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Nick & Michele Keller Family Foundation at a glance

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Nick & Michele Keller Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$218k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Human Services$552kEmployment$200kHealth$160kEducation$155kCommunity Improvement$120kHousing & Shelter$90kPhilanthropy$70kYouth Development$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $185k
$10,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$5.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHWESTS CHILD$35,000
WESTSIDE BABY$30,000
CEREBRAL PALSY ALLIANCE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (CPARF)$25,000
SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB$25,000
EASTSIDE BABY CORNER$20,000
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE$15,000
SWEDISH CENTER FOR PERINATAL BONDING AND SUPPORT$15,000
STANDWITHUS$10,000
OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES$10,000
Individual grant recipient$6,000
TZOHAR SEMINARY FOR CHASSIDUS AND THE ARTS$5,400
KLINE GALLAND HOME$5,000
STROUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$5,000
TRUE MEASURE COLLABORATIVE$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
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, $447k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, 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%NECHAMA COMFORT: $5k → 7%NECHAMA COMFORT: $1k → 7%WESTSIDE BABY: $30k → 9%WESTSIDE BABY: $30k → 9%WESTSIDE BABY: $30k → 9%WESTSIDE BABY: $30k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SEATTLE: $15k → 9%WESTSIDE BABY: $20k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SEATTLE: $1k → 9%LIFEWIRE: $10k → 9%OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $65k → 9%OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $40k → 9%OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $10k → 9%AMARA: $30k → 9%EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $30k → 9%AMARA: $20k → 9%EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $30k → 9%EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $30k → 9%EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $20k → 9%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

WA
IL
MI
NY
OH
PA
NJ
CA
TX
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 18 repeat orgs$200k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
6

Total granted

$1.2M
$145k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+10%

Still filing today

67%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthFood & NutritionCrime & LegalInternationalOther
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

  • WESTSIDE BABY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $140k · revenue +11%
  • NC
    NORTHWEST'S CHILD
    5× · 2020–2024 · $140k · revenue +47%
  • OPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES
    3× · 2022–2024 · $115k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • OA
    OPEN ARMS INC BRYANS HOUSE
    one grant, 2021 · $75k · revenue -47%
  • FH
    FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +11%
  • HI
    Hunger Intervention Programgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +35%
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
Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Service is a nonprofit social service organization that supports people of all faiths as they navigate through lifes's challenges - illness, aging , finanical uncertainty, mental health concerns, family problems, or personal…

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2
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Hav

Jewish family service of greater new haven (jfsgnh) supports and strengthens individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social services. we welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations,…

Human Services
3
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

KCSARC is the largest and most comprehensive non-profit provider of sexual assault services in King County and Washington State. Our vision is a community free of sexual violence. Our mission is to: give voice to victims, their families,…

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4
Jobs with Justice San Francisco

A long-term, strategic alliance of labor, community, faith-based, and student organizations working together to build greater economic power for workers and community members through employee rights at work and access to good jobs,…

Employment
5
Jewish Vocational Service Inc

To empower individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers, while partnering with employers to hire, develop, and retain productive workforces.

Employment
6
Jewish Child and Family Services

JCFS Chicago services and programs support wellbeing for children, teens, adults and families regardless of race, culture, religion, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or…

Human Services
7
Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati Area

A social service agency, JFS strengthens lives and our diverse community by providing exceptional and transformational human services. Services include: Counseling, Case Management, Financial and Food Support, Home Care, Senior Services,…

Human Services
8
Holocaust Center for Humanity

The Holocaust Center for Humanity teaches the lessons of the Holocaust, inspiring students of all ages to confront bigotry and indifference, promote human dignity, and take action.

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9
Forward Together

Forward Together is a national reproductive justice organization that centers people, families, and communities who experience reproductive oppression. They prioritize queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and other peoples of color and utilize…

Health
10
Jewish Family & Childrens Service of Greater Monmouth County

To do everything possible to create health and happiness in our community by providing the best social services, delivered by exceptional people.

Human Services
11
Family Resource Associates Inc

Family Resource Associates'(FRA) mission helps families and individuals dealing with a broad spectrum of disabilities by providing lifelong skills and support that enable them to reach their fullest potential.

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12
Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Jewish family service is a human service organization which reflects the jewish tradition of caring and compassion for all people in need. through professional counseling, advocacy and educational programming, our services seek to enhance…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Year Up Inc; the most unlike its peers is Tzohar Arts. 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

22 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. 22 of the 29 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YEAR UP INC: $200,000 · EducationYEAR UP INCNORTHWEST'S CHILD: $140,000 · EducationNORTHWEST'S CHILDVENTURES: $120,000 · EducationVENTURES+2 more: $15,400 · EducationWESTSIDE BABY: $140,000 · Human ServicesWESTSIDE BABYOPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $115,000 · Human ServicesOPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICESKIDVANTAGE: $110,000 · Human ServicesKIDVANTAGEAMARA: $50,000 · Human ServicesAMARAJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $16,000 · Human Services+2 more: $16,000 · Human ServicesKLINE GALLAND HOME: $90,000 · OtherKLINE GALLAND HOMEJEWISH FEDERATION: $60,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATIONSWEDISH CENTER FOR PERINATAL BONDING AND SUPPORT: $30,000 · OtherSWEDISH CENTER FOR PERI…FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $30,000 · OtherFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER …STROUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $25,000 · OtherSTROUM JEWISH COMMUNITY…Individual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipi…FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $15,000 · OtherWASHINGTON STATE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIE: $13,200 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $11,000 · OtherOPEN ARMS INC BRYANS HOUSE: $75,000 · HealthOPEN ARMS INC …Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $75,000 · HealthRehabilitation…Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation: $25,000 · HealthCerebral Palsy…+1 more: $5,000 · HealthHunger Intervention Program: $20,000 · Food & NutritionISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $10,000 · InternationalJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $10,000 · PhilanthropyAtlantic Street Center: $5,000 · Crime & Legal
Education$475,400Human Services$447,000Other$294,200Health$180,000Food & Nutrition$20,000International$10,000Philanthropy$10,000Crime & Legal$5,000

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 budgetYEAR UP INC: $200,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWESTSIDE BABY: $140,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetNORTHWEST'S CHILD: $140,000 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetVENTURES: $120,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetOPEN ARMS PERINATAL SERVICES: $115,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetKIDVANTAGE: $110,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetOPEN ARMS INC BRYANS HOUSE: $75,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMARA: $50,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetHunger Intervention Program: $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $16,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON STATE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIE: $13,200 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetTzohar Arts: $10,400 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetLifeWire: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNECHAMACOMFORT INC: $6,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetAtlantic Street Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrue Measure Collaborative: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF YOUTH: $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.

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.

Seattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…United Way of King Co…Windermere FoundationMedina FoundationLiberty Mutual Founda…Puget Sound Energy Fo…Mightycause Charitabl…Catania Family Founda…Employees Community F…Glassybaby White Ligh…Gates Foundation
Seattle FoundationWA25.6× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · United Way of King County · Windermere Foundation · Medina Foundation · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Catania Family Foundation · Employees Community Fund of Boeing-Puget Sound · Glassybaby White Light Fund · Gates 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 Nick & Michele Keller Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nick & Michele Keller Family 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Year Up Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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
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.
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How do I get to Nick & Michele Keller Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Nick & Michele Keller 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 29 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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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