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Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Edgewater, Florida · EIN 650244287

Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Edgewater, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $655,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $500,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $350,000 the year before.

57% of its 2025 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$1.4 million2$38.0 million
2024$350,0005$42.0 million
2025$655,0007$42.9 million

How to apply

Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida4$580,000
Georgia1$45,000
Texas1$25,000
New York1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nona Church Inc
Orlando, FL
General support$500,000
New Image Youth Center
Orlando, FL
General support$50,000
National Christian Chartiable Foundation Inc (DBA - National Christian Fdn)
Alpharetta, GA
General support$45,000
Campus Crusade for Christ International
Orlando, FL
General support$25,000
Honor House Ministries
Katy, TX
General support$25,000
Medecines Sans Frontieres USA Inc (DBA - Doctors Without Borders USA Inc)
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc
Orlando, FL
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation give?

$655,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Brian O'Keeffe (Co Trustee), Amanda K O'Keeffe (Co Trustee) and Patrick A O'Keeffe (Co Trustee).

What does Esther B O'Keeffe Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and international.

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