Kelly Foundation of Washington
Port Orchard, WA · EIN 91-1620836. Reported 77 grants totalling $418,000 to 62 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Kelly Foundation of Washington 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $15,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunger Intervention Program | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Helpline | Seattle, WA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Formation & Direction Ministries Nw | Spokane, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center | Redmond, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rain City Rock Camp | Seattle, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Raven Rock Ranch | Redmond, WA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Teytum's Gift | Yakima, WA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ballard Food Bank | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwest Parkinson's Foundation | Mercer Island, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Artworks | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vashon Center for the Arts | Vashon, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwest African American Museum | Seattle, WA | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bellwether Housing | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation of Edmonds School District | Lynnwood, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arlington Education Foundation | Arlington, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashley House | Federal Way, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Backpack Brigade | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Community Services of W Wa | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cfdm Northwest | Redmond, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Renton-Tukwila | Renton, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Degrees of Change | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East African Community Services | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eileen & Callie's Place (ecp) | Kent, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families of Color Seattle | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fosterful | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Edmonds School District | Lynnwood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwin Connections | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hearing Speech & Deaf Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunger Prevention Program | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jubilee Women's Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kid Connect | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids & Paper | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids' Kloset | Arlington, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kindering | Bellevue, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Look Listen & Learn Tv | Tukwila, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mother Mentors of Whidbey Island | Langley, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Outward Bound School | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Office Moms & Dads | Vancouver, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Warm | Glen Mills, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pizza Klatch | Olympia, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Crossings | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe Crossings Foundation | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scarlet Road | Bremerton, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Girls Choir | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Outreach | Stanwood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seed Arts | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Skagitislands Head Start & Eceap | Mount Vernon, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Street Youth Ministries | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summit Community Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sumner Community Food Bank | Sumner, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tacoma Youth Symphony Assoc | Tacoma, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taproot Theatre | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upower | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vine Maple Place | Maple Valley, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Kids in Transition | Lynnwood, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| White Salmon Valley Education Foundation | White Salmon, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zgirls Foundation | Bellevue, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bayside Housing & Services | Port Hadlock, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seattle Children's Chorus | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington's National Park Fund | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care | Kent, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
11 of 62 (18%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 25%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Hunger Intervention Program
HEALTHY HIP PACKS PROGRAM, SUPPORTING CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH FOOD FOR THE WEEKEND - North Helpline
THROUGH HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGTAM - Christian Formation & Direction Ministries Nw
OFFERING WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS TEACHING PRAYER PRACTICES, AND TRAINING FOR PERSOAL - Northwest Parkinson's Foundation
OFFERING DANCE FOR ARKINSON'S DSEASE CLASSES USING DANCE, LIVE MUSIC AND COMMUNITY TO HELP WITH PD-SPECIFIC CONCERNS - Rain City Rock Camp
THROUGH SEATTLE SUMMER CAMPS AND UMBRELLA, LEADERSHIP AND ADVANCED MUSIC PROGRAMS - Teytum's Gift
PROVIDING BACKPACKS TO FOSTER CHILDREN THAT HELP THEM COPE WITH THE ANXIETY AND TRANSITION AS THEY WAIT TO BE PLACED INTO A FOSTER HOME.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 49 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $88,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 16 | $115,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $95,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 24 | $120,000 | $5,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Washington. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- 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 Kelly Foundation of Washington's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1311 Colchester Dr Se, Port Orchard, WA, 98366. 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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