New York · Public charity
Helen Keller International
Guided by her remarkable legacy of its co-founder, helen keller, helen keller intl partners with communities that are striving to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty. By delivering the essential building blocks of good health, sound nutrition, and clear vision, we help millions of people create lasting change in their own lives.…
- $21M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $179,695
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,168,916
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $166M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Helen Keller International funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $1.7M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $1.7M | 25% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $2.0M | 20% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $2.3M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $2.1M | 20% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $2.6M | 33% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $5.2M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $6.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | $6,758,511 | 6 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $6,451,896 | 6 | n/a |
| Research Triangle Institute | $6,124,464 | 3 | 0% |
| Fhi 360 Disaster Relief Fund | $1,575,942 | 7 | n/a |
| Catholic Relief Services | $1,218,727 | 4 | n/a |
| University of California San Francisco | $786,861 | 5 | n/a |
| International Food Policy Research Institute | $513,363 | 2 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $418,357 | 3 | 0% |
| Seva Foundation | $225,682 | 1 | 3% |
| University of South Carolina (Usc) | $49,073 | 2 | n/a |
About Helen Keller International
- How much does Helen Keller International give?
- Helen Keller International reported 5 itemized grants totaling $1,714,543, out of $20,533,701 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Helen Keller International fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (42%), International (28%), Health (26%).
- Who are Helen Keller International's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc ($6.8M), University of California Davis ($6.5M), Research Triangle Institute ($6.1M).
- Does Helen Keller International fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Helen Keller International based?
- Helen Keller International is based in NY.
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