Margaret H & James E Kelley
Casper, WY · EIN 41-6017973. Reported 294 grants totalling $5,235,000 to 77 recipients across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Margaret H & James E Kelley 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamm Memorial Psychiatric Clinic | St Paul, MN | $430,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Natrona County | Casper, WY | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Winona Family YMCA | Winona, MN | $323,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $207,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Platte Valley Health Care Pro | Saratoga, WY | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross-Southeast Mn Cha | Minneapolis, MN | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mitchell Hamline College of Law | St Paul, MN | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Unicef | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Mn Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $130,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | St Paul, MN | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Mn-School of Nursing | Minneapolis, MN | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Heifer Project International | Little Rock, AR | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Masterpiece Hall | Winona, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mn Beethoven Festival | Winona, MN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Mnsd | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn State University Mankato Foundat | Mankato, MN | $90,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Heart of Wy | Casper, WY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Paul Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | St Paul, MN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospitals and Clinics Fou | Edina, MN | $72,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mou | Denver, CO | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northland College | Ashland, WI | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Assumption Parish | St Paul, MN | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Corbett Medical Foundation | Saratoga, WY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Great River Shakespeare Festival | Winona, MN | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Paul Academy & Summit School | St Paul, MN | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Natrona County Public Library Found | Casper, WY | $57,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn State Fair Foundation | St Paul, MN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Landmark Center | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Child Development Center of Natrona | Casper, WY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Frontier Nursing Service | Hyden, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Park Square Theatre | St Paul, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Science Museum of Mn | St Paul, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Natrona County | Casper, WY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Paul Chamber Orchestra | St Paul, MN | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Readerwriter | St Paul, MN | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn Public Radio | St Paul, MN | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bridge for Runaway Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Childrens Home Society & Family Ser | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cornerhouse | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Courage Kenny Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Feed My Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Saratoga Library | Saratoga, WY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the St Paul Library | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Majestic Hills Ranch Foundation | Lakeville, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn Childrens Museum | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Washington County-Eas | Stillwater, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Washington County 4-H Foundation | Stillwater, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| YWCA of St Paul | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ordway Center for the Performing Ar | St Paul, MN | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn Orchestra | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Legion Post 54NEVER Forge | Saratoga, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mn Boychoir | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn Museum of American Art | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Partners in Progress | Mansfield, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Twin Cities Public Television | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Mn & Wi River | St Paul, MN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn Landscape Arboretum | Chaska, MN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn Youth Symphonies | St Paul, MN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Paul Foundation | St Paul, MN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Little Brothers Friends of the Elde | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Junior Achievement of the Upper Mid | St Paul, MN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Linus Pauling Institute | Corvallis, OR | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rushford Public Library-Hart Memori | Rushford, MN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wy Food for Thought Project | Casper, WY | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
71 of 77 (92%) 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 97%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73 | $1,335,000 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 73 | $1,250,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $1,250,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 74 | $1,400,000 | $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
60% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. 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 $10,000. 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 Minnesota.
- 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 Margaret H & James E Kelley's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). 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: 159 North Wolcott 220, Casper, WY, 82601. 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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