Keliher Family Foundation
The Keliher Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. It made 10 grants totaling $20,106 in filing year 2025, with listed recipients primarily in Texas and one in Florida.
Keliher Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Keliher Family Foundation gave $20K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,106
- -30.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,011
- -16.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,295
- Total assets
- $455,820
- -4.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Keliher Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4219 Fairfax, Dallas, TX 75205
Phone: (214) 526-2466
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Keliher Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Center for American and Int'l Law ($6K). Together the top 10 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
59 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 59 grants of 59 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In filing year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas and 1% to recipients in Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Keliher Family Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $572; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $515 first-time, $3K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $29K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Center for American and Int'l Law Plano, TX | General Purpose | $5,590 |
| YMCA Dallas, TX | General Purpose | $5,181 |
| Texas Women's Foundation Dallas, TX | General Purpose | $2,735 |
| Transition Resource Action Center Dallas, TX | General Purpose | $2,575 |
| Dallas Historical Society Dallas, TX | General Purpose | $1,560 |
| The Dickey Foundation Dallas, TX | General Purpose | $1,030 |
| Trusted World Garland, TX | General Purpose | $515 |
| Susan G Komen Dallas, TX | General Purpose | $500 |
| Cistercian Preparatory School Irving, TX | General Purpose | $250 |
| Cuba Travel Service Coral Gables, FL | General Purpose | $170 |
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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 | $455,820 | — | $20,506 | $20,106 | 10 | $20,306 | — | $23,135 |
| 2024 | $476,326 | — | $29,441 | $29,041 | 12 | $29,241 | — | $24,097 |
| 2023 | $505,767 | — | $21,050 | $20,650 | 17 | $20,850 | — | $25,551 |
| 2022 | $473,407 | — | $26,057 | $25,370 | 11 | $25,570 | — | $23,934 |
| 2021 | $499,464 | $34,544 | $21,867 | $21,103 | 9 | $21,303 | $33,744 | $24,278 |
| 2020 | $486,787 | $86,139 | $22,920 | $22,520 | 20 | — | $13,067 | $20,782 |
| 2019 | $423,568 | — | $22,800 | $22,400 | 27 | — | — | $21,642 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Keliher Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $23K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in areas such as women’s economic security, support for young people transitioning out of foster or juvenile care, Dallas-area history, and support for local law enforcement, firefighters, and their families. These descriptions reflect the grantees’ own stated missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $20,106. Grant amounts ranged from $170 to $5,590, with a median of $1,295. All listed grant purposes were “general purpose.”
Largest reported grants included $5,590 to the Center for American and International Law, $5,181 to the YMCA, $2,735 to Texas Women’s Foundation, $2,575 to Transition Resource Action Center, and $1,560 to Dallas Historical Society. The Dickey Foundation received $1,030.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lester Keliher as president and board member, Margaret Keliher as secretary and board member, and Margaret Hughes as a board member.
Keliher Family Foundation is led by Lester Keliher, President & Bod on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lester Keliher
President & Bod
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Margaret Hughes
Board of Directors
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Margaret Keliher
Secretary & Bod
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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 Keliher Family Foundation
How much does Keliher Family Foundation give each year?
Keliher Family Foundation gave $20K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $29K across 12 grants.
What is Keliher Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Keliher Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,295, and its average grant was $2,011, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Keliher Family Foundation that year got $572 on average.
Where does Keliher Family Foundation give grants?
Keliher Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (6 grants).
Does Keliher Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Keliher Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Keliher Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Keliher Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Center for American and Int'l Law ($5,590), YMCA ($5,181) and Texas Women's Foundation ($2,735), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Keliher Family Foundation?
Keliher Family Foundation reported $456K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $23K (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 does Keliher Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Keliher Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Keliher Family Foundation's EIN?
Keliher Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4303532. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Keliher Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 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 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
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