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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-6092356

Kelton Fund Inc

A private foundation in Santa Monica, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $573,900 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

    $573,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,027,807

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,382,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,558,654

  • Tax year 2023

    $140,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,024,070

  • Tax year 2022

    $116,505

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,024,799

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,078,642

  • Tax year 2020

    $144,437

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,037,786

  • Tax year 2019

    $166,212

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,043,671

  • Tax year 2018

    $115,590

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,051,080

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Support of charitable activities

    $500,000
  2. Center Theatre GroupLos Angeles, CA

    Support of charitable activities

    $30,000
  3. Individual

    Support of charitable activities

    $20,000
  4. Discovery Eye FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Support of charitable activities

    $10,000
  5. Geffen PlayhouseLos Angeles, CA

    Support of charitable activities

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Support of charitable activities

    $3,500
  7. A Noise Within TheatrePasadena, CA

    Support of charitable activities

    $3,000
  8. Concern FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Support of charitable activities

    $1,000
  9. Leo Baeck TempleLos Angeles, CA

    Support of charitable activities

    $600
  10. Individual

    Support of charitable activities

    $500
  11. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Support of charitable activities

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $500,00093% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $35,0007% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $300<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $549,600
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David KeltonPresident/Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph AlabadaTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark LeekleyVice Pres/Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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