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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3920321

The Kellam Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Livingston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 52 grants and $181,540 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $181,540

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $1,790,078
  • Tax year 2024

    $225,055

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,690,894
  • Tax year 2023

    $212,325

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,629,035
  • Tax year 2022

    $181,325

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,663,749
  • Tax year 2021

    $170,921

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,653,648
  • Tax year 2020

    $132,625

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,680,536
  • Tax year 2019

    $159,070

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,691,320
  • Tax year 2018

    $118,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $685,356

Grants paid in 2025

52 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thunderbird CharitiesPhoenix, AZ

    Assist children and families, help people in need and improve the quality of life in communities.

    $105,000
  2. Friends of Az PBSPhoenix, AZ

    Provide quality and educational public service programming

    $25,000
  3. Az Broadway TheatrePeoria, AZ

    * to expand programming to include mroe diverse and exciting productons.* to provide scholarships for the academyfor young performers.* to support internship program for youg designers & technicians.

    $10,000
  4. Salvation ArmyPhoenix, AZ

    Provide food and shelter to homeless families

    $10,000
  5. West Valley SymphonySurprise, AZ

    Provide opportunites for all residents to experience classical music.

    $10,000
  6. Rotary Foundation - Surprise & Sun City WestSurprise, AZ

    To support surprise & sun city west community activites

    $5,000
  7. Surprise Youth FoundationSurprise, AZ

    Providing assistance, including the kids club after-school programs that offer a safe environment for academic help and life skills

    $5,000
  8. Sun Health FoundationSun City, AZ

    Promote health and research

    $4,600
  9. Dysart Community CenterEl Mirage, AZ

    Provide basic health and educational resources to local families on the verge of poverty

    $1,000
  10. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Medical services

    $300
  11. St Louis Symphony OrchestraSt Louis, MO

    Music and arts

    $275
  12. Habitat for HumanityPeoria, AZ

    Housing for the needy

    $250
  13. Mercy ShipsLindale, TX

    Medical support

    $250
  14. St Judes HospitalMemphis, TN

    Medical assistance

    $250
  15. Az Special OlympicsGoodyear, AZ

    Transform an athletes life

    $200
  16. FincaWashington, DC

    To end poverty worldwide

    $200
  17. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    Wildlife conservation

    $200
  18. Shriners Childres'sTampa, FL

    To support non-profit children's hospitals and other pediatric medical facilities across north america.

    $200
  19. World Wild Life FundsWashington, DC

    Animal preservation

    $200
  20. Alzheimers AssocaitonChicago, IL

    Medical research

    $150
  21. Az Humane SocietyPhoenix, AZ

    Animal welfare

    $150
  22. Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    To support smallholder farmers to address hunger and poverty in their communities

    $150
  23. Mercy CorpsPortland, OR

    Working together on the front lines of crisis, disaster, poverty, and climate change to create a world where everyone can prospe

    $150
  24. National WildlifeMerrifield, VA

    Uniting all americans to ensure wildlife thrive in a rapidly changing world

    $150
  25. Planned ParetnhoodPhoenix, AZ

    Women's health

    $150
  26. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    Medical assistance

    $150
  27. Sun City West PosseeSun City West, AZ

    Provides the day to day patrolling coverage and theft deterrent

    $150
  28. RH Johnson LibrarySun City West, AZ

    Funding for the library

    $125
  29. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Wildlife conservation

    $120
  30. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    We serve veterans, caregivers and families of veterans who incurred a physical or mental injury or illness on or after september 11, 2001

    $120
  31. AARP FoundationWashington, DC

    Creating and advancing effective solutions to reduce poverty for and with older adults.

    $100
  32. American Civil Liberties UnionNew Yok, NY

    To support the organizaiton to to fight civil liberties violations, expand the reach of these guarantees, and advance justice for all.

    $100
  33. Bikers Against Child AbusePeoria, AZ

    To provide physical and emotional support, working with local officials, and acting as a shield for victim

    $100
  34. Covenant Presbyterian ChurchSun City West, AZ

    Church support

    $100
  35. Compassion & ChoicesLittleton, CO

    Develop patient-directed end-of-life healthcare demonstration projects, provide cme- and ceu-bearing training, and advance federal legislative or regulatory reforms

    $100
  36. Feed the HungrySouth Bend, IN

    To provide food for the poor and hungry around the world

    $100
  37. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    Provides guide dogs to people with vision loss

    $100
  38. Helen Keller IntlNew Yok, NY

    Funding programs for vision, nutrition, and health.

    $100
  39. Homeless Youth ConnectionPhoenix, AZ

    To eliminate barriers to graduation for homeless youth and create lasting solutions for a successful future through community support and increased awareness

    $100
  40. K9S for WarriorsPonte Vedra, FL

    To support the nation's largest provider of service dogs for veterans with PTSD

    $100
  41. Kbach (895 FM)Tempe, AZ

    To support public radio station

    $100
  42. Macular Degeneration ResearchNorthampton, MA

    Research to understand the causes, develop treatments and find a cure for the leading cause of vision loss

    $100
  43. National Parks CoalitionWashington, DC

    Preservation and protection of the national park system and mission-related programs of the national park service

    $100
  44. Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA

    Medical assistance

    $100
  45. Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    To provide worldclass pediatric health care and support to the families

    $100
  46. Project HopeWashington, DC

    To support placing power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe.

    $100
  47. Sun City West FoundationSun City West, AZ

    Community service

    $100
  48. Tuskegee Airmen National MuseumDetroit, MI

    To support educating the public on their legacy of courage and promoting youth engagement in aviation and aerospace careers through hands-on, stem-based programs

    $100
  49. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    Equipping communities to lift themselves out of poverty

    $100
  50. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Heart medical research

    $50
  51. National Audubon SocietyNew Yok, NY

    To protect birds and their habitats through science, advocacy, and education.

    $50
  52. Saturday Evening Post SocietyIndianapolis, IN

    To support the saturday evening post for promoting american arts, literature, and history, and inspiring a proactive approach to physical, mental, and spiritual health. It serves as a, "celebrating america, past, present, and future".

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $1,32045% of the total
  2. International aid5 grants $90031% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2007% of the total
  4. Health3 grants $2007% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $1003% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $1003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona24 grants $177,475
  2. District of Columbia6 grants $920
  3. New York6 grants $800
  4. Florida2 grants $320
  5. Missouri1 grant $275
  6. Tennessee1 grant $250
  7. Texas1 grant $250
  8. Virginia2 grants $250
  9. Arkansas1 grant $150
  10. Iowa1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Louisa J KellamPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

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