Private foundation · EIN 04-6743248 · Needham, Massachusetts

Keane Fam Foundation 092493

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $2.0M total, median $27K. 47% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
32
$2.0M
Median grant
$27K
Stays in MA
47%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$33M

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
US Sailing FoundationBristol, RICharitable contribution unrestricted$600K
Youthpower 365 (vail Valley Foundation)Eagle, COCharitable contribution unrestricted$165K
Vail Mountain SchoolVail, COCharitable contribution unrestricted$150K
Presidents and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$125K
Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$100K
Ski & Snowboard Club VailVail, COCharitable contribution unrestricted$75K
UaspireBoston, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$75K
US Ski & Snowboard FoundationPark City, UTCharitable contribution unrestricted$75K
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHCharitable contribution unrestricted$60K
Boston Foundation IncBoston, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$50K
Braven IncChicaco, ILCharitable contribution unrestricted$50K
Compass Working CapitalBoston, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$50K
OnegoalChicaco, ILCharitable contribution unrestricted$50K
Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NCCharitable contribution unrestricted$50K
Windmark Sailing FoundationOyster Bay, NYCharitable contribution unrestricted$40K
Nantucket Cottage Hospital EndowmentNantucket, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$29K
Buckingham Browne & NicholsCambridge, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$25K
Cycle EffectEagle, COCharitable contribution unrestricted$25K
Bravo VailVail, COCharitable contribution unrestricted$25K
SOS OutreachSt Paul, MNCharitable contribution unrestricted$25K
Urban Farming InstituteMattapan, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$25K
Chicago Yacht ClubChicaco, ILCharitable contribution unrestricted$15K
Last Mile Education FundLafayette, COCharitable contribution unrestricted$15K
Nantucket Conservation Foundation IncNantucket, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$13K
Boys & Girls Club of BostonBoston, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$10K
Lands Sake IncWeston, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$10K
Louisville High SchoolWoodland Hills, CACharitable contribution unrestricted$10K
Nantucket Golf Club FoundationSiasconset, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$8,750
Unique Projects IncBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution unrestricted$5,000
WburBoston, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$5,000
Marion InstituteMarion, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$5,000
Artists Association of NantucketNantucket, MACharitable contribution unrestricted$2,300

By state: Rhode Island 1 · Massachusetts 15 · Colorado 6 · Illinois 3 · Utah 1 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Keane Fam Foundation 092493 is a private grantmaking foundation in Needham, Massachusetts, administered in care of Obrien & Associates, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Keane Fam Foundation 092493 accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Keane Fam Foundation 092493 give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.0M across 32 grants, a median of $27K.

Where does Keane Fam Foundation 092493 give?

Rhode Island (1 grants), Massachusetts (15 grants), Colorado (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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