Private foundation · EIN 31-1420552 · El Prado, New Mexico · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Robert T Keeler Foundation

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: 40 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $20K. 60% of grants stayed in New Mexico.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
40
$1.3M
Median grant
$20K
Stays in NM
60%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$26M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NYProject/program support$150K
Jacob Burns Film CenterPleasantville, NYProject/program support$100K
Pbj Family Services IncAlbuquerque, NMProject/program support$80K
Sunrise Opportunities IncMachias, MEProject/program support$80K
Las Cumbres Community Services IncEspanola, NMProject/program support$75K
Downeast Community PartnersEllsworth, MEProject/program support$75K
Pegasus Legal Services for ChildrenAlbuquerque, NMProject/program support$70K
Nonviolence Works IncTaos, NMProject/program support$66K
Reading QuestSanta Fe, NMProject/program support$58K
Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NYProject/program support$50K
True Kid 1Taos, NMProject/program support$50K
Film Prise Jr NmShreveport, LAProject/program support$50K
University of New Mexico FoundationAlbuquerque, NMProject/program support$40K
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association UBrandon, FLProject/program support$40K
A Reason to SurviveNational City, CAGeneral operating support$35K
AmparoAlbuquerque, NMProject/program support$35K
Community Against ViolenceTaos, NMProject/program support$25K
Growing Up New MexicoSanta Fe, NMProject/program support$25K
Kids in Need FoundationRoseville, MNProject/program support$20K
Twirl a Play Discovery Space IncTaos, NMProject/program support$20K
Society of St Vincent de PaulCincinnati, OHProject/program support$20K
Sacred Valley ProjectMontclair, NJProject/program support$20K
QuestbridgePalo Alto, CAProject/program support$15K
Chappaqua Summer Scholarship PrograChappaqua, NYChallenge grant$10K
Northshire Day School IncManchester Center, VTProject/program support$10K
Taos Community FoundationTaos, NMProject/program support$10K
New Mexico FoundationSanta Fe, NMProject/program support$10K
Field Institute of TaosArroyo Seco, NMProject/program support$10K
Imagine TaosArroyo Hondo, NMProject/program support$10K
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYProject/program support$10K
Youth HeartlineTaos, NMProject/program support$5,000
Think New MexicoSanta Fee, NMProject/program support$5,000
El Pueblito United Methodist ChurchEl Prado, NMProject/program support$4,000
St James Episcopal ChurchTaos, NMProject/program support$4,000
AireTaos, NMProject/program support$3,603
Filling in the BlanksNorwalk, CTProject/program support$3,000
Bridge Project for EducationTaos, NMProject/program support$2,500
The Food DepotSanta Fe, NMProject/program support$2,500
Taos Center for the ArtsTaos, NMProject/program support$2,500
Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NMProject/program support$2,000

By state: New Mexico 24 · New York 5 · Maine 2 · California 2 · Louisiana 1 · Florida 1

About this foundation

Robert T Keeler Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in El Prado, New Mexico, administered in care of Mary L Rust Ttee, tax-exempt since 1995. 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 Robert T Keeler Foundation 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 Robert T Keeler Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.3M across 40 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Robert T Keeler Foundation give?

New Mexico (24 grants), New York (5 grants), Maine (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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