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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2688398

Capecchio Foundation

A private foundation in Stockton, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,389,205

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $21,588,391
  • Tax year 2024

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $21,549,439
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $21,853,272
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,306,438
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,783,715
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $124,590

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. St Mary's High SchoolStockton, CA

    Repairs and improvements to Cortopassi Aquatics Center

    $1,000,000
  2. Stockton Symphony AssociationStockton, CA

    Program Services and Marketing Program

    $129,205
  3. SJ County Sheriff's FoundationStockton, CA

    13 Drones for UAS Program

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    Stockton Chapter

    $100,000
  5. Central Valley Youth SymphonyStockton, CA

    Program Services

    $10,000
  6. Hospice of San JoaquinStockton, CA

    45th Anniversary Celebration

    $10,000
  7. Family Promise of SJ CountyStockton, CA

    Family Promise Gala

    $10,000
  8. Pacific Italian AllianceStockton, CA

    Passport to Italy Gala Dinner

    $10,000
  9. World of Wonders Science MuseumLodi, CA

    WOW Gala Expenditures

    $10,000
  10. Restore the DeltaStockton, CA

    RTD Dinner Expenditures

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $159,20589% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,0006% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $1,289,205

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Katherine WhitlowDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donald G LenzSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas CortopassiDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brady WhitlowChairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rebecca CarlsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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