Pepita Foundation Inc

1690 BOARDMAN STREET - SHEFFIELD - MA 01257, Massachusetts

Latest Filing: 2024

Total Assets: $2.76M

Total Giving: $192,500

Grants: 12

Median Grant: $10,000

PEPITA FOUNDATION INC is a active grantmaker that only funds pre-selected organizations, distributing $190K through 12 grants annually.

2024 Summary

$2.76M

Total Assets

$192,500

Funding Awarded

Grants Given

$10,000

Median Grant

$30,000

Largest Grant

$2,500

Smallest Grant

2024 Recipients

Recipient	Award	Location	Purpose
Sins Invalid	$30,000	San Francisco, CALIFORNIA	Support For Three Key Capacity Building/ General Operating Expense Areas: (1) Sins Invalid's Crip Survival Network (Csn). The Csn Is A Sins Invalid Born Climate, Disability, And Language Justice Centered Initiative Through Which Unites Participating Organizations To Strengthen And Uplift Each Other As We Face Various Natural And Unnatural Disasters Affecting The Lives Of Marginalized, Bipoc And Queer/Trans/Non Binary Disabled People In The Communities We Serve. (2) Sins Invalid's 2023 Performance On Disability Justice And Climate Grief: This Performance Will Incubate And Showcase Innovative, Original, Multi Media Works And Theatrical Pieces Exploring The Theme Of Climate Crisis Grief And Survival From The Perspective Of An All Disabled, Majority People Of Color And Queer/Trans/Non Binary, Artist Ensemble. (3) Sustaining Staff Healthcare: As An Organization Which Centers Disability Justice We Offer Resources To Our Staff To Adequately Meet Their Access And Healthcare Needs.
Off The Grid	$30,000	San Diego, CALIFORNIA	Aid For Syria And Turkey. Disaster Response In Trkiye And Syria, And Saving The Lives Of Deaf Ukrainians Both Fleeing And Surviving The War There. In Addition To The War, We Subsequently Responded To Disasters Throughout The Caribbean, The United States, Middle East And As Far East As South Asia Directly Impacting More Than 25,000 Deaf, Hard Of Hearing (Hh), Deafblind, Deaf Disabled, Codas, Elders, And People With Disabilities.
Heard	$30,000	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	General Operating Support Including Staff Salaries And Benefits, Interpretation And Access Costs, And Any Materials Or Additional Support We Need To Bring In To Support Our Board Or Community Members.
Peopleshub	$30,000	Richmond, CALIFORNIA	General Operating Support. Peopleshub Is An Online Movement School That Connects Groups And Individuals Across Geographies To Build Strong, Resilient And Transformative Movements. Peopleshub Is Founded On The Belief That Change Becomes Possible When Those Closest To The Problem Work Together To Build Power And Identify Solutions.Build Peopleshub's Hub Of Solidarity Economy Movement Leaders Nationally And Internationally Including Trainer Team Members And Participants. Ground In A Diverse Set Of Solidarity And Cooperative Traditions Undertaken By Oppressed Peoples That Sit At The Intersections Of Resistance/Meeting Material Needs/Prefiguring And Actualizing Freedom. Uniting Against The Far Right And Ending White Supremacy.
Eleanor Health Foundation	$25,000	Hendersonville, NORTH CAROLINA	Expand Equitable Access To Recovery Across Western North Carolina By Providing Support For Treatment Costs, Social Needs, Innovative Treatment Approaches, And Public Education. Support For Individual/Mutual Aid Initiatives And For Internal Staff Support.
Urban Rural Action	$10,000	Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA	Support For The Uniting For Entrepreneurship In Maryland Program. Ur Action Used The Financial Support From The Pepita Foundation To Hire A Consulting Firm, Bridgepeople, To Help Us (1) Ensure That The Program Was Implemented Through A Racial Equity Lens, And (2) Contribute To Program Participant Understanding Of The Interconnectedness Of Economic Issues And Race.
Mfs Drs Without Borders	$10,000	New York, NEW YORK	Support Of Msf's Gaza Emergency Regional Fund. This Fund Will Support Msf's Activities In The Occupied Palestinian Territories (Opt), Lebanon, Egypt, And Potentially Other Countries In The Region Affected By The War.
Palestine Red Crescent Society	$10,000	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	To Disseminate The International Movement's Fundamental Principles, Build The Resilience Of Palestinians Through The Provision Of Health And Social Services In The Opt And The Diaspora, Contribute To Achieving Palestinian Development Goals, And Reduce Suffering Caused By Natural And Occupation Induced Disasters, Regional Crises And Conflicts.
Anera	$10,000	n/a	Anera Is Able To Rebuild, Upgrade And Improve Conditions In Hospitals And Clinics In The Communities Where They Are Needed The Most. We Distribute Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Vital Medicines, Equipment, Wheelchairs, Over The Counter Drugs And Health Care Supplies That Would Not Otherwise Be Available In Palestine, Lebanon And Jordan.
One Community	$2,500	Brooklyn, NEW YORK	Support For Hall Street Shelter, Providing Basic Necessities To Immigrants Being Warehoused In Brooklyn By A City Agency That Is Unable To Meet Their Needs.
Raices	$2,500	San Antonio, TEXAS	Legal Aid Organization Working At The Texas Border.
Gowanus Mutual Aid	$2,500	Covina, CALIFORNIA	Support For The Asylum Shelter Residents Program Providing Basic Necessities To Immigrants Being Warehoused In Brooklyn By A City Agency That Is Unable To Meet Their Needs.

$2,500

$102,500

State

Total

CA

California

$102,500
DC

District of Columbia

$40,000
NC

North Carolina

$25,000
NY

New York

$12,500
TX

Texas

$2,500

Contacts

Name	Phone	Title
JANET ELSBACH	4132295064	PRESIDENT

Historical Financials

Year	Total Assets	Total Giving	Grants	Median Grant	Max Grant	Min Grant
2024	$2,762,983	$192,500	12	$10,000	$30,000	$2,500