Michigan · Public charity
The Kiefer Foundation
The Kiefer Foundation works to end distracted driving and save lives by changing behavior through education on the importance of safe driving, and by promoting technology that helps to prevent distracted driving.
- $65k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,169
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $27,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations The Kiefer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $65k | 80% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $100k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $114k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $110k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $100k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $91k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $7k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $365k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peers Foundation | $290,220 | 1 | n/a |
| StopDistractions org | $84,000 | 3 | 79% |
| Put on the Brakes Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Rapid Press Inc | $12,159 | 1 | n/a |
| Celani Family Foundation Inc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Impact Solutions | $6,512 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($837k), not named here.
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About The Kiefer Foundation
- How much does The Kiefer Foundation give?
- The Kiefer Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $65,340 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Kiefer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (25%), Recreation & Sports (16%), Public Benefit (13%).
- Who are The Kiefer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Peers Foundation ($290k), StopDistractions org ($84k), Put on the Brakes Inc ($25k).
- Does The Kiefer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The Kiefer Foundation based?
- The Kiefer Foundation is based in MI.
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