), Health (18%), International (12%).
Who are The Cappetta Family Foundationinc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Emilio Nares Foundation ($175k), Cornell University ($165k), Bishop School ($129k).
Does The Cappetta Family Foundationinc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Cappetta Family Foundationinc 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Cappetta Family Foundationinc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, The San Diego Foundation, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation.
Where is The Cappetta Family Foundationinc based?
The Cappetta Family Foundationinc is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 150 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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