The Capek Family Foundation focuses heavily on higher-education scholarship support, directing the bulk of its funding to scholarship programs at specific colleges. Grants are concentrated and targeted rather than broad-based, with repeated, large gifts to a single flagship institution and smaller awards to other college foundations and a regional United Way. The geographic pattern suggests personal or alumni ties to particular New York institutions despite the foundation being based in California.
Concentrated and targeted: few, relatively large grants with repeat support for a primary grantee (RPI) and additional one-off scholarship gifts to other college foundations; small number of community-directed donations.
Capek Family Foundation Inc concentrates its giving on higher-education scholarships, with the largest recent grants all tied to scholarship programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. That repeated support signals a targeted funding pattern rather than a broad portfolio of unrestricted philanthropy. The foundation also backs scholarship awards at SUNY Oneonta and the College Oneonta Foundation, indicating a sustained interest in student aid at specific institutions. Alongside college scholarship support, the foundation has made smaller awards to individual students in St. Johnsville, New York, and to American Christian School in New Jersey. Its recent grants also include a charitable donation to United Way of the Southern Tier, showing that the foundation’s giving extends beyond campuses, but still within a narrow regional footprint. The mix of institutional scholarship support and direct individual awards is consistent across the recent grants list, with college-based gifts accounting for the foundation’s defining grantmaking pattern.
Scholarship funding is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent giving. It gave $120,000 to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for a scholarship program in 2025, after $100,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024 for the same purpose. It also supported SUNY Oneonta Foundation with $35,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2024 for scholarship awards, following a $30,000 award to College Oneonta Foundation in 2023. Beyond college aid, the foundation made a $10,000 donation to Oesj School District in 2024 for its music department, and it provided scholarship awards to American Christian School in 2023 and 2025. The grants show a mix of institutional student aid and direct support for named beneficiaries.
Typical grants are relatively small at the low end and more concentrated at the upper end: the p25 is $2,000, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $33,750. The recent list shows repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years, especially Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and SUNY Oneonta Foundation. That pattern points to recurring awards rather than isolated gifts. The foundation funds individuals directly, and its grants include scholarship awards alongside program-specific institutional support. No application process is described in the provided data.
$521K
$11.6M
$6.3M
$610K
Most grants fall between $2K and $34K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$34K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Oneonta Foundation, College Oneonta Foundation, United Way of the Southern Tier
Giving is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants list. New York is the top state by grant count, with grants landing in Troy, Oneonta, Corning, and St. Johnsville. Two grants went to recipients in New Jersey: Wharton and Succasunna. The foundation gives 0% of its grants to recipients in California, despite being headquartered in Saratoga, CA. The recipient-country distribution is 100% U.S.
Its recent grants are centered on higher-education scholarship support. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received three large scholarship-program grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and SUNY Oneonta Foundation and College Oneonta Foundation also received scholarship awards.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals directly, including multiple scholarship awards to named recipients in St. Johnsville, New York, such as Jade Dygert, Owen Feagles, Jordan Deninno, Natazia Vinglia, Georgia Bailey, and Madisyn Schell.
The typical grant size is clustered around smaller awards, with p25 at $2,000, median grant size at $10,000, and p75 at $33,750. The recent grants list also includes larger institutional awards of $100,000 and $120,000.
New York is the top state by grant count. Recent grants went to recipients in Troy, Oneonta, Corning, and St. Johnsville, while New Jersey recipients appeared less often.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE | TROY, NY | $120,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS |
| FIND YOUR LIGHT FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| SUNY ONEONTA FOUNDATION | ONEONTA, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| UNITED WAY OF THE SOUTHERN TIER | CORNING, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| WALTER HOVING HOMES | GARRISON, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY | BINGHAM FARMS, MI | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CARENET PREGNANCY RESOURCES | HACKETTSTOWN, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| GRACE CHRISTIAN CHURCH PANTRY | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| MOHAWK VALLEY FUTURE FARMERS OF AM | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| FORGOTTEN HARVEST OF METRO DETROIT | OAK PARK, MI | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| MOTHER HUBBARD'S CUPBOARD | WILMINGTON, NC | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| JEWISH FAMILY CAREER SERVICES | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CARINGWORKS | DECATUR, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| SAUNDERS FINGER LAKES MUSEUM | BRANCHPORT, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| AMERICAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | SUCCASUNNA, NJ | $10,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SILICON VALLEY | MILPITAS, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| FAMILIES FIRST | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| ASSOCIATION OF MUSICAL PARENTS | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| COVENANT HOUSE | DETROIT, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CHILD ADVOCATES OF SILICON VALLEY | MILPITAS, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| COUNTRY WOMENS CLUB OF CAMPBELL | CAMPBELL, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| LIFE MOVES | SANTA CLARA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| JORDAN DENINNO | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| EMMAJO SCHMIDTMANN | DOLGEVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| GEORGIA BAILEY | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE | TROY, NY | $120,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| UNITED WAY OF THE SOUTHERN TIER | CORNING, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| SUNY ONEONTA FOUNDATION | ONEONTA, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| AMERICAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | SUCCASUNNA, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| JORDAN DENINNO | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| GEORGIA BAILEY | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| JADE DYGERT | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE | TROY, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| SUNY ONEONTA FOUNDATION | ONEONTA, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| OESJ SCHOOL DISTRICT | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | MUSIC DEPARTMENT DONATION |
| OWEN FEAGLES | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| NATAZIA VINGLIA | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| JADE DYGERT | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE | TROY, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| COLLEGE ONEONTA FOUNDATION | ONEONTA, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| AMERICAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | WHARTON, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| MADISYN SCHELL | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
| OWEN FEAGLES | ST JOHNSVILLE, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARD |
WALTER HOVING HOMES
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATION
CHARITABLE DONATION
CARENET PREGNANCY RESOURCES
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATION
GRACE CHRISTIAN CHURCH PANTRY
$20,000CHARITABLE DONATION
MOHAWK VALLEY FUTURE FARMERS OF AM
$20,000CHARITABLE DONATION
FORGOTTEN HARVEST OF METRO DETROIT
$15,000CHARITABLE DONATION
MOTHER HUBBARD'S CUPBOARD
$15,000CHARITABLE DONATION
SAUNDERS FINGER LAKES MUSEUM
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
FAMILIES FIRST
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
ASSOCIATION OF MUSICAL PARENTS
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
COVENANT HOUSE
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
CHILD ADVOCATES OF SILICON VALLEY
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
COUNTRY WOMENS CLUB OF CAMPBELL
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
LIFE MOVES
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ATLANTA
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATION
JORDAN DENINNO
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
EMMAJO SCHMIDTMANN
$2,000CHARITABLE DONATION
GEORGIA BAILEY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
JORDAN DENINNO
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
GEORGIA BAILEY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
JADE DYGERT
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
OESJ SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,000MUSIC DEPARTMENT DONATION
OWEN FEAGLES
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
NATAZIA VINGLIA
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
JADE DYGERT
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
COLLEGE ONEONTA FOUNDATION
$30,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
MADISYN SCHELL
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
OWEN FEAGLES
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP AWARD