Jw Kieckhefer Foundation
Prescott, AZ · EIN 86-6022877. Reported 105 grants totalling $7,950,800 to 102 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Jw Kieckhefer Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,698,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Statement a | Prescott, AZ | $6,311,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rare Village - Sgs Foundation Fiscal Sponsor | Mckinney, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Agape House of Prescott | Prescott, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Food Bank Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Special Operations Solutions Fund | Dension, TX | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Action Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shriners Children's Lexington | Lexington, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Arizona Shelter Services | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prescott Area Shelter Services | Prescott, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yavapai College Foundation | Prescott, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 1010 Ministries | Prescott, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Lutheran Church | Prescott, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ocj Kids | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army Southwest Division (the) | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shriners Children's Northern California | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul (the) | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Banner Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc | Douglas, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Blind Children | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mercy Chefs | Portsmouth, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Phoenix Rescue Mission | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Polara Health | Prescott Valley, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prescott Area Habitat for Humanity | Prescott, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank | Prescott, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prescott Free Clinic | Prescott, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prescott Meals on Wheels | Prescott, AZ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Toys for Tots (flagstaff) | Flagstaff, AZ | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Toys for Tots (prescott) Co Copper State Detachment 906 Marine Corps Leagu | Prescott, AZ | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizonans for Children Inc | Tempe, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Arizona | Prescott, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for the Rights of Abused Children | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chino Valley Food Bank | Chino Valley, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Duet Partners in Health & Aging | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Feeding America National Office | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hushabye Nursery | Gilbert, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maggie's Place | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranches | Albuquerque, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| People Who Care | Prescott, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saavi Services for the Blind | Tucson, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Smile Train | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Joseph the Worker | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tempe Community Action Agency | Tempe, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships | Prescott, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Verde Valley Sanctuary | Sedona, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters | Prescott, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yavapai County Food Bank | Prescott, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Az Reach | Laveen, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Breckenridge, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Childsplay Inc | Tempe, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Choices Pregnancy Center | Glendale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Christian Family Care | Prescott, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Pregnancy Center | Prescott, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dignity House | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center | Lanesboro, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Elevate Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Encircle Families | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| High Country Adaptive Sports | Flagstaff, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Horses With Heart | Chino Valley, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oakwood Creative Care Headquarters | Mesa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ryan House | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels | Phoenix, AZ | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Horizons Disability Empowerment Center | Prescott Valley, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Andre House | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bill Owen Cowboy Artist Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc Co Dallas Laone | Las Vegas, NV | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blankets for Kids Inc | Prescott Valley, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| George Phippen Memorial Foundation | Prescott, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kid in the Corner | Scottsdale, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kingdom Workers | Waukesha, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Musical Instrument Museum | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prescott Farmers Market | Prescott, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prescott Firefighters Charities | Prescott, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rawhide Youth Services | New London, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tgen Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Accel | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Not-a-Wheez | Gilbert, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Flagstaff High School | Flagstaff, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Serves Inc | Prescott, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kids Alive International | Alpharetta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Opportunity Tree (the) | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rosie's House | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sharlot Hall Museum | Prescott, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sunshine Rescue Mission | Flagstaff, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Treasure House | Glendale, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wrapped in Love Diaper Bank | Prescott, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizona Humane Society | Phoenix, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Arizona Land Trust | Prescott, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forest History Society | Durham, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Prescott Public Library | Prescott, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yavapai County Young Life | Prescott, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering | Prescott, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
1 of 102 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Rare Village - Sgs Foundation Fiscal Sponsor
SEIZURE TRACKER APP & PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST PROGRAM - Agape House of Prescott
2025 CAPACITY BUILDING GOAL - St Mary's Food Bank Alliance
GENERAL PURPOSES/2026 OPERATIONS - Children's Action Alliance
2025/2026 CHILD WELFARE PROJECT - Shriners Children's Lexington
PEDIATRIC ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS PROGRAM - University of Arizona Foundation
JAMES 4-H CAMP IMPROVEMENTS AND OPERATIONS FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 63 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $1,353,000 | $1,353,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | $1,698,000 | $1,698,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | $1,647,300 | $1,647,300 |
| 2024 | 1 | $1,613,000 | $1,613,000 |
| 2025 | 101 | $1,639,500 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Arizona. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jw Kieckhefer Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1151, Prescott, AZ, 86302. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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