Skip to content
Joy & Thomas Kealey Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Joy & Thomas Kealey Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$25k
Granted FY2026still arriving
5
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$57kArts & Culture$11kRecreation & Sports$7kHousing & Shelter$5kHuman Services$3kFood & Nutrition$3kSocial Science$2kAnimals$2kOther$0
02FY2026 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k4 grants · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$500
Median grant
1
States reached
$546k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$20,000
SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL$3,000
BOISE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$500
IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL$500
SUN VALLEY CULINARY INSTITUTE$500
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 (FY21–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Womens and Childrens Alliance: $2k → 8%Womens and Childrens Alliance: $1k → 8%CATCH: $250 → 8%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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$114k · 13 repeat orgs$6k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2026, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
16

Total granted

$114k
$5k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+17%

Still filing today

62%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25’26
EducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionOther
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

  • BS
    Boise State University Foundation Inc
    5× · 2022–2026 · $62k · revenue +96%
  • SV
    SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC
    3× · 2024–2026 · $9k · revenue +14%
  • IS
    IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC
    4× · 2022–2026 · $5k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF ADA CO ID
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -36%
  • CR
    CAMP RAINBOW GOLD INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $500 · revenue +28%
  • UO
    University of Idaho Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $500 · revenue +7%
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
Idaho Law Foundation Inc

The Idaho Law Foundation maintains a continuing legal education program and administers grants to 1) educate the public, 2) provide legal services to the state's indigent, 3) develop programs to improve the administration of justice and…

—
2
Idaho State University Foundation Inc

The mission of the Foundation is to stimulate voluntary private support from alumni, parents, friends, corporations, foundations, and others for the benefit of the University and its students.

Education
3
Idaho Health Data Exchange Inc

IHDE exists to create and maintain a collaborative statewide effort to improve the coordination and quality of healthcare through the use of a health information exchange and health information technology.

Health
4
Idaho Community Foundation Inc

The idaho community foundation strengthens communities through philanthropy, elevating nonprofit impact, and connecting idahoans to create a place where everyone can contribute to thriving communities.

Philanthropy
5
Idaho Technology Council Inc

To help technology companies in Idaho start, grow, and thrive.

—
6
Children's Museum of Idaho Inc

Inspire and nurture future explorers, innovators, and critical thinkers through interactive play in a safe, engaging environment with hands-on exhibits and programs designed specifically for children ages two to eight years old.

Arts & Culture
7
Idaho Technology Council Foundation

The corporation advances charitable and educational initiatives as an affiliate of the Idaho Technology Council. It promotes digiatl literacy technology education and workforce readiness across Idaho by funding and delivering…

Science & Tech
8
Opera Idaho Inc

The primary mission of Opera Idaho is to fund and produce opera of the highest possible professional standard, in Boise and throughout the State of Idaho, and to foster wider acceptance, appreciation and enjoyment of opera and related art…

Arts & Culture
9
Icon Credit Union

Our promise is to deliver an experience of financial success, with unique style, at every stage of your life.

—
10
Bonner General Hospital Foundation Inc

The Bonner General Health Foundation is committed to advancing the promise to change and save lives through philanthropy by developing resources and creating awareness that helps expand the trust the community has in Bonner General Health.

Health
11
Bronco Athletic Association Inc

To promote and advance the athletic programs of Boise State University and create opportunities for student athletes.

Recreation & Sports
12
Nami Idaho

Nami idaho works to improve the quality of life for all those affected by mental illness through support, education, advocacy and research.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Idaho Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Speedy 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

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 32 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Boise State University Foundation Inc: $61,725 · EducationBoise State University Foundation Inc+3 more: $1,250 · EducationST LUKES FOUNDATION: $14,000 · OtherST LUKES FOUNDATIONBoise State Athletic Association: $7,000 · OtherBoise State Athletic Associat…Harvard Business School Fund: $2,000 · OtherHarvard Business School FundWasmuth Center for Human Rights: $1,500 · OtherIdaho Humane Society Inc: $1,800 · OtherIdaho Humane Society IncRHINELANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · Other+12 more: $3,550 · Other+12 moreSUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC: $9,000 · Arts & CultureSUN VALLEY S…IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC: $4,750 · Arts & CultureIDAHO SHAKES…+1 more: $100 · Arts & CultureINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterWomen's and Children's Alliance: $3,000 · Human ServicesCATCH INC: $250 · Human ServicesIDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE: $2,500 · Food & NutritionBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF ADA CO ID: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CANYON COUNTY INC: $750 · Youth DevelopmentCAMP RAINBOW GOLD INC: $500 · Youth Development
Education$62,975Other$31,350Arts & Culture$13,850Housing & Shelter$5,000Human Services$3,250Food & Nutrition$2,500Youth Development$2,250

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoise State University Foundation Inc: $61,725 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC: $4,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWomen's and Children's Alliance: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIdaho Humane Society Inc: $1,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRHINELANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF ADA CO ID: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CANYON COUNTY INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP RAINBOW GOLD INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Idaho Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities Of Idaho Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATCH INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIGMA DELTA TAU FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SPEEDY FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNational Alopecia Areata Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEARNING LAB INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOISE ART MUSEUM INC: $100 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.

Idaho Community Found…Laura Moore Cunningha…Simplot Company Found…Percival Stern Founda…The Julius C Jeker Fo…Claude R & Ethel B Wh…Idaho Power Foundatio…Lamb Weston Charitabl…First Interstate Banc…Four J FoundationSt Luke's Health Syst…Langan Barber Foundat…
Idaho Community Foundation IncID27.6× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Idaho Community Foundation Inc · Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc · Simplot Company Foundation Inc · Percival Stern Foundation · The Julius C Jeker Foundation Inc · Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation · Idaho Power Foundation Inc · Lamb Weston Charitable Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Four J Foundation · St Luke's Health System Ltd · Langan Barber Foundation

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 Joy & Thomas Kealey Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joy & Thomas Kealey Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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.

    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 32 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Source object · view filing

    Play a game based on Joy & Thomas Kealey’s filings →

    More from the funding graph

    The unnamed billions
    grants reported with no recipient in the public record
    The regranting layer
    51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
    The DAF merry-go-round
    $9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
    The endowment market
    who holds foundation money, and what just moved
    The camps
    funders cluster by geography, not ideology
    By state
    where grant money is based, and what stays home