Kalliopeia Foundation’s recent giving is extremely concentrated: four grants totaling $27.09M were all reported under a single recipient entry labeled “See Grant Statement,” indicating the foundation made a few very large, purpose-driven awards whose specific beneficiaries or program areas are not publicly disclosed. Because the grants are bundled under one statement rather than separate grantee names or NTEE codes, the foundation appears to favor high-dollar strategic transactions (likely a single initiative, capital commitment, or a regranting vehicle) over many small awards. Prospective grantees should expect that Kalliopeia operates with a high degree of selectivity and confidentiality about grant recipients or purposes.
Very concentrated: few (4) large grants aggregated under a single statement totaling $27M. The foundation gives large, selective awards rather than broad, distributed small grants; specific programmatic focus and beneficiaries are not disclosed in the available data.
Notable grantees: See Grant Statement (all grants aggregated under this entry)
Kalliopeia Foundation’s recent grant record is built around four very large awards, all reported under a single recipient label, “See Grant Statement.” The largest recent grant was $6.89 million in 2025, and the remaining three were each in the $6.52 million to $6.84 million range. That pattern suggests a foundation that uses high-dollar, purpose-specific commitments rather than a broad spread of smaller grants. The available record does not identify separate public grantees for these awards, so the clearest picture comes from the scale and repetition of the funding itself. Across the latest filings, the foundation shows a concentrated giving profile with a total of $27.09 million in annual grants and a median grant size of $6.84 million. All reported grants were made to recipients in California, and the grant listing places every award under the same statement-based recipient entry. Kalliopeia Foundation therefore appears to operate through a small number of large transactions, with limited public detail attached to individual awards.
The most visible pattern in Kalliopeia Foundation’s grantmaking is the use of statement-based awards rather than named program grants. A 2025 grant of $6.89 million was reported to “See Grant Statement,” showing that at least one recent commitment was structured around a separate grant statement rather than a public-facing project description. The same structure appears in other years as well. In 2024, the foundation reported a $6.84 million grant under the same recipient label, and in 2023 it reported a $6.5209 million grant the same way. Because the recipient and purpose fields are not broken out into distinct public grantees, the record points to large, centralized commitments rather than a mix of smaller cause-area awards.
Kalliopeia Foundation’s typical grant size is very high: the 25th percentile is $6,680,450, the median is $6,840,000, and the 75th percentile is also $6,840,000. That narrow range shows a tightly clustered grantmaking pattern. The recent record also suggests repeat annual activity, with comparable awards reported in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its public grant record is organized around a statement-based recipient entry rather than named open applications or a visible multi-grantee portfolio.
$27.1M
$291.6M
$18.4M
$14.2M
Most grants fall between $6.7M and $6.8M, with a median of $6.8M.
25th Percentile
$6.7M
Median
$6.8M
75th Percentile
$6.8M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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The foundation’s giving is geographically concentrated in California, which accounts for 100% of reported recipient-state grants and is also the top state by grant count. Recipient locations in the recent grants list are all shown as California. The grant record does not show a broader multi-state or international distribution, and the country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 6 grants in the United States. In the available data, Kalliopeia Foundation’s grantmaking footprint is therefore local and state-centered rather than national or cross-border.
Its grant sizes are tightly clustered at a very high level: the 25th percentile is $6,680,450, the median is $6,840,000, and the 75th percentile is also $6,840,000. That indicates most reported grants fall in roughly the same range.
The recent record shows repeated annual activity rather than a one-time event. Comparable grants were reported in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with amounts of $6,520,900, $6,840,000, and $6,890,000.
The foundation’s giving is concentrated in California. All reported recipient-state grants in the available data are in CA, and the geographic scope of giving is listed as local.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals and not making program-related investments in the provided data.
The recent grants are reported under a single recipient entry labeled “See Grant Statement,” rather than named public grantees. The record also shows all 6 grants in the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Grant Statement | See Grant Statement, CA | $6,890,000 | 2025 | See Grant Statement |
| See Grant Statement | See Grant Statement, CA | $6,840,000 | 2025 | See Grant Statement |
| See Grant Statement | See Grant Statement, CA | $6,840,000 | 2024 | See Grant Statement |
| See Grant Statement | See Grant Statement, CA | $6,520,900 | 2023 | See Grant Statement |
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$6,890,000See Grant Statement
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$6,840,000See Grant Statement
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$6,840,000See Grant Statement
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$6,520,900See Grant Statement