The Bets Keen Foundation
The Bets Keen Foundation is a private foundation, based in Willow Street, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $93K.
The Bets Keen Foundation at a glance
In short: The Bets Keen Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -39.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,000
- +81.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $1,520,473
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (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 The Bets Keen Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Colorado State Univ Fndtn ($100K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 11 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Bets Keen Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 112% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $56K (2021) to $410K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Univ Fndtn Fort Collins, CO | Oncology Research | $100,000 |
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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 | $1,520,473 | $103,010 | $109,770 | $100,000 | 1 | $100,000 | $93,240 | $89,320 |
| 2024 | $1,527,233 | $96,433 | $174,505 | $165,000 | 3 | $165,000 | $82,789 | $86,827 |
| 2023 | $1,605,305 | $104,041 | $418,199 | $410,000 | 3 | $410,000 | $97,423 | $92,238 |
| 2022 | $1,919,463 | $487,944 | $116,660 | $106,000 | 2 | $106,000 | $480,744 | $98,507 |
| 2021 | $1,548,179 | $1,540,805 | $57,884 | $56,000 | 2 | $56,000 | $171,994 | $10,616 |
| 2020 | $65,258 | $103,653 | $101,846 | $100,500 | 6 | — | $400 | $3,226 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Bets Keen Foundation reported a distributable amount of $89K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Bets Keen Foundation is led by Elizabeth Keen, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Keen
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Bets Keen Foundation
How much does The Bets Keen Foundation give each year?
The Bets Keen Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $165K across 3 grants.
How large is The Bets Keen Foundation?
The Bets Keen Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $89K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does The Bets Keen Foundation operate?
The Bets Keen Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania.
What is The Bets Keen Foundation's EIN?
The Bets Keen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2681185. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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