The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun

Private foundation · Grantmaker McLean, VA EIN: 54-1741776

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun is a private foundation focused on Education, based in McLean, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $5.

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun at a glance

In short: The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$3,000
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$7,712
-0.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (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 Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

HerndonMcLean

How The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun gives

  • Giving grew 500% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 763% 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

$0$1K$2K$3K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $3K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$3,000
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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$7,712$3,005$3,025$3,0001$3,000$5$393
2024$7,732$6$60——$60$6$383
2023$7,786$24$590$5001$500$24$386
2022$8,352$640$584$5001$545$1$410
2021$8,296$3$525$5001$525$3$433
2020$8,818$786$1,535$1,0001——$474
2019$9,567$4$25———$4$472

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun reported a distributable amount of $393 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun is led by Michael Johnson Kelley, Director, Chair & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Johnson Kelley

    Director, Chair & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan J. Kelley

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    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 The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun

How much does The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun give each year?

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun?

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun reported $8K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $393 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun?

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun is a private foundation focused on Education, based in McLean, VA. It holds $8K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun operate?

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun's EIN?

The Mary Kathleen Kelley Scholarship Fun's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1741776. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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