Capillary Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bradenton, FL EIN: 87-4016827

Capillary Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Bradenton, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $260K.

Capillary Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Capillary Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
-79.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
-79.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$3,828,019
+6.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Capillary Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Tatum Robotics Foundation Inc: $25KTatum Robotics Foundation Inc$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tatum Robotics Foundation Inc ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Fort WayneWatertownAllendaleLas VegasSaint Petersburg

How Capillary Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 150% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 13% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $240K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tatum Robotics Foundation Inc Watertown, MADevelopment of Deafblind Tactile Sign Device$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,828,019$286,264$65,463$25,0001$25,000$260,133$197,351
2024$3,605,045$117,991$151,240$120,0001$120,000$93,488$189,149
2023$3,638,117$74,360$270,947$240,0004$240,000$82,836$178,710
2022$3,834,704$-109,914$55,746$10,0001$10,000$44,798$180,040
2021$4,000,364$4,000,364————$364$5,123

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Capillary Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $197K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Capillary Foundation Inc is led by Karan S. Glaze, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karan S. Glaze

    President

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenifer Schembri

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori F. Gyson

    Secretary Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Capillary Foundation Inc

How much does Capillary Foundation Inc give each year?

Capillary Foundation Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $120K across 1 grant.

How large is Capillary Foundation Inc?

Capillary Foundation Inc reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $197K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Capillary Foundation Inc operate?

Capillary Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada.

What is Capillary Foundation Inc's EIN?

Capillary Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-4016827. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 21, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 28, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 11, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 24, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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