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The Patricia and David Kepler 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.

$253k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
12
Grants FY2025
10
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 38
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$1.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations The Patricia and David Kepler 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.

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

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

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Human ServicesHealthEducationEnvironmentCommunity ImprovementAnimalsOther
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
FY2025still arriving12$253k17%
FY202410$319k0%
FY202312$267k25%
FY20227$245k14%
FY202117$514k18%
FY202016$1.0M19%
FY201929$447k21%
FY201838$808k39%
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What it funded, over time

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

Environment$966kPhilanthropy$919kHealth$490kPublic Benefit$335kArts & Culture$315kRecreation & Sports$310kHuman Services$304kCommunity Improvement$160kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NV
CA
VA
TN
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 58 grantees
All grantees of The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Four Lakes Task Force$840,000348%
United Way of Midland County$596,50082%
Midland Center for the Arts Inc$390,10081%
Mackinac Center$345,00091%
Greater Midland Community Ctrs Inc$252,20060%
Ten Sixteen Recovery Network$209,00032%
Midland Business Alliance Fndn$150,00042%
Midland County Cancer Society DBA Cancer Services$149,99957%
Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault$107,00031%
Michigan Health Improvement Alliance$100,50033%
Midland County Council on Aging$100,00012%
Michigan Baseball Foundation Inc$77,00053%
Blessed Sacrament Parish of Midland$70,0004n/a
University of California Berkeley Foundation$60,00020%
The Arc of the United States$60,00060%
Pawtastic Friends Inc$58,500313%
Michigan Crossroads Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$55,50040%
The Little Forks Conservancy Inc$50,00044%
Midland Area Homes Inc$50,00033%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$30,00030%
Northwood University$30,00040%
Pits to Pets Rescue$25,0001n/a
The Tau Beta Pi Association Inc$25,00030%
Messiah Lutheran Church$24,0006n/a
Midland Soccer Club$15,00011%
Humane Society of Midland County$12,50031%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region$12,50050%
Reaching Our Community Kids$12,00030%
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$12,0003n/a
Young Mens Christian Assoc-Saginaw$10,00010%
College Park Athletic Booster Club$10,00013%
Great Lakes Bay Foundation$10,00011%
Independent Community Living Inc$10,00010%
California Alumni Association$10,00020%
Templearts$10,0001n/a
Delta College Foundation$8,5004n/a
Midland Center for Independent Living$6,00020%
Islamic Center of Saginaw$5,0001n/a
Self Love Beauty$5,00031%
Midland's Open Door$5,00020%
Carson City Municipal Golf$5,00010%
Family & Children's Services of Mid-Michigan Inc$4,50020%
Midland County Food Assistance Network$4,00011%
Adoption Option Inc$4,00020%
West Midland Family Center$4,00020%
Eagle Village Inc$3,50020%
Fish Tales$3,50021%
Legacy Center for Community Success$3,0002n/a
Childrens Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region$2,50011%
Midland County Child Protection Council$2,00011%
Foster Closet of Michigan$1,5001n/a
Central Michigan University$1,0001n/a
Toni & Trish House for the Terminally Ill$1,00010%
Sos (Stray or Stranded) Animal Rescue$1,00021%
Chippewa Nature Center$1,00010%
Reece Endeavor of Midland$1,00010%
The Arc of Midland$1,00010%
Shores of the Mitten Animal Rescue and Transport$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($173k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFour Lakes Task Force: $840,000 over 3y, 48% of budgetUnited Way of Midland County: $596,500 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetMidland Center for the Arts Inc: $390,100 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetMackinac Center: $345,000 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetGreater Midland Community Ctrs Inc: $252,200 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetTen Sixteen Recovery Network: $209,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetMidland Business Alliance Fndn: $150,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetMidland County Cancer Society DBA Cancer Services: $149,999 over 5y, 7.2% of budgetCouncil on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: $107,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMichigan Health Improvement Alliance: $100,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetMidland County Council on Aging: $100,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMichigan Baseball Foundation Inc: $77,000 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetUniversity of California Berkeley Foundation: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arc of the United States: $60,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPawtastic Friends Inc: $58,500 over 3y, 13% of budgetMichigan Crossroads Council Inc Boy Scouts of America: $55,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Little Forks Conservancy Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetMidland Area Homes Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwood University: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Tau Beta Pi Association Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMidland Soccer Club: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHumane Society of Midland County: $12,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region: $12,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetReaching Our Community Kids: $12,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Assoc-Saginaw: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCollege Park Athletic Booster Club: $10,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetGreat Lakes Bay Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetIndependent Community Living Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCalifornia Alumni Association: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMidland Center for Independent Living: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSelf Love Beauty: $5,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMidland's Open Door: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCarson City Municipal Golf: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFamily & Children's Services of Mid-Michigan Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMidland County Food Assistance Network: $4,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAdoption Option Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWest Midland Family Center: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEagle Village Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFish Tales: $3,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetChildrens Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMidland County Child Protection Council: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetToni & Trish House for the Terminally Ill: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSos (Stray or Stranded) Animal Rescue: $1,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetChippewa Nature Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReece Endeavor of Midland: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arc of Midland: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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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 47.

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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.

Midland Area Community FoundationMI91.3× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Midland Area Community Foundation · The Charles J Strosacker Foundation · United Way of Midland County · Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · Rollin M Gerstacker Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation · Bay Area Community Foundation · Bierlein Companies Foundation · Bill and Linda Stavropoulos Family Foundation · Alden and Vada Dow Fund · Saginaw Community 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.

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About The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation

How much does The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation give?
The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $252,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 38 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (22%), Philanthropy (21%), Health (11%).
Who are The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Four Lakes Task Force ($840k), United Way of Midland County ($597k), Midland Center for the Arts Inc ($390k).
Does The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Patricia and David Kepler 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 The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Midland Area Community Foundation, The Charles J Strosacker Foundation, United Way of Midland County.
Where is The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation based?
The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation is based in DE.

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 67 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.

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