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Kellbar Foundation

Accepts applications Los Angeles, California · EIN 330269979

Kellbar Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $77,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $12,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $74,500 the year before.

7% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$74,50015$2.0 million
2024$77,00015$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactRobert W Johnson
11150 W Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone or email(310) 943-8085
What to submitThe "standard application for donation" should be completed.
RestrictionsReligious and educational grants

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kellbar Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California. It also paid $2,500 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California13$69,500
Florida1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Loyola High School
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarships$12,500
Presentation Learning Center
Los Angeles, CA
Religious education programs$10,000
St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic School
Los Angeles, CA
High school scholarships$10,000
St Patrick Catholic Church
Los Angeles, CA
Parish needs$10,000
American Martyrs Catholic Church
Manhattan Beach, CA
Guatemalan food project$5,000
Cross Catholic Outreach Inc
Boca Raton, FL
House build for poor in guatemala$5,000
St John's Seminary
Camarillo, CA
Scholarships$5,000
St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Church
Los Angeles, CA
Food pantry$5,000
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarships$4,000
The Vincentian Mesl Research CentreWork for social justice$2,500
St Columbkillechurch of the Nativity
Los Angeles, CA
Work with the poor$2,000
St Raphael Catholic School
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarships$2,000
Verbum Dei High School
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarships$2,000
St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic School
Los Angeles, CA
Religious education programs$1,000
St Michael's Catholic Church
Los Angeles, CA
Religious education programs$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kellbar Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Kellbar Foundation give?

$77,000 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Kellbar Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kenneth J Poole (President) and Robert W Johnson (Vice-President).

What does Kellbar Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and international.

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