Kiley Charitable Foundation
Kiley Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Louisville, Kentucky. Its 2025 filing reports 18 grants totaling $23,500 to charitable organizations in five states, including education-related organizations, religious institutions, and organizations addressing hearing loss.
Kiley Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Kiley Charitable Foundation gave $24K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state Illinois. 39% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $23,500
- +69.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,306
- +13.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $389,127
- +19.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 39% first-time grantees (7 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (44% 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 Kiley Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation stated on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 222 E Witherspoon St Unit 1602, Louisville, KY 40202-6317
Phone: (502) 893-3492
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kiley Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Ignatius College Prep ($5K). Together the top 10 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 58 grants of 58 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 44% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, 26% to New York, 20% to Kentucky, 6% to Maryland, and 4% to Indiana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Kiley Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
39%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 18 grantees (39%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $900. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 290% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 64% 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 (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $24K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $24K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Ignatius College Prep Chicago, IL | Education | $5,000 |
| Hearing Health Foundation New York, NY | Hearing Loss | $5,000 |
| Waterfront Park Louisville, KY | Donation | $2,000 |
| Hearing Loss Association Bethesda, MD | Public Charity | $1,500 |
| Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY | Donation | $1,500 |
| Saint Marys College Notre Dame, IN | Donation | $1,000 |
| Holy Name Cathedral Chicago, IL | Donation | $1,000 |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | Donation | $1,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, IL | Charity | $1,000 |
| Marrillac St Vincent Chicago, IL | Early Childhood Education | $1,000 |
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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 | $389,127 | $126,920 | $23,665 | $23,500 | 18 | $23,500 | $34,695 | $36,782 |
| 2024 | $324,938 | $160,676 | $14,197 | $13,850 | 12 | $13,850 | $11,892 | $28,086 |
| 2023 | $278,183 | $186,470 | $14,572 | $14,350 | 11 | $14,350 | $24,992 | $19,015 |
| 2022 | $163,468 | $104,701 | $7,741 | $6,025 | 11 | $6,025 | $15,968 | $16,417 |
| 2021 | $155,239 | $123,862 | $13,672 | $13,150 | 6 | — | $123,382 | $7,095 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kiley Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $37K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for educational institutions and related organizations, religious organizations, and hearing-health causes. For example, Hearing Health Foundation describes its mission as preventing and curing hearing loss and tinnitus through research. Catholic Education Foundation says it advances Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Louisville, primarily through tuition assistance grants to families.
Other 2025 grantees describe their work as providing values-based education for underserved Chicago-area schools (Big Shoulders Fund), supporting students through teaching and academic programs (DePaul University), and offering undergraduate and graduate programs as a Catholic liberal arts college (Saint Mary’s College).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $23,500 through 18 grants. Grants ranged from $100 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $5,000 each to Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago for education and Hearing Health Foundation in New York for hearing loss; $2,000 to Waterfront Park in Louisville; and $1,500 each to Hearing Loss Association in Bethesda and Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville. Other listed grants included $1,000 each to Saint Mary’s College, Holy Name Cathedral, DePaul University, Big Shoulders Fund, Marrillac St Vincent, and Syracuse University, and $500 to Catholic Education Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Frank T Kiley, Donna J Kiley, Julie Kiley Schaff, and Michelle Ann Kiley as trustees.
Kiley Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donna J Kiley
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank T Kiley
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Kiley Schaff
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Michelle Ann Kiley
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Kiley Charitable Foundation
How much does Kiley Charitable Foundation give each year?
Kiley Charitable Foundation gave $24K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 12 grants.
What is Kiley Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Kiley Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,306, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kiley Charitable Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Kiley Charitable Foundation give grants?
Kiley Charitable Foundation's top state is Illinois, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (26%) and Kentucky (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (7 grants) and Louisville, KY (6 grants).
Does Kiley Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Kiley Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (10 grants).
Who are Kiley Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Kiley Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Saint Ignatius College Prep ($5,000), Hearing Health Foundation ($5,000) and Waterfront Park ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kiley Charitable Foundation?
Kiley Charitable Foundation reported $389K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $37K (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 Kiley Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for educational institutions and related organizations, religious organizations, and hearing-health causes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kiley Charitable Foundation?
The foundation stated on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kiley Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Kiley Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1337992. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does Kiley Charitable 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 October 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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