Drapkin California Charitable Foundation
The Drapkin California Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. In 2025, it gave $63,000 through 13 grants, supporting organizations that include a children’s hospital, an urban-forestry nonprofit, a university, and cultural and conservation organizations.
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Drapkin California Charitable Foundation gave $63K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $63,000
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,846
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,042,693
- +2.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (73% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Drapkin California Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 850 Webster Street 1026, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 328-2732
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Drapkin California Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Canopy ($15K). Together the top 10 received $60K.
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 64 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California (73%), Massachusetts (21%), New Hampshire (5%), and Ohio (2%), as reported in the filing. These figures describe the locations of grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Drapkin California Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 13 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. How we count
- 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2023) to $70K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $63K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Canopy Palo Alto, CA | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Palo Alto, CA | General Operating Support | $15,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | General Operating Support | $13,000 |
| Filoli Center Woodside, CA | General Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Gamble Garden Palo Alto, CA | General Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Colby Sawyer College New London, NH | General Operating Support | $3,000 |
| Ability Path Redwood City, CA | General Operating Support | $1,000 |
| Avenidas Palo Alto, CA | General Operating Support | $1,000 |
| Committee for Green Foothills Palo Alto, CA | General Operating Support | $1,000 |
| Kenyon Parents Fund Gambier, OH | General Operating Support | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,042,693 | $103,741 | $78,086 | $63,000 | 13 | $63,075 | $91,028 | $61,452 |
| 2024 | $1,017,046 | $113,844 | $79,440 | $65,000 | 13 | $65,050 | $100,225 | $59,368 |
| 2023 | $982,816 | $65,862 | $76,301 | $58,000 | 12 | $58,050 | $45,923 | $58,180 |
| 2022 | $993,599 | $72,345 | $92,999 | $70,000 | 13 | $70,033 | $50,697 | $63,445 |
| 2021 | $1,014,253 | $92,514 | $93,961 | $70,000 | 13 | $72,415 | $71,800 | $70,430 |
| 2020 | $1,015,700 | $66,963 | $84,657 | $63,000 | 13 | — | $48,524 | $62,828 |
| 2019 | $1,032,394 | $63,147 | $93,267 | $63,000 | 13 | — | $58,411 | $63,603 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Drapkin California Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations working in different areas. Canopy describes its mission as collaborating with communities to grow and sustain equitable urban forests. MIT says its mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship. Filoli Center describes its work as connecting history with a vibrant future through beauty, nature, and shared stories.
Other grantees describe missions including protecting open space on the Peninsula and in the South Bay (Peninsula Open Space Trust), helping older adults remain active, engaged, and healthy (Avenidas), and ensuring that coast redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains thrive for generations (Sempervirens Fund).
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $63,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $1,000. All listed grants were for general operating support. Among the largest were $15,000 each to Canopy and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and $13,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Other reported grants included $5,000 each to Filoli Center and Gamble Garden, and $3,000 to Colby-Sawyer College.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Nancy S. Drapkin as trustee.
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation is led by Nancy S. Drapkin, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nancy S. Drapkin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Drapkin California Charitable Foundation
How much does Drapkin California Charitable Foundation give each year?
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation gave $63K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $65K across 13 grants.
What is Drapkin California Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,846, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Drapkin California Charitable Foundation give grants?
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (21%). The most frequent recipient cities were Palo Alto, CA (6 grants).
Does Drapkin California Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Drapkin California Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Drapkin California Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Canopy ($15,000), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital ($15,000) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($13,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Drapkin California Charitable Foundation?
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $63K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Drapkin California Charitable Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations working in different areas. Canopy describes its mission as collaborating with communities to grow and sustain equitable urban forests. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Drapkin California Charitable Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Drapkin California Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Drapkin California Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-6060748. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Drapkin California Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Drapkin California Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/drapkin-california-charitable-foundation-morg_6f224c7ac1f24fc8beeac0c950b9391c
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