J J Keller Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNeenah, Wisconsin · EIN 39-1683437 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$5.5M
Organizations funded150
Typical grant$14,000
Total assets$109.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $45,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
16% of grants went outside Wisconsin.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Needs Giving Partnership | Green Bay, WI | Grantmaking match | $600,000 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Appleton, WI | Food account program; giving week; jjka holiday food event; matching gifts; unrestricted operating | $306,643 |
| Mooring Programs Incorporated | Appleton, WI | Apricity expansion | $300,000 |
| Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs Inc | Appleton, WI | 40 for 40 match; 35 anniversary grant; apts renovation project; operational; unrestricted | $247,260 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of East Central Wi | Neenah, WI | Youth mentoring program, challenge match; giving week; innovation grant | $196,700 |
| Pillars | Appleton, WI | Unrestricted operating support; matching gifts program | $180,750 |
| Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity | Menasha, WI | New home build; rock the block; giving week; matching gifts program | $170,901 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | Operational funding, final phase club expansion | $160,000 |
| Catalpa Foundation Inc | Appleton, WI | Fund the mission at pop; matching; giving week, unrestricted | $152,078 |
| Oshkosh Area United Way | Oshkosh, WI | Winnebago county emergency assistance collaborative; milestone grant | $148,750 |
| Tri-County Community Dental Clinic | Appleton, WI | Robert glass focus on the children program | $130,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | New home build & rock the block programs | $110,000 |
| Children's Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | Innovation grant: transforming pediatric mental health | $100,000 |
| Mooring Programs Incorporated | Neenah, WI | Capital campaign -rooted in recovery, growing in hope; outdoor meditation garden; operational | $93,750 |
| Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services Inc | Oshkosh, WI | 35 year anniversary grant; operating support | $85,400 |
| Day by Day Warming Shelter | Oshkosh, WI | Operational funding | $80,000 |
| Casa Brown County | Green Bay, WI | Transition aged youth & fostering futures programs; unrestricted | $78,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley | Appleton, WI | Unrestricted operating support | $75,000 |
| Rawhide Youth Services | New London, WI | Equine therapy & school based counseling programs | $75,000 |
| St Mary Catholic Schools | Neenah, WI | Football program; unrestricted | $72,500 |
| Community Clothes Closet Inc | Menasha, WI | Winter weather clothing project; operational | $70,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Bay & Lakes Region | Green Bay, WI | Unrestricted operating support; challenge match | $65,000 |
| Casa of the Fox Cities | Appleton, WI | Unrestricted operating support | $65,000 |
| Oshkosh Area Community Pantry | Oshkosh, WI | Unrestricted operating support | $65,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Fox Valley | Neenah, WI | Home repairs & modifications; unrestricted support | $65,000 |
| Samaritan Counsling Center of Fox Valley | Menasha, WI | Wellness screening; operational | $65,000 |
| Nami Fox Valley | Appleton, WI | Mental health support educ outreach programs; namiwalks | $62,000 |
| Fox Valley Literacy Coalition | Appleton, WI | Operaing support | $60,000 |
| Partnership Community Health Center | Menasha, WI | Medical, dental & behavioral health sliding scale support; unrestriced | $52,000 |
| St Joseph Food Program | Menasha, WI | Backpack food assistance & matching gifts programs | $50,500 |
| Oshkosh Area Community Foundation | Oshkosh, WI | Innovation grant: oshkosh area women's fund; matching gifts | $50,100 |
| Foundations Health & Wholeness | Green Bay, WI | Unrestricted operating support | $50,000 |
| Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes | Appleton, WI | Reaching out program | $50,000 |
| House of Hope | Green Bay, WI | Unrestricted operating support | $50,000 |
| Solutions Recovery | Oshkosh, WI | Peer repsonse team & star program | $50,000 |
| Thedacare Inc | Neenah, WI | Innovative grant request for the community-led model to transform youth mental health | $50,000 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | Dallas, TX | J j keller kares fund; giving week | $47,420 |
| Trust for Youth & Child Leadership Intl | New York, NY | Village innovation and incubation lab; inagi - a visual swot for youth suicide | $45,000 |
| Winnebago Area Literacy Council | Oshkosh, WI | Challenge match spellbound for literacy event; unrestricted operating support | $45,000 |
| Reach Counseling Services | Neenah, WI | Challenge grant - utopia; operational | $40,000 |
| Women's Fund for the Fox Valley Region | Appleton, WI | Challenge match for women's fund luncheon; girl powered giving; matching gifts | $38,500 |
| Chrysalis Inc | Madison, WI | Community living room | $35,000 |
| Golden House | Greem Bay, WI | 35 year anniversary grant | $35,000 |
| Phillip Reed Group Incorporated | Appleton, WI | Unrestricted support | $33,500 |
| Family Services of Ne Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI | Matching gifts program; parent connection program | $30,350 |
| Building for Kids | Appleton, WI | Access for all scholarship program | $30,000 |
| 1000 Generations Inc | Elkhorn, WI | Safe families for children ne wi - unrestricted operating support | $28,000 |
| Empowered Tutoring | Appleton, WI | Literacy program support; unrestricted | $28,000 |
| St Mary Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Neenah, WI | Dance team; level up coaching program | $27,000 |
| Headsup Fox Cities Corp | Neenah, WI | Community center bathroom remodel, housing units flooring, outdoor rec space | $26,000 |
| Catalpa Health Inc | Appleton, WI | Pop! | $25,000 |
| Community Benefit Tree | Kaukauna, WI | Family support program | $25,000 |
| Fox Valley Veterans Council | Appleton, WI | Emergency assistance & operation oral care | $25,000 |
| Jake's Diaper's | Appleton, WI | Basic needs - diaper bank program support | $25,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Council of Neenah-Menasha | Neenah, WI | Food purchasing for pantry | $25,000 |
| US 2 Behavioral Health | Appleton, WI | Operational support | $25,000 |
| Valley Packaging Industries | Appleton, WI | Outreach center | $25,000 |
| Vida | Appleton, WI | Trinity house maternity shelter | $25,000 |
| Wisconsin Independent Christian Schools | Appleton, WI | 2025 staff christmas gifts | $25,000 |
| World Relief Fox Valley | Appleton, WI | Refugee resettlement program | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 150 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,546,520 | 150 |
| 2024 | $4,171,929 | 152 |
| 2023 | $4,023,547 | 143 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202632239349100933
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 39-1683437
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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