Ralph & Helen Kelley Fdn
Dallas, TX · EIN 04-3042476. Reported 163 grants totalling $2,570,751 to 84 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. Ralph & Helen Kelley Fdn 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 $6,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,500 and $14,500; the smallest was $1,930 and the largest $112,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Umass - Amherst | Amherst, MA | $205,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Worcester State University | Worcester, MA | $188,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Mass Amherst | Amherst, MA | $153,571 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mwcc - Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner, MA | $142,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mount Wachusett Comm College | Gardner, MA | $114,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westfield State University | Westfield, MA | $96,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Framingham State University | Framingham, MA | $91,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salem State University | Salem, MA | $85,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Mass Lowell | Lowell, MA | $77,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Umass - Lowell | Lowell, MA | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts - Boston | Boston, MA | $49,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, MA | $40,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nichols College | Dudley, MA | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven, CT | $34,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montserrat College of Art and Design | Beverly, MA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester, NH | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridgewater State Univeristy | Bridgewater, MA | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Umass - Boston | Boston, MA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Mass Dartmouth | North Dartmouth, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bryant University | Smithfield, RI | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Curry College | Milton, MA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Assumption College | Worcester, MA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franklin Pierce University | Rindge, NH | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The University of New England | Biddeford, ME | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wentworth Inst of Technology | Boston, MA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Umass - Dartmouth | North Dartmouth, MA | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keene State College | Keene, NH | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Endicott College | Beverly, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elms College | Chicopee, MA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Marymount University | Arlington, VA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ogle School | Stafford, TX | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stonehille College | North Easton, MA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Maine | Orono, ME | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Ncarolina - Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gordon College | Wenham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mass College of Art and Design | Boston, MA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mounth Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Porter & Chester Institute | Worcester, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy | Worcester, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dean College | Franklin, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Honolulu, HI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass College of Liberal Arts | North Adams, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penn State University | State College, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Harbor, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Middlesex Community College | Middletown, CT | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State University | State College, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springfield College | Springfield, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of Tn Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wpi - Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Vermont University | Johnson, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Tampa | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont State University - Lyndon | Lyndonville, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catherine Hinds Inst of Esthetic | Woburn, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Universal Technical Institute | Nordwood, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hub International Directors & Officers | Gardner, MA | $1,930 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
48 of 84 (57%) 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 68%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 76 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $613,501 | $6,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $686,000 | $8,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $614,000 | $9,000 |
| 2024 | 39 | $657,250 | $6,000 |
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. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. 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 $6,000. 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 Massachusetts.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ralph & Helen Kelley Fdn'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: Po Box 653067, Dallas, TX, 75265. 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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