Private foundation · LA Mesa, CA
Project Bluewater Racing
Typical grant size
$4K – $10K – $12K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
17
Repeat grantees
3
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF
Leadership · from 2024 990-PF
Robert E Capita
PRESIDENT/CEO
$63K
Nicholas Dorn
VICE PRESIDENT
Marianna N Capita
TREASURER
Tobie Bloom
SECRETARY
Canyon Breyer
TRUSTEE
Schuyler D Capita
TRUSTEE
Braddon R Capita
TRUSTEE
Bart S Ziegler
VP/DIRECTOR
Gretchen Matheson
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Kim Deering Thomas
DIRECTOR
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2024
9.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
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54
Total grants awarded
$513K
Total amount
$10K
Average grant
$20K
Largest grant
Giving by year
2024
$66K
7 grants
2023
$20K
1 grants
2022
$53K
3 grants
2021
$71K
5 grants
2020
$45K
3 grants
2019
$74K
6 grants
2018
$70K
7 grants
2017
$28K
3 grants
2016
$10K
1 grants
2015
$20K
2 grants
2014
$27K
7 grants
2013
$30K
9 grants
Top recipients
Tel Aviv University Attn Karen Avraham Phd
1 grant
$20K
Vibhuti Agrahari Phd University of Oklahoma
1 grant · OK
$20K
Christopher Waterworth Phd the University of Melbourne Australia
1 grant
$20K
Brian M Mcdermott Jr Phd Case Western Reserve University
1 grant · OH
$20K
2 grants · GA · ✓ Exact match
$20K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$20K
Saad M Bhamla Phd Georgia Tech Research Corporation
1 grant · GA
$20K
Macquarie Univesity Nsw Australia Att Mridula Sharma Phd
1 grant
$20K
Saad M Bhamla Phd Georgia Tech University
1 grant · GA
$20K
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$19K
Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.
Recent grants · most recent filings first
Clean Oceans International
REDUCE OCEANIC PLASTIC POLLUTION THROUGH RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND DIRECT ACTION. FUNDS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT DESIGN AND …
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Herrshoff Marine Museum
SUPPORT FOR THEIR STEM PROGRAM PROVIDING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION THAT FOSTERS INNOVATION AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.
RI · TY 2024
$12K
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
A LOW-COST, OPEN-SOURCE AND SELF-FITTING HEARING AID
GA · TY 2024
$10K
Cortez Racing Association
GENERAL USE OF FUNDS FOR PROMOTING LOW-COST ACCESS TO LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CORINTHIAN SAILBOAT RACING AND T…
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Ocean Voyages Institute
WITH EMPLOYED SATELLITE TRACKING, LOCATE AND RECOVER SOME OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE OF ALL PLASTIC POLLUTION-E…
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Samuel Lawrence Foundation
ADVOCATING FOR SAFE NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE, ACCURATE RADIATION MONITORING AND THE EVENTUAL MOVING OF 3.6 MILLION LBS. OF …
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Walter Munk Foundation
SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS CONTINUING WALTER MUNK'S LEGACY OF DARING EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY THROUGH SCIEN…
CA · TY 2024
$4K
Saad M Bhamla Phd Georgia Tech Research Corporation
A LOW-COST, OPEN-SOURCE AND SELF-FITTING HEARING AID
GA · TY 2023
$20K
Christopher Waterworth Phd the University of Melbourne Australia
GLOBAL AUDIOLOGY BASELINE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
TY 2022
$20K
Pelin Kocdor Md Baskent University Turkey
AN ATTEMPT TO SHOW ENDOLYMPHATIC HYDROPS AND ITS TREATMENT IN A NITROGLYCERIN-INDUCED ANIMAL MODEL OF MIGRANE
TY 2022
$18K
Alessia Paglialonga Phd National Research Council of Italy
CONTINUATION OF - WIDESPREAD HEARING IMPAIRMENT SCREENING AND PREVENTION OF RISK (WHISPER)
TY 2022
$15K
Vibhuti Agrahari Phd University of Oklahoma
ROS-RESPONSIVE NANOSENSOGEL FOR PREVENTION OF CISPLATIN-INDUCED OTOTOXICITY AND HEARING LOSS
OK · TY 2021
$20K
Saad M Bhamla Phd Georgia Tech University
A LOW-COST, OPEN-SOURCE AND SELF-FITTING HEARING AID (LOCHAID)
GA · TY 2021
$20K
Brian M Mcdermott Jr Phd Case Western Reserve University
UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE SELF-HEALING CAPACITY OF THE AUDITORY HAIR BUNDLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEARING-IMPAIR…
OH · TY 2021
$20K
Valerio Magnaghi Phd University of Milan
UNREVEALING MECHANISMS OF SCHWANN CELL IN VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA AND THEIR IMPACT ON HEARING LOSS: FOLLOW ON STUDY
TY 2021
$10K
Matthew J Wilson Phd Northern Illinois University
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE CHANGES AND SPEECH-IN-NOISE DEFICITS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF CONCUSSION: AN EFFE…
IL · TY 2021
$525
Macquarie Univesity Nsw Australia Att Mridula Sharma Phd
EFFECT OF AGE AND BACKGROUND NOISE ON CORTICAL EEG ENTRAINMENT TO NATURAL CONVERSATION: A PRELIMNARY STUDY IN ADULTS WIT…
TY 2020
$20K
John Hopkins University School of Medicine Att Daniel Q Sun Md
TREATMENT OF HEARING LOSS USING A NOVEL MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE GENE DELIVERY PLATFORM.
