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Keller Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$416k
Granted FY2025still arriving
41
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$62k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$246kEducation$191kArts & Culture$185kReligion$138kHealth$81kAnimals$75kYouth Development$52kEnvironment$48kOther$0
02FY2025 · 41 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k23 grants · $76k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $226k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $114k
$7,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$6.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSE$62,000
Individual grant recipient$52,000
CLARK FOUNDATION$30,000
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$16,000
BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER$15,200
STEM GREENHOUSE$15,000
KENT SCHOOL SERVICES NETWORK$15,000
GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY - MLK$15,000
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$15,000
BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER$15,000
OUR KITCHEN TABLE$15,000
WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$13,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GRAND RAPIDS$12,000
IN THE IMAGE$10,000
ROOSEVELT PARK MINISTRIES$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $60k) 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%BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $15k → 11%BAXTER COMMUITY CENTER: $15k → 11%BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $10k → 11%CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER: $8k → 11%SENIOR SING A LONG: $4k → 11%DEGAGE MINISTIRES: $2k → 11%DEGAGE MINISTIRES: $2k → 11%DEGAGE MINISTRIES: $2k → 11%YMCA WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $1k → 11%YMCA WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $500 → 11%YMCA WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $500 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
IL
MI
MA
WY
IN
CA
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 33 repeat orgs$219k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +7% since the first grant, against -6% for those funded once.

33 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
20

Total granted

$1.5M
$172k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
-6%

Still filing today

61%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsHealthOther
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

  • JB
    JOHN BALL ZOO
    3× · 2023–2025 · $75k · revenue +55%
  • SG
    STEM GREENHOUSE INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $60k · revenue +44%
  • RP
    ROOSEVELT PARK MINISTRIES INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $30k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • GR
    GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • CR
    CLARK RETIREMENT COMMUNITY INC
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue 0%
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GRAND RAPID
    one grant, 2023 · $19k
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
Great River Childrens Museum

Great river children's museum (grcm) shines a bright light on the power of play to spark children's learning, strengthen families, and build community connections. its dynamic, interactive environments and experiences are a gateway to the…

Arts & Culture
2
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery

The mission of greater minneapolis crisis nursery is to end the abuse and neglect of children and create strong and healthy families.

Human Services
3
Lincoln Children's Museum

The lincoln children's museum invites children to create, discover and learn through the power of play.

Arts & Culture
4
Grand Rapids Early Discovery Center

Our mission is to continuously expand the potential of children, the experiences of educators and the involvement of parents within the diverse community of grand rapids, mi

Human Services
5
Children's Museum of Oak Park

To spark curiosity and creativity in all young children through positive, play-based learning experiences.

Arts & Culture
6
The Flint Children's Museum

To inspire a love for learning in science, technology, engineering, math, and art, and awaken imagination through hands-on play.

Arts & Culture
7
Great Lakes Community Action Partnership

The mission of great lakes community action partnership is to create partnerships and opportunites to help individuals, families and communities thrive.

Human Services
8
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc

Mid michigan community action guides local residents on the path to self-sufficiency through empowerment, education and community enrichment.

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9
Bay View Community Center of Milwaukee Inc

We bring people together to build community as an inclusive, independent, community-supported nonprofit organization.

Human Services
10
Family Outreach Center

Leading the way in promoting healthy family living by reaching out to underserved populations and those who are in our community.

—
11
Minnesota Jewish Community Center

The minnesota jcc is dedicated to strengthening our community by providing inclusive programs that inspire personal growth, foster connection, and promote well-being through arts, culture, education, fitness, early childhood, day camp and…

—
12
Goodwill Industries of Central Michigan's Heartland Inc

Changing lives through the power of work.

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Gilda's Club Grand Rapids; the most unlike its peers is Senior Sing Along. 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

35 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. 35 of the 64 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
19/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VARIOUS: $653,869 · OtherVARIOUSUNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSE: $127,000 · OtherUNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSECLARK FOUNDATION: $63,000 · OtherFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $57,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $56,000 · Other+39 more: $435,000 · Other+39 moreSTEM GREENHOUSE INC: $60,000 · EducationSTEM GREE…BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER: $45,200 · EducationBLANDFORD…KENT SCHOOL SERVICES NETWORK: $25,000 · EducationKENT SCHO…Literacy Center of West Michigan: $15,000 · EducationLiteracy …YOUNG MONEY FINANCES: $10,000 · EducationYOUNG MON…+1 more: $1,000 · EducationJOHN BALL ZOO: $75,300 · AnimalsBAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $40,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER: $8,000 · Human ServicesDEGAGE MINISTRIES: $6,000 · Human ServicesSENIOR SING ALONG: $4,150 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesGRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM: $24,000 · Arts & CultureGRAND RAPIDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $15,000 · Arts & CultureGRAND RAPIDS BALLET: $6,000 · Arts & CultureDANCERS WORKSHOP: $4,000 · Arts & CultureTHE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $16,000 · PhilanthropyGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,500 · PhilanthropyMARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $6,000 · PhilanthropyROOSEVELT PARK MINISTRIES INC: $30,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,391,869Education$156,200Animals$75,300Human Services$60,150Arts & Culture$49,000Philanthropy$32,500Crime & Legal$30,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSE: $127,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetJOHN BALL ZOO: $75,300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSTEM GREENHOUSE INC: $60,000 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetBLANDFORD NATURE CENTER: $45,200 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $40,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetROOSEVELT PARK MINISTRIES INC: $30,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetCLARK RETIREMENT COMMUNITY INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKENT SCHOOL SERVICES NETWORK: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM: $24,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS YOUTH COMMONWEALTH INC: $20,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSPECIALIZED LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $17,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTHE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLiteracy Center of West Michigan: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB GRAND RAPIDS: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG MONEY FINANCES: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetMATTHEW 2540 HEARTSIDE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER: $8,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCANAL ALLIANCE: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDEGAGE MINISTRIES: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS BALLET: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSENIOR SING ALONG: $4,150 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDANCERS WORKSHOP: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLUES GYM: $3,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetYWCA WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALS THERAPY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE MICHIGAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $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.

  • Who funds UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds JOHN BALL ZOO ↗
  • Who funds STEM GREENHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ROOSEVELT PARK MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CLARK RETIREMENT COMMUNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds KENT SCHOOL SERVICES NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds GRAND RAPIDS YOUTH COMMONWEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Literacy Center of West Michigan ↗
  • Who funds OUR KITCHEN TABLE ↗
  • Who funds KIDS' FOOD BASKET INC ↗
  • Who funds GRAND RAPIDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds GILDA'S CLUB GRAND RAPIDS ↗
  • Who funds GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG MONEY FINANCES ↗
  • Who funds MATTHEW 2540 HEARTSIDE INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER ↗
  • Who funds FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ↗

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.

Grand Rapids Communit…Frey FoundationThe Sebastian Foundat…Cdv5 FoundationDouglas & Maria Devos…The Wege FoundationHeart of West Michiga…Steelcase FoundationThe Meijer FoundationPeter C & Emajean Coo…Dick and Betsy Devos …WK Kellogg Foundation
Grand Rapids Community FoundationMI57.7× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Frey Foundation · The Sebastian Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · The Wege Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Steelcase Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Dick and Betsy Devos Family Foundation · WK Kellogg 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 Keller Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Keller Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc: 8% of income from government
  • The Vermont Community Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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

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How do I get to Keller Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Keller 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 64 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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