Kapor Center for Social Impact (Mitchell Kapor Foundation)

The Kapor Center for Social Impact (officially the Mitchell Kapor Foundation) is a left-of-center grantmaking foundation.

At-A-Glance

Co-Chairs:

Mitch Kapor, Freada Kapor Klein, PhD

Chief of Community Engagement:

Cedric Brown

COO:

Lance Henderson

Location: Oakland, CA View on map
Tax ID: 94-3330604
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $115,527,306 Revenue: $11,366,167 Expenses: $16,130,383

The Kapor Center for Social Impact (officially the Mitchell Kapor Foundation) is a left-of-center grantmaking foundation.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $115,527,306 $11,366,167 $16,130,383 View
2023 $117,513,185 $-6,244,918 $24,146,379 View
2022 $150,426,845 $7,255,394 $19,172,839 View
2021 $193,624,254 $127,802,204 $11,208,436 View
2020 $135,710,485 $87,641,735 $12,678,128 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Allison ScottSECR / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$473,536
Kimberly BardakianSR. DIRECTOR OF PART$260,863
Cynthia OvertonSR. DIR TECH WORKPLA$252,295
Lilibeth GangasCHIEF TECH COMMUNITY$250,578
Sonia KoshyCHIEF RESEARCH OFFIC$248,541
Dinah ConsuegraCHIEF OF STAFF AND L$248,388

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $15,773,650
  • Number of Grants: 31
  • Number of Funders: 25

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$8,400,0002021 Raytheon Technologies Corporation Contributions ProgramFor the next five years, Raytheon Technologies will contribute nearly $8 million to support scholarships, internships and mentoring for high school students of color participating in the Kapor Center's sMASH (Summer Math and Science Honor Academy) program. Raytheon will also provide 10 sMASH students each year with $40,000 engineering and computer science scholarships for college. The partnership is a part of Raytheon'S 10-year, $500 million Connect Up initiative with eight organizations including SMASH, an intense three-year college-prep program where students study STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) courses and spend their summers at one of 10 college campuses across the country.
$1,000,0002024 TIDES FOUNDATIONEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$653,5992020 NCWITReboot representation gift
$250,0002021 The Ford FoundationCore support for The Bridge/The Race Card Project to facilitate, report on and analyze, race, identity, and equity in America
$250,0002020 Catena FoundationDIGNITY & EDUCATION
$250,0002020 The Denver FoundationTO SUPPORT ONWARDCO
$250,0002020 Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$250,0002020 Zoma Foundation IncTo support deployment, marketing, and general operations for OnwardCO
$250,0002020 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationSUPPORT FOR THE ONWARDUS INITIATIVE
$150,0002020 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$80,0002021 The Comcast Nbc Universal FoundationAI/Machine Learning Computer Science Course for Native Girls
$75,0002020 The Ford FoundationCore support for The Bridge/The Race Card Project to facilitate, report on and analyze, race, identity, and equity in America
$50,0002024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$50,0002020 Cognizant US FoundationSUPPORT RESKILL AMERICA TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AMIDST COVID-19
$32,4342020 PayPal Giving FundGeneral Support
$25,0002020 Entertainment Industry FoundationGENERAL PROGRAM
$20,0002020 Tory Burch Foundation IncTO MAKE THE TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE.
$7,5002024 National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS
$7,5002023 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$7,5002022 National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$5,1602023 CSforALLSCRIPT ASSISTANCE TO FACILITATOR TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE COMMUNITITY
$3,4002021 Quality Education for Minorities NetworkRESEARCH

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $69,253,018
  • Number of Grants: 996
  • Number of Recipients: 601

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$2,000,0002023 The Barack Obama FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002022 East Bay Community FoundationTO SUPPORT GRANTMAKING
$2,000,0002022 The Barack Obama FoundationTO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD
$2,000,0002021 The Barack Obama FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$2,000,0002020 The Barack Obama FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$1,546,5962022 University of California Berkeley FoundationTO SUPPORT COLLABORATION BETWEEN KAPOR CENTER AND UC BERKELEY'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FOR THE SECOND YEAR
$1,050,0002024 University of California Berkeley FoundationTO SUPPORT PROFESSOR TYRONE HAYES
$1,000,0002023 University of California Berkeley FoundationTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR ALUMNI OF THE EXTERNAL SMASH PROGRAM
$983,3332023 Code for Science and Society IncFOR 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.
$800,0002020 Morehouse CollegeGENERAL SUPPORT
$596,1502020 University of California Berkeley FoundationGSE/KAPOR RESEARCH – AP CS PROJECT
$500,0002024 Code for Science and Society IncTO SUPPORT THE CENTER ADDRESSING INEQUITIES IN THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE
$500,0002022 Brandeis UniversityTO SUPPORT IERE'S RACIAL JUSTICE X TECH POLICY PROGRAM
$500,0002022 The UCLA FoundationTO SUPPORT THE RACE AND DIGITAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE AT THE UCLA DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
$500,0002021 Brandeis UniversityMOBILIZE COMMUNITIES – (ECOSYSTEM PORTION) STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING
$350,0002021 Computer History MuseumFOUNDER'S SUPPORT – KAPOR FOUNDATION GRANT
$350,0002024 New Venture FundTO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
$333,3332022 Code for Science and Society IncTO SUPPPORT THE DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INTITUTE
$333,3332021 Code for Science and Society IncSTRATEGIC GRANTMAKING
$300,9102023 Detroit Public School Community DistrictTO HELP FIVE COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATORS; TO SUPPORT ASSISTANCE DIRECT K-12 CS EDUCATION
$300,0002022 Free PressTO SUPORT THE DISINFO DEFENSE LEAGUE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS RACIALIZED DISINFORMATION TARGETING BLACK, LATINX, ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ONLINE
$300,0002022 State Leadership ProjectTO PROVIDE FAST RESPONSE RE-GRANTS TO BIPOC-LED/SERVING ORGANIZATIONS FOR INVESTIGATIONS, MONITORING, OUTREACH, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
$285,0002021 Level Playing Field InstituteTO SUPPORT THE CAREER CATALYST PROGRAM
$277,8392024 Oakland Public Education FundTO SUPPORT #OAKLANDUNDIVIDED
$250,0002024 Mortar Board IncGIFT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS