Capital One Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Capital One Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal; the sensible first step is to build a relationship that could lead to an invitation.
- Its stated focus is economic opportunity for low- to moderate-income families and communities, through financial education and coaching, small-business and entrepreneur development, college access and career readiness, and community-based services, so work in those areas is the best fit.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filing shows grants mainly in California, District of Columbia, Texas, New York and Illinois.
- About 8 in 10 of its 139 grants fell between $30,000 and $720,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $3,500,000, and half were $100,000 or less, so a modest-to-mid-sized request sits well within its usual range.
- In the filing, 19% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing and returning relationships matter.
Overview
Capital One Foundation is a US private foundation based in Mclean, VA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (investor.capitalone.com, capitalone.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Capital One Foundation states that grant funding to 501c3 nonprofit entities has largely focused on innovative and scalable strategies that expand economic opportunity among low- to moderate-income families and communities. Its recorded grants support financial education and coaching, small-business and entrepreneur development, college access and career readiness, and community-based services. Recipients include local service nonprofits, community development and business networks, colleges and universities, research organisations and national nonprofit partners. Awards support direct programmes as well as research and data tools. Its giving therefore spans a broad range of economic-opportunity work rather than one recipient or narrowly defined activity.
Themes
- Economic opportunity
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia, Texas, New York and Illinois.
How to apply
For the named Scaling Pathways to Homeownership call, applicants took the Organization Readiness Tool assessment to check eligibility and registered before applying.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 19% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 139 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The named Scaling Pathways to Homeownership call prioritised proposals whose resources and tools could create meaningful, measurable impact by addressing information gaps or supply challenges, improving access and supporting homeownership readiness. (as reported in other published sources)
- The named call sought innovations in housing counselling, consumer education and for-sale housing production at scale. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 12%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 19% of grant dollars went to organisations Capital One Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 95 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $55,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders · Lead & nalce leadership advancement programs and networking/training scholarships$1,460,0002024 tax year
- Impact Charitable · Capital readiness accelerator$1,100,0002024 tax year
- National Urban League · General operations and national conference partner$1,075,0002024 tax year
- Trust for Public Land · Trust for public land (ea rei commitment)$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Latino Business Action Network · Lban startup accelerator & startup capital research$880,0002024 tax year
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities · Launchpad: joint hbcu-hsi immersion program, la academia, enlace, voces nuevas, 39th annual conference and adelante! leadership institute$850,0002024 tax year
- Delaware State University Foundation · Hbcu philanthropy symposium and center for excellence for emerging technology in agriculture$510,0002024 tax year
- Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative · Emerald south economic development collaborative cooperative purchasing initiative$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jennifer Windbeck — Director
- Steve Tulip — Director
- Andrew Navarrete — Co-Chair
- Kerone Vatel — Chair Person
- Steph Doles — Assistant Treasurer
- Michael Angelo — Assistant Secretary
- Franco Harris — Treasurer
- Jason S Frank — Secretary
- Shena Ashley — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $13,208,467 | $13,000,000 | $50,522,018 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $11,780,314 | $11,682,500 | $63,821,096 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $15,034,351 | $14,933,700 | $154,283,387 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- Mclean, VA