The Kellam Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyLivingston, Texas · EIN 26-3920321 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$182K
Organizations funded52
Typical grant$150
Total assets$2.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100 and $250.
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
98% of grants went outside Texas.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbird Charities | Phoenix, AZ | Assist children and families, help people in need and improve the quality of life in communities. | $105,000 |
| Friends of Az Pbs | Phoenix, AZ | Provide quality and educational public service programming | $25,000 |
| Az Broadway Theatre | Peoria, AZ | * to expand programming to include mroe diverse and exciting productons.* to provide scholarships for the academyfor young performers.* to… | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army | Phoenix, AZ | Provide food and shelter to homeless families | $10,000 |
| West Valley Symphony | Surprise, AZ | Provide opportunites for all residents to experience classical music. | $10,000 |
| Rotary Foundation - Surprise & Sun City West | Surprise, AZ | To support surprise & sun city west community activites | $5,000 |
| Surprise Youth Foundation | Surprise, AZ | Providing assistance, including the kids club after-school programs that offer a safe environment for academic help and life skills | $5,000 |
| Sun Health Foundation | Sun City, AZ | Promote health and research | $4,600 |
| Dysart Community Center | El Mirage, AZ | Provide basic health and educational resources to local families on the verge of poverty | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Medical services | $300 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra | St Louis, MO | Music and arts | $275 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Peoria, AZ | Housing for the needy | $250 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | Medical support | $250 |
| St Judes Hospital | Memphis, TN | Medical assistance | $250 |
| Az Special Olympics | Goodyear, AZ | Transform an athletes life | $200 |
| Finca | Washington, DC | To end poverty worldwide | $200 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | Wildlife conservation | $200 |
| Shriners Childres's | Tampa, FL | To support non-profit children's hospitals and other pediatric medical facilities across north america. | $200 |
| World Wild Life Funds | Washington, DC | Animal preservation | $200 |
| Alzheimers Assocaiton | Chicago, IL | Medical research | $150 |
| Az Humane Society | Phoenix, AZ | Animal welfare | $150 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | To support smallholder farmers to address hunger and poverty in their communities | $150 |
| Mercy Corps | Boone, IA | Working together on the front lines of crisis, disaster, poverty, and climate change to create a world where everyone can prospe | $150 |
| National Wildlife | Merrifield, VA | Uniting all americans to ensure wildlife thrive in a rapidly changing world | $150 |
| Planned Paretnhood | Phoenix, AZ | Women's health | $150 |
| Smile Train | New Yok, NY | Medical assistance | $150 |
| Sun City West Possee | Sun City West, AZ | Provides the day to day patrolling coverage and theft deterrent | $150 |
| Rh Johnson Library | Sun City West, AZ | Funding for the library | $125 |
| Nature Conservancy | Washington, DC | Wildlife conservation | $120 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | We serve veterans, caregivers and families of veterans who incurred a physical or mental injury or illness on or after september 11, 2001 | $120 |
| Aarp Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | Creating and advancing effective solutions to reduce poverty for and with older adults. | $100 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New Yok, NY | To support the organizaiton to to fight civil liberties violations, expand the reach of these guarantees, and advance justice for all. | $100 |
| Bikers Against Child Abuse | Peoria, AZ | To provide physical and emotional support, working with local officials, and acting as a shield for victim | $100 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Church | Sun City West, AZ | Church support | $100 |
| Compassion & Choices | Littleton, CO | Develop patient-directed end-of-life healthcare demonstration projects, provide cme- and ceu-bearing training, and advance federal… | $100 |
| Feed the Hungry | South Bend, IN | To provide food for the poor and hungry around the world | $100 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | Provides guide dogs to people with vision loss | $100 |
| Helen Keller Intl | New Yok, NY | Funding programs for vision, nutrition, and health. | $100 |
| Homeless Youth Connection | Phoenix, AZ | To eliminate barriers to graduation for homeless youth and create lasting solutions for a successful future through community support and… | $100 |
| K9s for Warriors | Phoenix, AZ | To support the nation's largest provider of service dogs for veterans with ptsd | $100 |
| Kbach (895 Fm) | Tempe, AZ | To support public radio station | $100 |
| Macular Degeneration Research | Northampton, MA | Research to understand the causes, develop treatments and find a cure for the leading cause of vision loss | $100 |
| National Parks Coalition | Washington, DC | Preservation and protection of the national park system and mission-related programs of the national park service | $100 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | Medical assistance | $100 |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | To provide worldclass pediatric health care and support to the families | $100 |
| Project Hope | Washington, DC | To support placing power in the hands of local health care workers to save lives across the globe. | $100 |
| Sun City West Foundation | Sun City West, AZ | Community service | $100 |
| Tuskegee Airmen National Museum | Detroit, MI | To support educating the public on their legacy of courage and promoting youth engagement in aviation and aerospace careers through… | $100 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | Equipping communities to lift themselves out of poverty | $100 |
| American Heart Association | Tempe, AZ | Heart medical research | $50 |
| National Audubon Society | New Yok, NY | To protect birds and their habitats through science, advocacy, and education. | $50 |
| Saturday Evening Post Society | Indianapolis, IN | To support the saturday evening post for promoting american arts, literature, and history, and inspiring a proactive approach to physical,… | $50 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $181,540 | 52 |
| 2024 | $225,055 | 41 |
| 2023 | $212,325 | 42 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631349349104883
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 26-3920321
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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