Kehl Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Riverside, IA EIN: 42-1478647

Kehl Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Riverside, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $262K. Net investment income was $518K.

Kehl Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Kehl Family Foundation gave $262K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $52K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$262,300
+2661.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$52,460
+2108.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,249,244
+32.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Kehl Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

St Columbkille School: $250KSt Columbkille School$250KDubuque Boys & Girls Club: $7KDubuque Boys & Girls Club$7KNorth Liberty Community Pantry: $5KNorth Liberty Community Pantry$5KDubuque Food Pantry: $200Dubuque Food Pantry$200Salvation Army: $100Salvation Army$100

The largest 2025 recipient was St Columbkille School ($250K). Together the top 5 received $262K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 16 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

DubuqueNorth LibertyBooneDenverSeattle

How Kehl Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 3397% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 489% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$100K$200K$300K4 grants2019 7 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $262K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $262K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Columbkille School Dubuque, IACharitable$250,000
Dubuque Boys & Girls Club Dubuque, IACharitable$7,000
North Liberty Community Pantry North Liberty, IACharitable$5,000
Dubuque Food Pantry Dubuque, IACharitable$200
Salvation Army Boone, IACharitable$100
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,249,244$582,237$276,074$262,3005$265,391$518,407$54,262
2024$943,081$123,108$20,322$9,5004$9,500$109,430$60,589
2023$840,295$314,184$266,038$257,0003$257,000$17,478$49,557
2022$791,970$22,506$16,500$7,5002$7,500$11,023$51,406
2021$785,727$20,780$33,027$24,0002$24,000$9,340$55,532
2020$797,974$60,285$135,587$133,0007—$55,303$49,541
2019$873,276$11,561$14,079$11,5004—$20,697$51,945

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kehl Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kehl Family Foundation is led by Ruth A. Kehl, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ruth A. Kehl

    President, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina M. Kehl

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel J. Kehl

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth A. Bonnet

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin A. Kehl

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert A. Kehl

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Cynthia A. Winter (2019–2024) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Kehl Family Foundation

How much does Kehl Family Foundation give each year?

Kehl Family Foundation gave $262K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 4 grants.

What is Kehl Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Kehl Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $52,460, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kehl Family Foundation give grants?

Kehl Family Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dubuque, IA (3 grants).

Does Kehl Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Kehl Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (5 grants).

Who are Kehl Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Kehl Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Columbkille School ($250,000), Dubuque Boys & Girls Club ($7,000) and North Liberty Community Pantry ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Kehl Family Foundation?

Kehl Family Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $265K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Kehl Family Foundation?

Kehl Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Riverside, IA. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Kehl Family Foundation's EIN?

Kehl Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1478647. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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