IL · TY 2020
$15K
State Univ of New York (suny) at Buffalo Attn Soroush Sadeghi Md Ph
IMPROVING THE VESTIBULAR NERVE FUNCTION BY PHARMACOLOGICAL MANIPULATION OF THE INNER EAR.
NY · TY 2020
$10K
Tel Aviv University Attn Karen Avraham Phd
GENE THERAPY IN A MOUSE MODEL OF HUMAN HEARING LOSS DFNB76.
TY 2019
$20K
Villanova University
IMPROVING SPEECH RECOGNITION FOR LISTENERS WITH AUDITORY NEUROPATHY.
PA · TY 2019
$15K
Rush University Medical Center
VALIDATION OF THE BASIC AUDITORY SKILLS EVALUATION (BASE) BATTERY FOR INTERNET HOME TESTING OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT LISTENER…
IL · TY 2019
$15K
Georgia Tech University
THE LOCHAID: A LOW-COST, OPEN-SOURCE HEARING AID FOR AGE RELATED HEARING LOSS.
GA · TY 2019
$10K
Burke Neurological Institute Attn Victor Wong Phd
TARGETING A-TUBULIN AND MIRO ACETYLATION TO ENHANCE NEURITE OUTGROWTH IN SPIRAL GANGLION NEURONS.
NY · TY 2019
$10K
University of Ottawa
INVESTIGATING THE TEMPORAL RESOLUTION CAPACITY IN SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN VIA NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT. PILOT STUDY.
TY 2019
$4K
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
A LOW-COST, OPEN-SOURCE AND SELF-FITTING HEARING AID
GA · TY 2018
$10K
The Board of Trustees University of Illinois
AN EXERCISE INTERVENTION TO PREVENT AGINGIN-RELATED HEARING LOSS IN A MOUSE MODEL
IL · TY 2018
$10K
University of Ottawa
VIRTUAL REALITY FOR AUDITORY TRAINING THERAPY: A PILOT STUDY
TY 2018
$10K
Universita Degli Studi Di Milano
UNREVEALING MECHANISMS OF SCHWANN CELL IN VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA AND THEIR IMPACT ON HEARING LOSS
TY 2018
$10K
Hearing Health Foundation
INVESTIGATING MECHANISMS OF DEGENERATION OF RIBBON SYNAPSES BETWEEN AUDITORY INNER HAIR CELLS AND TYPE 1 AFFERENT NERVE …
NY · TY 2018
$10K
University of the Pacific
AUDIOLOGICAL AND COMMUNICATION OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN WITH UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS: A PILOT STUDY
CA · TY 2018
$10K
Northern Illinois University
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE CHANGES AND SPEECH-IN-NOISE DEFICITS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF CONCUSSION: AN EFFE…
IL · TY 2018
$10K
Burke Medical Research Institute
MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS AND MICROTUBULE-BASED TRANSPORT IN SPIRAL GANGLION NEURONS
NY · TY 2017
$10K
Karolinska Institutet
GENDER DIFFERENCES TO NOISE TRAUMA IN THE MOUSE COCHLEA ABSTRACT
TY 2017
$10K
Auburn University
THE EFFECTS OF AUDITORY TRAINING ON ACCEPTABLE NOISE LEVELS
AL · TY 2017
$8K
Boston Children's Hospital
PILOT EVALUATION OF AUDITORY MIRROR THERAPY FOR TINNITUS
MA · TY 2016
$10K
Johns Hopkins University
Optimizing hearing with top-down brain control of the ear
MD · TY 2015
$10K
The Rockefeller University New York
A Novel Micro-probe for Direct Stimulation of Cochlear Hair Cells
NY · TY 2015
$10K
Ohio State University
COCHLEAR HAIR CELL REGENERATION USING ADIPOSE STEM CELLS IN NIHL
OH · TY 2014
$9K
Brown University
A NOVEL BIOLOGICAL MODEL FOR PROTECTION FROM NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS
RI · TY 2014
$5K
Sunnybrook Research Institute
INDUCTION OF COCHLEAR NEURONS BY DEFINED TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS
TY 2014
$4K
American University of Beirut
CONGENITAL HEARING LOSS IN MIDDLE EAST AREA: GENERATING PATIENT-SPECIFIC IPS CELLS TO MODEL DISEASE
TY 2014
$3K
Northwestern University
INVESTIGATING PRESTIN'S ROLE IN OUTER HAIR CELL SURVIVAL
IL · TY 2014
$2K
University College of London
OPTIMIZING THE ENCODING OF TEMPORAL INFORMATION IN AN AUDITORY CORTICAL PROSTHETIC
TY 2014
$2K
Oregon Health & Science University
CHANGING FREQ.-TO-ELECTRODE MAPS ON ELECTRODE PITCH PLASTICITY & DISCRIMINATION W/COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
OR · TY 2014
$2K
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmaryharvard Medical School
INNER EAR LYMPHATICS AND COCHLEAR INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES
MA · TY 2013
$6K
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Research Institute
ROLE OF ER STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH DEAFNESS GJB2/CX26 MUTATIONS
PA · TY 2013
$5K
Northwestern University
NON-AUDITORY CORTICAL CENTERS HELP SPEECH PROCESSING
IL · TY 2013
$4K
Washington State University - Vancouver
EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN ON HAIR CELL SURVIVAL AND EFFICIENT HEARING
WA · TY 2013
$4K
Rush University Medical Center
ENVIRONMENT SOUND AND SPEECH PERCEPTION RE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN WITH COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
IL · TY 2013
$4K
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.