Private foundation · EIN 46-5166978 · Boerne, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (None) and its median grant is $500.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 19 grants paid, $32K total, median $500. 58% of grants stayed in Texas. Stated restrictions: No restrictions or limitations

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
19
$32K
Median grant
$500
Stays in TX
58%
of grants
Deadline
None
Assets
$1.1M

How to apply

No particular form required Contact: Charles W Kennedy Jr, 930 Tradition Circle Bldg D 207, Boerne, Tx, 3615379671 Deadlines: None Restrictions: No restrictions or limitations

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Safari Club InternationalIngram, TXCharitable$5,000
Lifetime RecoverySan Antonio, TXCharitable$5,000
Transformation HouseBoerne, TXCharitable$5,000
Laity Lodge FoundationLeakey, TXCharitable$5,000
Faith Angler NetworkCedar Park, TXCharitable$5,000
Bass Club of ChampionsBoerne, TXCharitable$1,450
St Helena's Episcopal ChurchBoerne, TXCharitable$1,200
Sun Valley Jazz FestivalSun Valley, IDCharitable$1,200
Lsu School of MedicineNew Orleans, LACharitable$1,000
American Parkinson Disease AssociationStaten Island, NYCharitable$500
American Parkinsons Disease AssociationStaten Island, NYCharitable$275
St Jude Childrens HospitalMemphis, TXCharitable$250
Round Top Festival InstituteRound Top, TXCharitable$250
Center for Action and ContemplationAlbuquerque, NMCharitable$250
Family Violence Prevention ServicesSan Antonio, TXCharitable$250
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYCharitable$240
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILCharitable$204
Wounded Warrior ProjectTopeka, KSCharitable$200
Special Olympics TexasPflugerville, TXCharitable$150

By state: Texas 11 · Idaho 1 · New York 3 · Louisiana 1 · New Mexico 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boerne, Texas, tax-exempt since 2014. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No particular form required Deadlines: None.

How much does Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $32K across 19 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation give?

Texas (11 grants), Idaho (1 grants), New York (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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