The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $260K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $5K.
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation at a glance
In short: The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,500
- -21.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,125
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $260,262
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (76% 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 Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Family Nurturing Center ($4K). Together the top 4 received $13K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 104% 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 $5K (2020) to $20K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Family Nurturing Center Dorchester, MA | Advances the healthy developmment of children | $4,000 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water Boston, MA | To support runaway homeless and high-risk youth | $3,000 |
| Ready for Rescue New York, NY | Providing shelter for cats and dogs without homes | $3,000 |
| Tutoring Plus of Cambridge Cambridge, MA | To support advancing educational equity | $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 | $260,262 | $4,614 | $13,959 | $12,500 | 4 | $12,500 | $4,614 | $12,014 |
| 2024 | $230,220 | $4,710 | $12,109 | $16,000 | 5 | $12,006 | $4,690 | $10,703 |
| 2023 | $207,591 | $4,867 | $4,000 | — | — | $4,000 | $4,867 | $9,129 |
| 2022 | $172,409 | $6,942 | $9,125 | $9,000 | 3 | $9,000 | $6,817 | $9,197 |
| 2021 | $217,374 | $9,353 | $20,343 | $20,000 | 4 | $20,000 | $9,010 | $10,693 |
| 2020 | $197,626 | $3,887 | $4,591 | $4,500 | 1 | — | $6,877 | $8,408 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation is led by Evan Keefe, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Evan Keefe
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation
How much does The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation give each year?
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 5 grants.
What is The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation's typical grant size?
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation give grants?
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (24%).
Does The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation?
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation reported $260K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation?
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $260K in total assets as of 2025.
What is The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation's EIN?
The Fred and Carolyn Keefe Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7144954. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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