Private foundation · EIN 83-0941957 · New York, New York · Public & societal benefit

Lunacap Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (05 01 2025 for Class of 2027) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 10 grants paid, $92K total, median $10K. 30% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: None

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
10
$92K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
30%
of grants
Deadline
See below
05 01 2025 for Class of 2027
Assets
$5.2M

How to apply

Email applications should be submitted through lunacapfoundation.org. Contact: Paul Capon, 1412 Broadway, New York, Ny, 9174536120 Deadlines: 05 01 2025 for Class of 2027 Restrictions: None

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of California Business SchoolBerkeley, CAScholarship$10K
University of Pennsylvania Business SchoolPhiladelphia, PAScholarship$10K
Columbia University Business SchoolNew York, NYScholarship$10K
Columbia University Business SchoolNew York, NYScholarship$10K
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTScholarship$10K
Harvard University Business SchoolCambridge, MAScholarship$10K
MIT Sloan Business SchoolCambridge, MAScholarship$10K
Stanford University Business SchoolStandford, CAScholarship$10K
Ironbound BoxingNewark, NJCommunity education and development of youths.$10K
Columbia University Business SchoolNew York, NYScholarship$2,000

By state: New York 3 · California 2 · Massachusetts 2 · Pennsylvania 1 · Connecticut 1 · New Jersey 1

About this foundation

Lunacap Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Paul Capon, tax-exempt since 2024. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Lunacap Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Email applications should be submitted through lunacapfoundation.org. Deadlines: 05 01 2025 for Class of 2027.

How much does Lunacap Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $92K across 10 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Lunacap Foundation Inc give?

New York (3 grants), California (2 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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