Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women

Private foundation · Grantmaker Little Rock, AR EIN: 71-6168654

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women is a private foundation, based in Little Rock, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $3.

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women at a glance

In short: Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women gave $36K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$36,468
+9.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,559
+9.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,928
Total assets
$2,959
-13.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arkansas (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 Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

51<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 51 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Little RockJacksonvilleBryantAlexanderBentonHot SpringsNorth Little RockSearcyConwayNewportGreenbrierHorseshoe BendMalvernSherwoodSpringdaleAustinMayflowerStuttgartWard

How Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$20K$40K$60K13 grants2019 15 grants2020 11 grants2021 12 grants2022 12 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2024) to $49K (2019). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $36K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
8 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$36,468
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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$2,959$36,953$37,418$36,4688$36,468$3$119
2024$3,424$33,011$34,233$33,4018$33,401$11$298
2023$4,646$43,041$42,240$41,21512$41,215$16$293
2022$3,845$42,008$42,466$41,51612$41,516—$333
2021$4,303$40,000$39,520$37,62711$37,627—$245
2020$3,823$48,000$49,042$47,23915——$222
2019$4,865$51,018$51,195$48,79513—$18$222

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women reported a distributable amount of $119 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allison Holland

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Phyllis A. Keltner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Ridge

    Trustee

    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 Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women

How much does Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women give each year?

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women gave $36K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $33K across 8 grants.

What is Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women's typical grant size?

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women's median grant in 2025 was $3,928, and its average grant was $4,559, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women give grants?

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women gives mostly in Arkansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Scholarship" (8 grants).

How large is Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women?

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $119 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women's EIN?

Phyllis a Keltner Foundation for Women's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-6168654. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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