Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund
Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Brooklyn, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2025, it made $11 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $274.
Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,381
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $309
- +415.0% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $11
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $46
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 6% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $750 (2020) to $750 (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $750.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | Scholarship | $750 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,381 | $309 | $46 | — | — | $11 | $274 | $183 |
| 2024 | $3,121 | $60 | $43 | — | — | $10 | $66 | $169 |
| 2023 | $3,108 | $24 | $794 | $750 | 1 | $761 | $70 | $171 |
| 2022 | $3,879 | $-84 | $1,919 | $750 | 1 | $1,838 | $60 | $207 |
| 2021 | $5,884 | $1,728 | $836 | $750 | 1 | $768 | $1,672 | $273 |
| 2020 | $4,995 | $540 | $833 | $750 | 1 | — | $477 | $315 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $183 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Keybank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Keybank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$42 (2024) → $45 (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Keybank National Association (2020–2023) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $45, to Keybank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund
How large is Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund?
Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $183 (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund?
Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Brooklyn, OH. It holds $3K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund operate?
Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in New York.
What is Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Helen Kelly Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6250069. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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