About Kacyra Family Foundation
Fostering humanitarian, cultural, and scientific endeavors; supporting heritage preservation, education access to technology, medical research (including Crohn's and Colitis), and the Human Energy Project exploring ethics and identity in a technology-driven age.
Focus Areas
Heritage preservation and digital archivingMedical research (chronic illnesses, Crohn's and colitis)Education access and technology for underprivileged childrenYouth ethics, identity, and social/technical impacts (Human Energy Project)Support for pilot projects and nonprofit spin-offs
Who They Fund
scientific researchersresearch institutions and universitiesmuseums and historical societiescultural heritage sites and preservation organizations
Funding Style
About Kacyra Family Foundation
Kacyra Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for Human Energy in Orinda, with grants of $1,300,000 in 2024, $1,125,000 in 2025, and $1,000,000 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that backs long-running projects rather than isolated awards, especially when a project is being developed as pilot work or for possible spin-off into an independent nonprofit. The foundation also supports heritage preservation work through digital documentation and archiving, including a $110,000 grant to CyArk in Oakland in 2024. Across its grantmaking, the foundation funds humanitarian, cultural, and scientific efforts, with emphasis on heritage preservation, education access to technology, medical research, and youth ethics and identity. Leadership is listed as Ben Kacyra. The foundation’s stated approach includes project-based support, research funding, institutional or program support, and unrestricted or general operating support. In practice, its recent awards show a preference for sizable grants to organizations working on technology-linked preservation, education, and science-related programs.
What Kacyra Family Foundation Funds
A major theme is heritage preservation through digital methods. In 2024, Kacyra Family Foundation gave $110,000 to CyArk in Oakland for historical preservation, consistent with its support for digital documentation, scanning, modeling, and archiving of world heritage sites. Another recurring theme is youth-focused ethics and identity work through the Human Energy Project. The foundation made a $1,125,000 general support grant in 2025 and a $1,300,000 scientific research grant in 2024 to Human Energy, reflecting sustained pilot funding for that effort. Medical research is also part of the portfolio, with grants aimed at chronic illness research, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Education grants support organizations serving underprivileged children, especially where classroom computers and web access expand technology access.
How Kacyra Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is large: p25 is $777,500, median is $1,062,500, and p75 is $1,168,750. The recent record shows recurring support to the same recipient across multiple years, with Human Energy awarded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That suggests multi-year backing rather than one-off awards. The foundation appears to use a structured grantmaking process through committees for education and medical research, and its philosophy includes unrestricted, research, institutional, and project-based support. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$5.1M
Total Revenue
$274K
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $778K and $1.2M, with a median of $1.1M.
25th Percentile
$778K
Median
$1.1M
75th Percentile
$1.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Ben Kacyra
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