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Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation

Accepts applications Seattle, Washington · EIN 911876347

Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation is a private foundation in Seattle, Washington. In tax year 2024 it gave $44,500 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $50,750 the year before.

56% of its 2024 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$50,75022$1.7 million
2024$44,50018$894,737

How to apply

ContactEwing C Kelly Scholarship
PO Box 19208, Seattle, WA 98109-1208
Phone or email(206) 674-1776
What to submitEwing c. Kelly scholarship application form
DeadlinesAugust 31
RestrictionsApplicants must have been accepted or have an application pending at an institution of higher learning. Applicants must be a senior level student at a public or private high school in the seattle-tacoma-everett area.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$15,000
Washington4$10,000
Florida1$5,000
Maryland1$5,000
Massachusetts2$4,000
New Jersey1$2,000
Vermont1$2,000
New Mexico1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
All Saints by the Sea
Santa Barbara, CA
Unrestricted$5,000
American Cancer Society
Hagerstown, MD
Unrestricted$5,000
Parkinson's Foundation
Miami, FL
Unrestricted$5,000
Wa NA Wari
Seattle, WA
Unrestricted$5,000
Marys Place
Seattle, WA
Unrestricted$2,000
University of Southern California Bovard College
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted$2,000
Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Unrestricted$2,000
Groton School
Groton, MA
Unrestricted$2,000
Mills College at Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$2,000
Uc Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Unrestricted$2,000
University Prep
Seattle, WA
Unrestricted$2,000
The American School in London Foundation
Princeton, NJ
Unrestricted$2,000
Estrella Warbirds Museum
Paso Robles, CA
Unrestricted$1,500
Fort Ross Conservancy
Jenner, CA
Unrestricted$1,500
Friends of Sutters Fort
Sacramento, CA
Unrestricted$1,500
Kit Carson Home and Museum
Taos, NM
Unrestricted$1,500
Palm Springs Air Museum
Palm Springs, CA
Unrestricted$1,500
Northwest Battle Buddies
Battle Ground, WA
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 31.

How much does Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation give?

$44,500 in tax year 2024, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Christopher R Kelly (Director), Maria C Driano (Director) and John E Platt (Director).

What does Christopher R Kelly Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and arts and culture.

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