Pepita Foundation Inc
Pepita Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $50.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $118K.
Pepita Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Pepita Foundation Inc gave $118K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $30K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $118,000
- -38.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 4
- -66.7% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $29,500
- +83.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $34,000
- Total assets
- $50,928,115
- +1743.2% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- California (66% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Pepita Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Heard ($40K). Together the top 4 received $118K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Pepita Foundation Inc gives
- In 2024 it paid out 43% 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
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $118K (2024) to $193K (2023). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $118K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Heard Washington, DC | General operating support including staff salaries and benefits, interpretation and access costs, and any materials or additional support we need to bring in to support our board or community members. | $40,000 |
| Off-the-Grid San Diego, CA | Aid for syria and turkey. Disaster-response in trkiye and syria, and saving the lives of deaf ukrainians both fleeing and surviving the war there. In addition to the war, we subsequently responded to disasters throughout the caribbean, the united states, middle east and as far east as south asia directly impacting more than 25,000 deaf, hard-of-hearing (HH), deafblind, deaf-disabled, codas, elders, and people with disabilities. | $38,000 |
| Sins Invalid San Francisco, CA | Support for three key capacity building/ general operating expense areas: (1) sins invalid's crip survival network (CSN). The CSN is a sins invalid born climate, disability, and language justice centered initiative through which unites participating organizations to strengthen and uplift each other as we face various natural and unnatural disasters affecting the lives of marginalized, bipoc and queer/trans/non-binary disabled people in the communities we serve. (2) sins invalid's 2023 performance on disability justice and climate grief: this performance will incubate and showcase innovative, original, multi-media works and theatrical pieces exploring the theme of climate crisis grief and survival from the perspective of an all-disabled, majority people of color and queer/trans/non-binary, artist ensemble. (3) sustaining staff healthcare: as an organization which centers disability justice we offer resources to our staff to adequately meet their access and healthcare needs. | $30,000 |
| Urban Rural Action Los Angeles, CA | Support for the uniting for entrepreneurship in Maryland program. Ur action used the financial support from the pepita foundation to hire a consulting firm, bridgepeople, to help us (1) ensure that the program was implemented through a racial equity lens, and (2) contribute to program participant understanding of the interconnectedness of economic issues and race. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50,928,115 | $48,526,680 | $355,670 | $118,000 | 4 | $346,008 | $807,503 |
| 2023 | $2,762,983 | $1,048,672 | $314,719 | $192,500 | 12 | $314,200 | $93,643 |
| 2022 | $2,028,459 | $1,048,672 | $50,229 | — | — | $48,604 | $52,012 |
| 2021 | $1,052,727 | $1,048,672 | $18,947 | — | — | — | $48,221 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pepita Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $808K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pepita Foundation Inc is led by Janet Elsbach, President, Treasurer, Clerk & Director since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Janet Elsbach
President, Treasurer, Clerk & Director
Treasurer, Clerk & Director → President, Treasurer, Clerk & Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corie Walsh
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hazel Elsbach
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Louisa Pearl Elsbach
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Walsh
Director
President & Director → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "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 Pepita Foundation Inc
How much does Pepita Foundation Inc give each year?
Pepita Foundation Inc gave $118K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $193K across 12 grants.
What is Pepita Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Pepita Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $34,000, and its average grant was $29,500, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pepita Foundation Inc give grants?
Pepita Foundation Inc gives mostly in California: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (34%).
Does Pepita Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Pepita Foundation Inc's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Pepita Foundation Inc?
Pepita Foundation Inc reported $50.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $346K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $808K (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.
What is Pepita Foundation Inc's EIN?
Pepita Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1722220. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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