Kellbar Foundation
Kellbar Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. It reported 15 grants totaling $77,000 in 2025, with filing-stated restrictions on awards to religious and educational grants.
Kellbar Foundation at a glance
In short: Kellbar Foundation gave $77K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $77,000
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,133
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,394,230
- -3.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (90% 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 Kellbar Foundation
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing says to contact Robert W. Johnson and complete the “Standard Application for Donation.” The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and that awards are restricted to religious and educational grants.
- Review Cycle
- None stated on the filing.
- Deadline
- None stated on the filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Robert W Johnson
Mailing address: 11150 W Olympic Blvd Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 943-8085
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kellbar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Loyola High School ($13K). Together the top 10 received $61K.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($14,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 74 grants of 74 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 6% to recipients in Florida. The filing lists 3% under an unspecified recipient state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Kellbar Foundation open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 13 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 $73K (2020) to $82K (2023). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $77K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola High School Los Angeles, CA | Scholarships | $12,500 |
| Presentation Learning Center Los Angeles, CA | Religious Education Programs | $10,000 |
| 3 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $14,000 |
| St Patrick Catholic Church Los Angeles, CA | Parish Needs | $10,000 |
| American Martyrs Catholic Church Manhattan Beach, CA | Guatemalan Food Project | $5,000 |
| Cross Catholic Outreach Inc Boca Raton, FL | House Build for Poor in Guatemala | $5,000 |
| St John's Seminary Camarillo, CA | Scholarships | $5,000 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Church Los Angeles, CA | Food Pantry | $5,000 |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | Scholarships | $4,000 |
| The Vincentian Mesl Research Centre | Work for Social Justice | $2,500 |
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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 | $1,394,230 | $45,247 | $87,750 | $77,000 | 15 | $81,629 | $40,619 | $88,146 |
| 2024 | $1,436,733 | $-5,210 | $83,474 | $74,500 | 15 | $78,344 | $35,435 | $81,519 |
| 2023 | $1,525,417 | $55,767 | $89,210 | $81,500 | 15 | $85,355 | $51,912 | $78,829 |
| 2022 | $1,558,860 | $33,063 | $91,141 | $79,500 | 14 | $84,111 | $37,841 | $89,143 |
| 2021 | $1,616,938 | $172,365 | $84,504 | $75,829 | 15 | — | $168,618 | $78,824 |
| 2020 | $1,529,140 | $60,276 | $80,711 | $72,500 | 16 | — | $56,549 | $79,726 |
| 2019 | $1,549,628 | $68,512 | $84,842 | $76,500 | 16 | — | $64,696 | $78,923 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kellbar Foundation reported a distributable amount of $88K 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 2024 filing states that awards are restricted to religious and educational grants. Its 2025 grants include support for scholarships, religious education, parish needs, food projects, and work with people in need.
Presentation Learning Center, which received $10,000 in 2025, describes its mission as “empower participants through various educational programs.”
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 15 grants totaling $77,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $12,500, with a median grant of $5,000.
Among its 2025 grants were $12,500 to Loyola High School for scholarships; $10,000 each to Presentation Learning Center for religious education programs, an individual recipient School for high school scholarships, and St. Patrick Catholic Church for parish needs; and $5,000 each to American Martyrs Catholic Church for a Guatemalan food project and Cross Catholic Outreach for a house build for poor people in Guatemala.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kenneth J. Poole as president and Robert W. Johnson as vice-president.
Kellbar Foundation is led by Kenneth J. Poole, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth J. Poole
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert W. Johnson
Vice President
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 Kellbar Foundation
How much does Kellbar Foundation give each year?
Kellbar Foundation gave $77K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 15 grants.
What is Kellbar Foundation's typical grant size?
Kellbar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,133, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kellbar Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Kellbar Foundation give grants?
Kellbar Foundation gives mostly in California: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (8 grants).
Does Kellbar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Kellbar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships" (5 grants) and "Religious Education Programs" (3 grants).
Who are Kellbar Foundation's largest grantees?
Kellbar Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Loyola High School ($12,500), Presentation Learning Center ($10,000) and St Patrick Catholic Church ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($14,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kellbar Foundation?
Kellbar Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $82K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $88K (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 Kellbar Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 filing states that awards are restricted to religious and educational grants. Its 2025 grants include support for scholarships, religious education, parish needs, food projects, and work with people in need. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kellbar Foundation?
The 2024 filing says to contact Robert W. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kellbar Foundation's EIN?
Kellbar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0269979. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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