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Mckeen Fund

Palm Beach, FL · EIN 13-7002920. Reported 241 grants totalling $1,734,600 to 99 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$1,734,600granted, 2021-2024
99organizations funded
74%of grantees funded again the next year
$10.8Massets, latest filing

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. Mckeen Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $900 and the largest $60,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
4 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
54 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
107 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
64 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
11 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
The Viscardi CenterAlbertson, NY$130,000642024
New York and Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY$75,000332024
The Harry Thomson CenterNew Orleans, LA$75,000442024
St Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ$65,000542024
Monastery of Our Lady of Mt CarmelBrooklyn, NY$60,000222022
Hour ChildrenLong Island City, NY$55,000442024
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY$55,000222022
Senior Resource CenterVero Beach, FL$41,000442024
Bethany HouseRoosevelt, NY$40,000442024
John's Island FoundationIndian River Shores, FL$40,000442024
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY$35,000442024
Cardinal Mccloskey Community ServicesValhalla, NY$34,000442024
Hope for Families CenterVero Beach, FL$30,000332024
St Francis Youth CenterBeronx, NY$30,000442024
Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$30,000322023
Mental Health Assn of Indian RiverVero Beach, FL$26,500442024
Brooklyn Jesuit PrepBrooklyn, NY$25,000442024
Indian River Hospital FoundationVero Beach, FL$25,000332023
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$25,000112024
Mercy CenterBronx, NY$25,000332024
Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD$25,000332024
Safe SpaceStuart, FL$25,000442024
The Open DoorGloucester, MA$25,000442024
Whole Family Health CenterVero Beach, FL$25,000442024
Interfaith Nutrition NetworkHempstead, NY$24,000442024
Helen Keller ServicesBrooklyn, NY$23,500442024
Hearth HomeBoston, MA$20,000332024
Mercy Haven IncIslip Terrace, NY$20,000222023
Nypolice & Fire Widows & Childrens Benefit FundNew York, NY$20,000442024
Reach Beyond Domestic ViolenceWaltham, MA$20,000442024
San Miquel AcademyNewburgh, NY$20,000222024
SpectrumBurlington, VT$20,000442024
St Stephen's YouthBoston, MA$20,000332024
Thomas M Brennan Memorial FoundationFloral Park, NY$20,000442024
USA East Province of the Society of JesusNew York, NY$17,500332024
Gifford Youth Activity CenterVero Beach, FL$17,000442024
Chaminade Development FundMineola, NY$15,000332023
Comprehensive Development IncNew York, NY$15,000222022
Domestic Violence Crisis CenterStamford, CT$15,000332023
Missoula Interfaith CollaborativeMissoula, MT$15,000332024
Safe Center LiBethpage, NY$15,000332024
Friends of Rock HallLawrence, NY$13,000442024
Gcaa Challenger DivisionWestbury, NY$12,000442024
AS220Providence, RI$10,000112021
Boston Healthcare for the HomelessBoston, MA$10,000112021
Catholic Charities Community ServicesNew York, NY$10,000112021
Cleveland Clinic FoundationVero Beach, FL$10,000112024
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY$10,000112024
Comprehensive Youth Development IncNew York, NY$10,000222024
Diocese of Palm BeachPalm Beach Gardens, FL$10,000222024
Girls Scouts of Nassau CountyGarden City, NY$10,000112024
Holy Cross ChurchVero Beach, FL$10,000222022
Lourdes FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL$10,000112021
Mercy Home for ChildrenBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Mount Mercy AcademyBuffalo, NY$10,000112021
Nyu Winthrop HospitalMineola, NY$10,000112021
Ozanam HallBayside, NY$10,000222022
Sibs PlaceRockville Centre, NY$10,000222024
St Christopher's InnGarrison, NY$10,000222024
St Patrick's ManorFramingham, MA$10,000112021
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyVero Beach, FL$10,000112021
Thrive for LifeNew York, NY$10,000222024
Urban Youth ImpactWest Palm Beach, FL$10,000222024
Rosary Hill HomeHawthorne, NY$9,000442024
Cardinal Newman SocietyManasses, VA$8,000442024
Learning AllianceVero Beach, FL$8,000442024
Lifebuilders of the Treasure CoastFort Pierce, FL$8,000332023
Bridge Over Troubled WatersBoston, MA$7,500112021
Our Father's Table IIVero Beach, FL$7,500442024
Jesuits USA Northeast ProvinceNew York, NY$7,000112021
Vineyard Haven's IncLexington, MA$7,000112023
Holy Name SocietyBellrose, NY$6,000222022
Mollie Biggane Melanoma FoundationGarden City, NY$5,500332024
Blessed Trinity ParishRockaway, NY$5,000112023
Buffalo Philharmonic OrchestraBuffalo, NY$5,000112023
Christ Child Society of StuartHamilton, NY$5,000112022
Golden OpportunitiesWalpole, MA$5,000112021
Holy Name Society of Brooklyn and QueensBellrose, NY$5,000222024
Legal Services for ChildrenSan Francisco, CA$5,000112024
Massachusetts Coalition for the HomelessLynn, MA$5,000112021
National Association of Catholic ChaplainsMilwaukee, WI$5,000112024
Nicklaus Children's Health Care FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL$5,000112022
Riverside TheatreVero Beach, FL$5,000112021
Tomorrow's Hope FoundationUniondale, NY$5,000112022
Vero Beach Museum of ArtVero Beach, FL$5,000112021
Vero Beach OperaVero Beach, FL$5,000332023
Johns Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FL$4,000112021
Stecher & Horowitz FoundationNew York, NY$4,000442024
National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashiongton, DC$3,600442024
Sisters of CharityRego Park, NY$3,000112021
Intensive TherapeuticsWayne, NJ$2,500112022
Vermont AdaptiveKillington, VT$2,500112023
Best Buddies InternationalMiami, FL$2,000222022
Brooklyn Prep Alumni AssociationNew York, NY$2,000112024
Indian River Symphonic AssociationVero Beach, FL$2,000222022
Li Caddie Scholarship FundElmsford, NY$2,000112021
Sisters of Charity of HalifaxMiddle Village, NY$2,000112024
Youth GuidanceVero Beach, FL$2,000112021
Lupus Research AllianceNew York, NY$1,000112023

63 of 99 (64%) 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 74%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 129 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
46 grants
Education
21 grants
Arts & Culture
11 grants
Health Care
10 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
9 grants
Housing & Shelter
6 grants
Crime & Legal
6 grants
Religion
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202167$502,400$5,000
202259$408,900$5,000
202358$408,400$5,000
202457$414,900$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. 58% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New York
$1.0M
Florida
$343K
Massachusetts
$130K
Louisiana
$75K
New Jersey
$68K
Maryland
$25K
Vermont
$22K
Connecticut
$15K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund48 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc42 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program33 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust26 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc25 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation24 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. 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.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Mckeen Fund'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: 222 Royal Palm Way, Palm Beach, FL, 33480. 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.

EIN 13-7002920 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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