named programs · 6 · from sources
What they call their work
Crip Survival Network (CSN)
A climate, disability, and language justice-centered initiative that unites organizations to strengthen resilience among marginalized, BIPOC, and queer/trans/non-binary disabled communities facing natural and human-made disasters.
Disability Justice and Climate Grief Performance
Supports an all-disabled, majority BIPOC and queer/trans/non-binary artist ensemble in creating multimedia theatrical works exploring climate crisis grief and survival.
Disaster Response for Deaf and Disabled Communities
Funds emergency aid for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, DeafBlind, and disabled individuals affected by conflicts and disasters in Syria, Ukraine, the Caribbean, and South Asia.
Health and Social Services in Palestine, Jordan, and Lebanon
Supports hospitals and clinics by funding vital medicines, equipment, and healthcare supplies in underserved communities.
Recovery Access Expansion in Western North Carolina
Expands equitable access to substance use recovery through treatment support, social needs funding, and public education.
Uniting for Entrepreneurship in Maryland
Supports entrepreneurship through a racial equity lens, including hiring consultants to deepen understanding of the intersection of economic issues and race among participants.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Fundraising and Financial Support for IDD Services 1 activity
- Funding disaster-response initiatives for Deaf and disabled communities globallyFunds OFF-THE-GRID’s disaster-response efforts in Türkiye, Syria, Ukraine, the Caribbean, the United States, the Middle East, and South Asia, directly supporting more than 25,000 Deaf, hard-of-hearing, DeafBlind, Deaf-disabled, CODAs, elders, and people with disabilities.
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Mental Health Research and Services Funding 1 activity
- Funding equitable access to recovery and health servicesFunds Eleanor Health Foundation to expand access to recovery services in Western North Carolina, covering treatment costs, social needs, innovative treatment models, public education, and mutual aid initiatives.
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General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
- Funding general operating support for disability justice and Deaf community organizationsFunds general operating expenses for organizations such as HEARD and SINS INVALID, covering staff salaries, benefits, interpretation services, board and community materials, healthcare resources, and programming including disability justice performances and the Crip Survival Network.
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Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
- Funding health and resilience programs in Palestinian and Arab communitiesFunds the Palestine Red Crescent Society to deliver health and social services in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and diaspora, and supports ANERA’s work to rebuild hospitals and clinics and distribute medicines, medical equipment, wheelchairs, and supplies in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan.
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Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Funding racial equity and economic justice programsFunds initiatives such as the Uniting for Entrepreneurship in Maryland program through Urban Rural Action, which supports education on the intersection of economic issues and race, and funds PeoplesHub, an online movement school that builds solidarity economy leadership and resists white supremacy and the far right.
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financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$48.53M
Contributions & grants$48.53M100%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$550%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$238K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$118K
balance sheet
Total assets$50.93M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$50.93M
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +4527.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 4
- CORIE WALSH — DIRECTOR
- HAZEL ELSBACH — DIRECTOR
- LOUISA PEARL ELSBACH — DIRECTOR
- MARCIA WALSH — DIRECTOR
relationships · 8
Who they work with
- ANERA Partner — Receives funding from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC for healthcare infrastructure and supply distribution in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan
- ELEANOR HEALTH FOUNDATION Partner — Receives funding from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC to expand equitable recovery access in Western North Carolina
- HEARD Partner — Receives general operating support grants from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC
- OFF-THE-GRID Partner — Receives funding from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC for international disaster response targeting Deaf and disabled populations
- PEOPLESHUB Partner — Receives general operating support from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC for its online movement school and solidarity economy leadership development
- Palestine Red Crescent Society Partner — Receives funding from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC for health and social services in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and diaspora
- SINS INVALID Partner — Receives multi-year funding from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC for disability justice, climate grief programming, and staff healthcare support
- URBAN RURAL ACTION Partner — Receives funding from PEPITA FOUNDATION INC for entrepreneurship programming with a racial equity lens in Maryland
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Led Power Building and Co-Creationmethodology: community_power_buildingBy investing in communities closest to systemic problems, the foundation enables collective power development and collaborative solution design, because lived experience and grassroots leadership produce more effective, equitable, and sustainable change than externally driven interventions.
- Networked Resilience Building for Marginalized Communitiesmethodology: disability_and_climate_justice_networkingBy supporting climate, disability, and language justice-centered networks, PEPITA FOUNDATION strengthens resilience among BIPOC, queer/trans/non-binary, and disabled communities during disasters, because collective infrastructure and cross-organizational solidarity improve crisis response and long-term adaptation.