Skip to content

Arizona · Private foundation

Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable 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.

$188k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
12
Grants FY2024
23
Organizations funded FY2023
35%
First-time grantees FY2023
Read the full brief
Median grant, FY2024
$3,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 29
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 35% of the organizations Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureAnimalsYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving12$188k0%
FY202323$203k35%
FY202219$154k16%
FY202118$195k22%
FY202021$66k24%
FY201929$116k52%
FY201827$140k56%
FY201725$62kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$399kHealth$344kYouth Development$150kReligion$140kPublic Benefit$57kHuman Services$28kAnimals$19kInternational$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
MN
WY
IA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
AZ
KS
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 54 grantees
All grantees of Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Heard Museum$348,51881%
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc$133,65081%
Valley Presbyterian Church$132,9507n/a
Barrow Neurological Foundation$75,10020%
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy$56,10061%
Phoenix Art Museum$23,25070%
Fresh Start Women's Foundation$22,15070%
Ballet Arizona$17,00030%
Arizona Humane Society$14,49850%
Auxiliary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale$13,550513%
Omf International Inc$10,0005n/a
Hospice of the Valley$7,00060%
Breakthrough T1d$7,00020%
Cowboys Against Cancer$5,00012%
Trends Charitable Fund$4,50031%
Arizona Women's Board$4,00040%
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc$3,05540%
Leukemia Foundation for Arizonas Children$2,5001n/a
Sun Health Foundation$2,50010%
The Dons of Arizona$2,1502n/a
Two Pups Wellness Fund$2,00011%
Midwest Battle Buddies Inc$2,00011%
Desert Caballeros Western Museum$1,65070%
Impact Church Inc$1,5001n/a
Franciscan School of Theology$1,2502n/a
Phoenix Symphony Association$1,10020%
Valleywise Health Foundation$1,00010%
Boys and Girls Club of Flagstaff$1,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,00010%
Reigning Grace Ranch$1,00010%
Post Falls Food Bank$1,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Foundation$90020%
Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc$62530%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Inc$50010%
Saint Lukes Foundation$50010%
Creighton Education Foundation$5001n/a
Brophy College Preparatory$5001n/a
Fraser$50010%
American Heart Association Inc$50010%
Columbine Garden Club$30010%
St Joseph's Foundation$30020%
Notmykid$2501n/a
Casa of Tarrant County Inc$25010%
University of Arizona Foundation$20010%
Liberty Wildlife Inc$20010%
La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church$2001n/a
US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation$2001n/a
Child Crisis Arizona$20010%
Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona Inc$20010%
Arizona Science Center$20010%
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation$15010%
Sojourner Center$1001n/a
Usga Foundation$1001n/a
Kansas State University Foundation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($217k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Heard Museum: $348,518 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc: $133,650 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetBarrow Neurological Foundation: $75,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy: $56,100 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetPhoenix Art Museum: $23,250 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFresh Start Women's Foundation: $22,150 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBallet Arizona: $17,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetArizona Humane Society: $14,498 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAuxiliary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale: $13,550 over 5y, 13% of budgetHospice of the Valley: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCowboys Against Cancer: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTrends Charitable Fund: $4,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetArizona Women's Board: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNational Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc: $3,055 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSun Health Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTwo Pups Wellness Fund: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMidwest Battle Buddies Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDesert Caballeros Western Museum: $1,650 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Symphony Association: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetValleywise Health Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Flagstaff: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReigning Grace Ranch: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPost Falls Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Foundation: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScottsdale Museum of the West Inc: $625 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Lukes Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFraser: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColumbine Garden Club: $300 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSt Joseph's Foundation: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCasa of Tarrant County Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiberty Wildlife Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChild Crisis Arizona: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorence Crittenton Services of Arizona Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Science Center: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKansas State University Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ30.4× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Moreno Family Foundation · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · Thunderbirds Charities · Lyon Dennis & Janis Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · Livingston Foundation · Tw Lewis Foundation · The Kemper & Ethel Marley Fdn · Garcia Family Foundation · The Rob Walton Foundation · American Express 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.

Compare Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation with peer funders

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable 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.

About Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation

How much does Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation give?
Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $187,818 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (34%), Health (30%), Youth Development (13%).
Who are Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Heard Museum ($349k), Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc ($134k), Valley Presbyterian Church ($133k).
Does Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Moreno Family Foundation, Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust.
Where is Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation based?
Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family Foundation is based in AZ.

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 77 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Robert H McKee and Mary Ellen McKee Charitable Family’s filings →

More from the funding graph