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Dee J Kelly Foundation at a glance

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Dee J Kelly Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$83k
Granted FY2023
7
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.

Education$1.0MArts & Culture$108kHealth$72kHuman Services$65kScience & Tech$33kCrime & Legal$18kYouth Development$17kCommunity Improvement$13kOther$0
02FY2023 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $78k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$28k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH$20,000
AMERICAN WARRIOR ASSOCIATION$15,000
ONE SAFE PLACE$12,500
THE GATEHOUSE$10,000
4ATX FOUNDATION$10,000
LBJ FOUNDATION$10,000
THE CLIBURN$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%AMERICAN WARRIOR ASSOCIATION: $15k → 11%AMERICAN WARRIOR ASSOCIATION: $15k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

20%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$332k · 9 repeat orgs$1.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +143% since the first grant, against +35% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
25

Total granted

$332k
$1.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+143%
+35%

Still filing today

89%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureCommunity ImprovementHealthCrime & LegalScience & TechPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TH
    Texas Health Resources
    3× · 2019–2021 · $60k · revenue +38%
  • FW
    FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
    2× · 2019–2022 · $40k · revenue +1%
  • BR
    BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC
    2× · 2019–2021 · $33k · revenue +143%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
    one grant, 2021 · $1.0M
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $200k
  • NC
    NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +387%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Fort Worth Zoological Association

With more than 1 million visitors annually, the fort worth zoo strengthens the bond between humans and the environment by promoting responsible stewardship of wildlife and ensuring diverse, high-quality educational and entertaining family…

Animals
2
Kimbell Art Foundation
Arts & Culture
3
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
4
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
5
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
6
Forty First Foundation

The forty first foundation supports and advances the university of texas at austin in its pursuit of excellence. we work closely with the office of the president to identify, fund, and implement strategic initiatives that enhance the…

Education
7
Progress Texas Institute

The Progress Texas Institute provides research and strategic communications on issues with the ultimate goal of increasing civic engagement.

Civil Rights
8
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

To act as the voice of business, articulating a business perspective and advocating policies supported by the fort worth general business community.

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9
The Texas Conference for Women

Cfw inspires and empowers the nation's leading employers, teams, and individuals to reach their full potential at work and in life.

Human Services
10
Downtown Fort Worth Inc

Downtown fort worth, inc. was established to foster, promote, maintain and encourage the civic, social and general welfare of the city of fort worth through the encouragement and promotion of better business and living conditions in…

—
11
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
12
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association; the most unlike its peers is The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 37 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: $1,000,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIndividual grant recipient: $200,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $90,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+20 more: $124,150 · Other+20 moreFORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $40,275 · Arts & CulturePERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $13,000 · Arts & CultureTexas Health Resources: $60,000 · Health+2 more: $1,500 · HealthBOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC: $33,000 · Science & TechAMERICAN WARRIOR ASSOCIATION: $30,000 · Human ServicesSafe City Commission: $12,500 · Crime & LegalFort Worth Police Foundation: $860 · Crime & LegalSOUTHEAST FORT WORTH INC: $5,000 · Community ImprovementFORT WORTH CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Community ImprovementTexas Appleseed: $2,500 · Community Improvement
Other$1,414,150Arts & Culture$108,275Health$61,500Science & Tech$33,000Human Services$30,000Crime & Legal$13,360Community Improvement$12,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTexas Health Resources: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $40,275 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC: $33,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN WARRIOR ASSOCIATION: $30,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetPERFORMING ARTS FORT WORTH INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GATEHOUSE CORPORATION: $30,000 over 3y, 28% of budgetNATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSafe City Commission: $12,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budget4ATX FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGARY PATTERSON FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnity Unlimited Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetFORT WORTH CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetPARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Appleseed: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUT SOUTHWESTERN MONCRIEF CANCER CENTER MONCRIEF CANCER INSTITUTE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Amon G Carter Foundat…Leo Potishman Foundat…Sid W Richardson Foun…The Roach Foundation …Thomas M Helen McKee …Community Foundation …Bnsf Railway Foundati…The Bratton Family Fo…R4 FoundationGarvey Texas Foundati…Fash FoundationAdeline & George McQu…
Amon G Carter FoundationTX26.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Amon G Carter Foundation · Leo Potishman Foundation Xxxxx3002 · Sid W Richardson Foundation · The Roach Foundation Inc · Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · Bnsf Railway Foundation · The Bratton Family Foundation · R4 Foundation · Garvey Texas Foundation Inc · Fash Foundation · Adeline & George McQueen Foundation Xxxxx1007

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Dee J Kelly Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dee J Kelly Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Dee J Kelly Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Dee J Kelly Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 37 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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