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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0858768

The Keiser Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 66 grants and $481,744 paid in grants.

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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

    $481,744

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $739,173

  • Tax year 2024

    $456,748

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $807,224

  • Tax year 2023

    $341,560

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $1,106,607

  • Tax year 2022

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,305,429

  • Tax year 2021

    $187,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,264,063

  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $918,693

  • Tax year 2019

    $122,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $896,070

  • Tax year 2018

    $197,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $976,213

Grants paid in 2025

66 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT

    Charitable Event

    $125,000
  2. Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT

    Quinnipiac School of Nursing Community Engagement Program

    $125,000
  3. Junior Achievement of Southwest New EnglandHartford, CT

    JA BizTown and Finance Park

    $40,000
  4. Christian Community Action IncNew Haven, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA

    The Keiser Foundation Study Abroad Support Fund

    $10,000
  6. Junior Achievement of Southwest New EnglandHartford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  8. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  9. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  10. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  11. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  12. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  13. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  14. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  15. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  16. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  17. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  18. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  19. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  20. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $4,000
  21. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,782
  22. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,700
  23. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,481
  24. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,459
  25. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,200
  26. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,115
  27. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,100
  28. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $3,000
  29. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,758
  30. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,650
  31. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,636
  32. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,600
  33. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,552
  34. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,508
  35. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,500
  36. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,485
  37. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,420
  38. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,395
  39. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,328
  40. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,225
  41. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,150
  42. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,122
  43. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,093
  44. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,000
  45. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $2,000
  46. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,952
  47. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,893
  48. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,876
  49. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,818
  50. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,814
  51. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,600
  52. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,599
  53. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,592
  54. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,538
  55. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,484
  56. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,477
  57. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,439
  58. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,311
  59. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,286
  60. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,156
  61. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,096
  62. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $1,012
  63. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $883
  64. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $565
  65. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $560
  66. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $534

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $260,00079% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $45,00014% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut5 grants $320,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Amanda KeiserVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara KeiserVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • David W KeiserPres, Dir, Sec Hours 10Pay $0
  • Joseph KeiserVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie KrausVP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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