· Private foundation
Kelly Family Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2019
- Under $10k17 grants · $25k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| BROWNWOOD FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE | $10,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $4,511 |
| BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY | $3,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $3,000 |
| EANES EDUCATION FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| FOUNDATION FOR LOVEJOY SCHOOLS | $2,421 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | $1,500 |
| RANGER COLLEGE | $1,000 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY | $1,000 |
| TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY | $1,000 |
| CASA IN THE HEART OF TEXAS | $1,000 |
| BROWNWOOD ART ASSOCIATION | $1,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY OF BROWNWOOD | $500 |
| MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | $500 |
| TOYS FOR KIDS | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–19) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 89% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
15 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2019, 4 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BCBROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY3× · 2017–2019 · $11k · revenue -1%
- IGIndividual grant recipient3× · 2017–2019 · $9k
- TTTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY2× · 2017–2018 · $6k
Funded once
- CTCENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS MEMORIAL INCone grant, 2018 · $11k
- MOMONTANAS OUTDOOR LEGACY FOUNDATIONone grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue -27%
- UOUNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLORone grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +13%
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.
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.
Enrich the lives of students and staff
The Mabank ISD Educational Foundation awarded teaching grants to Mabank ISD teachers and professional staff for the purpose of enhancing the educational process of Mabank ISD and its students.
East texas baptist university (etbu) was founded in 1912 as a fully accredited institution of higher education. affiliated with the baptist general convention of texas, etbu educates students by integrating biblical faith and learning to…
To aid in the fulfillment of teaching and service functions of the Bryan Independent School District by providing funds and property.
The foundation supports west texas a&m university, an institution of higher education, and the students of wtamu by receiving and administering gifts from the public.
Grants to teachers and fund supplies and curriculum to White Oak ISD. Scholarships to White Oak ISD Students.
The Bullard Education Foundation provides opportunities for excellence in education, promotes innovation in teaching, recognizes achievement, and partners with the community to enhance the quality of education for all students.
John brown university (jbu) provides christ-centered education that prepares students to honor god and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives. (continued on schedule o)jbu serves traditional…
Promoting excellence in education in the Bonham Independent School District.
to generate funds to support innovative education for students in Blanco ISD
The midland education foundation exists to promote excellence in education by generating and distributing additional resources for the benefit of midland isd students and staff.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 34 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 CENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS MEMORIAL INC ↗
- Who funds BROWN COUNTY UNITED WAY ↗
- Who funds BROWNWOOD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds BROWNWOOD ART ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds Eanes Education Foundation ↗
- Who funds MONTANAS OUTDOOR LEGACY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FOUNDATION FOR LOVEJOY SCHOOLS ↗
- Who funds HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR ↗
- Who funds Toys for Kids ↗
- Who funds Oklahoma Christian University ↗
- Who funds Belmont University ↗
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.
Open a dossier: United Way Worldwide · E P Woodruff Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · Shell USA Company Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Kelly Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kelly Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Oklahoma Christian University: 0% of income from government
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