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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6880136

Kelly Foundation

A private foundation in Wellesley, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $41,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $412,010

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $440,856

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $430,409

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $465,714

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $432,449

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $463,623

  • Tax year 2018

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $496,157

  • Tax year 2017

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $525,201

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nantucket Golf Club FoundationSiasconset, MA

    Unrestricted

    $11,000
  2. College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. Academy of Mount Saint UrsulaBronx, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. John's Island FoundationIndn Riv SHRS, FL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $21,00068% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00032% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $21,000
  2. New York1 grant $10,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Christopher KellyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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