About Capital One Foundation
Capital One Foundation makes a small number of large, strategic grants focused on economic opportunity, leadership development, and postsecondary access for underserved populations. Their funding targets programs that reduce structural barriers for Black and Latino entrepreneurs, build leadership capacity (including an internal Capital One leadership initiative), and strengthen Hispanic- and Black-serving college pathways and practical supports for students. Grants are national in scope and oriented toward scalable programmatic interventions and partnerships with established nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Financial inclusion and entrepreneurship support for Black and Latino business ownersLeadership development and capacity-building for nonprofit and corporate leaders (Capital One Leadership Initiative)Immersion programs and partnerships with Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)Student life-skills and transition supports for college students (HELPS-style programs)
Who They Fund
Black and Latino entrepreneurs/foundersHBCU and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) students
About Capital One Foundation
A $3.5 million grant to Kiva for reducing structural barriers for Black and Latino entrepreneurs is one of the clearest signals in Capital One Foundation Inc’s recent giving: this foundation uses large, targeted awards to back economic mobility, leadership development, and college pathways for underserved communities. The grant list shows a pattern of sizable support to established nonprofits working on entrepreneurship, postsecondary access, and student success rather than a broad mix of small awards. Across 2023 and 2024, the foundation also backed the Rockwood Leadership Institute for the Capital One Leadership Initiative and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities for HSI immersion programming and a joint HBCU-HSI immersion program. Those grants point to two recurring priorities: building leadership capacity and strengthening institutional pathways for students at HBCUs and HSIs. Other grants extend the same approach into practical support for students and founders. Student Freedom Initiative received funding for HELPS, while the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership was funded for the Angel Inclusion Initiative. The overall picture is a national funder making concentrated grants to organizations with specific program models, often at six-figure scale.
What Capital One Foundation Funds
Capital One Foundation Inc supports entrepreneurship, higher education, and data-enabled support systems through named program grants. In entrepreneurship, it gave $3.5 million to Kiva for reducing structural barriers for Black and Latino entrepreneurs and $989,640 to the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership for the Angel Inclusion Initiative. In higher education, the foundation funded the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities with $1.42 million for the HSI Immersion Program+ and HBCU-HSI Joint Immersion Program, and it gave $357,500 to Reinvestment Fund Inc for the HBCU Brilliance Fund. The foundation also backs technology and research tools tied to student and policy outcomes. Mdrc received $775,000 for increasing college access in Washington State by optimizing chatbot technology and $720,000 for the OTTERS project on texting technology and student engagement. Urban Institute received $550,000 for the Financial Well-Being Data Hub.
How Capital One Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$36M
Total Assets
$327.8M
Total Revenue
$206.3M
Total Expenses
$37M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $250K and $578K, with a median of $481K.
25th Percentile
$250K
Median
$481K
75th Percentile
$578K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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