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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 16-1537263

The Captiva Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $102,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Thomas R Beecher Jr
120 W Tupper Street Suite 200
Buffalo, NY 14201
(716) 853-8671
Form and materials
No specific form is required. The only requirement is a brief letter describing the project and amount requested.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,652,578

  • Tax year 2023

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,483,160

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,426,560

  • Tax year 2021

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,445,340

  • Tax year 2020

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,023,431

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Peta FoundationNorfolk, VA

    General

    $20,000
  2. Bison Childrens Scholarship FundBuffalo, NY

    General

    $10,000
  3. Erin's Farm NFPHobart, IN

    General

    $10,000
  4. Parents Family CircleNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  5. Taller Puertorriqueno IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $7,000
  6. Code for Life USA IncNew York, NY

    General

    $7,000
  7. American Friends of Combatants for PeaceNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  8. Health and Education Alternative for Teens (heat)Brooklyn, NY

    General

    $5,000
  9. Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, NY

    The angel fund

    $5,000
  10. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  11. Orangutan OutreachEarlton, NY

    General

    $5,000
  12. The Icla Da Silva FoundationDallas, TX

    General

    $3,000
  13. ViaBuffalo, NY

    General

    $3,000
  14. Hospice FoundationBuffalo, NY

    General

    $3,000
  15. Grassroots Gardens WnyBuffalo, NY

    General

    $2,000
  16. Peaceful Valley Donkey RescueMiles, TX

    General

    $1,000
  17. Mac Angels FoundationLarchmont, NY

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals3 grants $16,00033% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $12,00024% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $11,00022% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $7,00014% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $3,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $61,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $10,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $7,000
  5. Texas1 grant $3,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Thomas R Beecher JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew C JacobsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Luke T JacobsCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Zoe RogersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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