Skip to content
Matthew Kelly Family Foundation at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

· Private foundation

Matthew Kelly Family 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.

$875k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$1.7MArts & Culture$1.2MFood & Nutrition$635kHuman Services$555kHousing & Shelter$245kEducation$195kYouth Development$126kPhilanthropy$121kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
  • $50k–250k11 grants · $850k
$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$36M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAN FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$200,000
SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY$150,000
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY$100,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
HAMILTON FAILIES$50,000
SF CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC$50,000
SCIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS$50,000
SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD BANK$50,000
SCHOLARMATCH$50,000
CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND$50,000
YOUTH TENNIS ADVANTAGE$25,000
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 (FY19–24, $300k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%INSTITUTUE ON AGING: $50k → 10%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $25k → 10%INSTITUTUE ON AGING: $25k → 10%INSTITUTUE ON AGING: $25k → 10%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $15k → 10%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $10k → 10%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $10k → 10%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $10k → 10%INSTITUTUE ON AGING: $10k → 10%LARKIN STREET YOUTH: $25k → 10%LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES: $10k → 10%SELF HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $50k → 10%SELF HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $25k → 10%SELF HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $10k → 10%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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.9M · 24 repeat orgs$1.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +10% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
15

Total granted

$3.9M
$906k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
0%

Still filing today

71%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $400k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • CS
    CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND
    7× · 2018–2025 · $205k · revenue +71%
  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK
    6× · 2020–2025 · $195k · revenue +10%
  • IO
    INSTITUTE ON AGING
    4× · 2021–2024 · $110k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $500k · revenue 0%
  • CO
    CHILDREN OF THE FOREST
    one grant, 2017 · $100k
  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
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
San Francisco Challenge dba AmericaOne
Recreation & Sports
2
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
3
Faces Sf

Our mission is to nurture, teach and empower children and families to transform their lives by providing critical assistance to low-income families with early childhood development, workforce training, school-age enrichment, and family…

Education
4
Sf Partnership

SF Partnership is an organization comprised of SF's leading employers dedicated to supporting an equitable, resilient, and vibrant economy shared by all people working and living in San Francisco. Through education, advocacy, and research,…

—
5
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
6
Enterprise for Youth

Enterprise for youth empowers under-resourced san francisco youths to reach their potential through transformative paid internship experiences supported by a community of employers, caring adults, and peers.

Youth Development
7
Friends of the Children - San Francisco Bay Area

Impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors - 12+ years, no matter what.

Education
8
San Francisco Friends School

At san francisco friends school, students learn in a community grounded in the quaker values of reflection, integrity, peaceful problem-solving and stewardship. our teachers challenge students with a dynamic curriculum that inspires…

Education
9
Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco

PPS-SF's mission is to promote the fundamental value of public education and pursue the success of every public school by sharing knowledge, bridging communities, and informing policy.

—
10
San Francisco Public Press

The mission of the San Francisco Public Press is to enrich civic life by publishing investigative and solutions journalism that engages diverse audiences and promotes public accountability. The San Francisco Public Press…

Education
11
San Francisco University High School

At san franicisco university high school, we engage our community of diverse voices in a transformational experience that embraces the spirited pursuit of learning and empowers purpose larger than self.

Education
12
Instituto Familiar De La Raza

Instituto provides hiv related services and social service including health promotion, education, prevention, early intervention, case management and clinical and artistic mentoring services, psychological and psychiatric interventions as…

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hamilton Families; the most unlike its peers is Music Heals International. 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

24 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. 24 of the 44 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
13/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

San Francisco Film Society: $250,000 · OtherSan Francisco Film SocietySF CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: $200,000 · OtherSF CONSERVATORY OF MUSICSAN FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $200,000 · OtherSAN FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $195,000 · OtherSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANKSCHELER MATCH: $150,000 · OtherSCHELER MATCHSENIORS AT HOME: $110,000 · OtherST ANTHONY FOUNDATION: $110,000 · OtherCHILDREN OF THE FOREST: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $100,000 · OtherNOVA INSTITUTE INC: $85,000 · OtherFOOD RUNNERS OF SAN FRANCISCO: $85,000 · OtherSHELBURNE FARMS: $100,000 · OtherYOUTH TENNIS ADVANTAGE: $85,000 · Other+17 more: $382,000 · Other+17 moreSAINT FRANCIS FOUNDATION: $625,000 · HealthSAINT FRANCIS FOUNDAT…VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE - SAN FRANCISCO: $275,000 · HealthVOLUNTEERS IN MEDICIN…Homeless Prenatal Program Inc: $60,000 · HealthHomeless Prenatal Pro…SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $660,000 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO S…MUSIC HEALS INTERNATIONAL: $45,000 · Arts & CultureMUSIC HEALS INT…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $500,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF…SCHOLARMATCH INC: $50,000 · EducationSCHOLARMATCH …SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS INC: $50,000 · EducationSCIENCE FROM …INSTITUTE ON AGING: $110,000 · Human ServicesSELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $85,000 · Human ServicesHUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC: $70,000 · Human ServicesLarkin Street Youth Services: $35,000 · Human ServicesHAMILTON FAMILIES: $245,000 · Housing & ShelterCHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND: $205,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$2,152,000Health$960,000Arts & Culture$705,000Education$600,000Human Services$300,000Housing & Shelter$245,000Food & Nutrition$205,000

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 budgetSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $660,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSAINT FRANCIS FOUNDATION: $625,000 over 5y, 5.8% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $500,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE - SAN FRANCISCO: $275,000 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetSan Francisco Film Society: $250,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetHAMILTON FAMILIES: $245,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND: $205,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $195,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE ON AGING: $110,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNOVA INSTITUTE INC: $85,000 over 3y, 70% of budgetSELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $85,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetYOUTH TENNIS ADVANTAGE: $85,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetHUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC: $70,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHomeless Prenatal Program Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSCHOLARMATCH INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMUSIC HEALS INTERNATIONAL: $45,000 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSEVEN TEPEES YOUTH PROGRAM: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPROJECT PEACEMAKERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA/THE IRELAND FUNDS): $5,000 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 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ↗
  • Who funds SAINT FRANCIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE - SAN FRANCISCO ↗
  • Who funds San Francisco Film Society ↗
  • Who funds HAMILTON FAMILIES ↗
  • Who funds CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE ON AGING ↗
  • Who funds SHELBURNE FARMS ↗
  • Who funds NOVA INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds SELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH TENNIS ADVANTAGE ↗
  • Who funds HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC ↗
  • Who funds Homeless Prenatal Program Inc ↗
  • Who funds SCHOLARMATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC HEALS INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds Larkin Street Youth Services ↗
  • Who funds SEVEN TEPEES YOUTH PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds MISSION BE INC ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT PEACEMAKERS INC ↗

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.

The San Francisco Fou…Bothin FoundationMarin Community Found…Metta FundGs Donor Advised Phil…Silicon Valley Commun…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…
The San Francisco FoundationCA20.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Bothin Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Metta Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Matthew Kelly Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Matthew Kelly Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Shelburne Farms: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 Matthew Kelly Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Matthew Kelly Family 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 44 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Matthew Kelly Family’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