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Kiefer Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 256398522

Kiefer Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $193,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $21,500 and the largest $60,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $163,000 the year before.

63% 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$157,5008$3.6 million
2024$163,0006$4.0 million
2025$193,0008$4.2 million

How to apply

ContactMaryann Smith
Bank of America 50 Central Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone or email(941) 951-4124
What to submitLetter stating purpose of grant and activity or organization; contact trustee for details.
DeadlinesMarch 15
RestrictionsIRC SECTION 501(c)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF TRUST DOCUMENT.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kiefer Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida5$103,000
Indiana2$80,000
Illinois1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sisters of Providence
St Mary of the Woods, IN
Unrestricted general$60,000
Senior Friendship Centers Foundation
Sarasota, FL
Unrestricted general$30,000
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Longboat Key, FL
Unrestricted general$25,000
Cristo Rey Orlando High School
Orlando, FL
Unrestricted general$23,000
St Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
Unrestricted general$20,000
Diocese of Venice in Florida
St Petersburg, FL
Unrestricted general$15,000
The Faine House
Orlando, FL
Unrestricted general$10,000
The KDC Foundation
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted general$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kiefer Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 15.

How much does Kiefer Charitable Foundation give?

$193,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $21,500.

Who runs Kiefer Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee) and Jacob Kiefer (Trustee).

What does Kiefer Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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