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Capricorn Foundation

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 760460233

Capricorn Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $1,263 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $1,263 and the largest $1,263. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $160,000 the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$160,0009$1,851
2024$1,2631$0

How to apply

ContactBettie Cartwright
3711 San Felipe Rd 14A, Houston, TX 77027
Phone or email(713) 961-0320
What to submitLetter of application

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Capricorn Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$1,263

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
UNICEF
New York, NY
General support$1,263

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Capricorn Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Capricorn Foundation give?

$1,263 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $1,263.

Who runs Capricorn Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bettie Cartwright (Pres/Treas).

What does Capricorn Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international.

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