Cm Capital Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · EIN 77-0583870. Reported 180 grants totalling $731,109 to 105 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Cm Capital Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,500; the smallest was $50 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Avenidas | Palo Alto, CA | $92,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Chinese Association | Monterey, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital | Palo Alto, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outward Bound Ca | San Francisco, CA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| UC Davis | West Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois | Champaign, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cal Poly State University | San Luis Obispo, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caltech | Pasadena, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Alabama Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $6,725 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ortop | Portland, OR | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Community Service | San Jose, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $5,650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alma Equine | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cal State Monterey Bay | Seaside, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State University Northridge | Northridge, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| UC Regents | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $4,750 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Jose Museum of Art | San Jose, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baywood Elementary School | San Mateo, CA | $3,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Super Joey Foundation (bay Area Chapter) | Redwood City, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adrian C Wilcox High School | Santa Clara, CA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Calltech | Pasadena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ucsd | La Jolla, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | Palo Alto, CA | $2,409 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Palo Alto Partners in Education | Palo Alto, CA | $2,175 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asian Art Museum Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Fdn | Belmont, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene Inc | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leland Stanford JR University | Stanford, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outward Bound California | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $1,513 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano | Concord, CA | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| (acvo) Vision for Animals Foundation | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alma Enquine | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation | Belmont, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burlingame Community for Education Fdn | Burlingame, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| De Marillac Academy | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Divarity Foundation | Granite Bay, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lafayette Partners in Education | Lafayette, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martina Animal Rescue | Benicia, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mini Cat Town Inc | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust (post) | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pets in Need | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Redwood City Education Foundation | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Super Joey Foundation | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Little Hands Group | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Trustees of the Smith College | Northampton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $852 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Health Council | Palo Alto, CA | $850 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bowman School | Palo Alto, CA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation Beth Am | Los Altos, CA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City Harvest Inc | New York, NY | $668 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Orinda Association | Orinda, CA | $660 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Athena Academy | Palo Alto, CA | $650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $625 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children Incorporated | North Chesterfield, VA | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child & Family Institute | Menlo Park, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chinese Hospital Association | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctor Without Borders | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Children of the World | Barnesville, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| MIT Hillel | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Anthony Church | Luling, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | Truckee, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Tennis Advantage (yta) | Oakland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hsu Family Charitable Fund Inc | The Villages, FL | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden State Youth Orchestra | Palo Alto, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | San Jose, CA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Charlotte, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bayside Academy PTA | San Mateo, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Parish | Palo Alto, CA | $250 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles Ca, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gunn High School Music Boosters | Palo Alto, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Korean Paws Rescue | Stone Mountain, GA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lien Hoa Tu | San Jose, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Magical Bridge Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northgate Athletic Boosters | Walnut Creek, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $142 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Beiyinu Alumnae Foundation | Walnut, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Chanticleer Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
43 of 105 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 49%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ucsf Foundation
GRANT - ANNUAL CHANCELLOR'S FUND - Cal Poly State University
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS - Ucsd
GENERAL SUPPORT AND STEM SCHOLARSHIP FOR KAI DOUGLAS - UC Berkeley
GENERAL SUPPORT AND STEM SCHOLARSHIP FOR TIA CHANG - University of Washington
GENERAL SUPPORT AND STEM SCHOLARSHIP FOR DANIEL ONG - Calltech
GENERAL SUPPORT AND STEM SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUN H KWA
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 99 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $204,322 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $141,628 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $163,341 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $221,818 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
91% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Cm Capital Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 525 University Ave 200, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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