William M Keck Jr Foundation
The William M Keck Jr Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants for education, health care, and community improvement, with awards generally limited to Southern California charities.
William M Keck Jr Foundation at a glance
In short: William M Keck Jr Foundation gave $865K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $51K), mostly in California. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $865,000
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,882
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $12,894,224
- -1.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (2 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (86% 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 William M Keck Jr Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Its filing lists a letter with information regarding the requesting charity as the application material and says requests should be directed to Stephen M Keck. Awards are generally limited to Southern California charities.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists November 30 as the deadline. This date is in the past for the current 2026 calendar year.
- Deadline
- The filing lists November 30 as the deadline.
- Contact
Application contact: Stephen M Keck
Mailing address: PO Box 661157, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Phone: (310) 753-7483
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who William M Keck Jr Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carlthorp School ($125K). Together the top 10 received $700K.
Grant Size Distribution
80 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 80 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s filing says awards are generally limited to Southern California charities. In 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 9% to recipients in New York, and 6% to recipients in Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is William M Keck Jr Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 17 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $43K; repeat grants $52K. How we count
Medians: $43K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 104% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $678K (2019) to $865K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $865K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carlthorp School Santa Monica, CA | Education | $125,000 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles Foundation (Chola) Los Angeles, CA | Health Care | $100,000 |
| Loyola High School Los Angeles, CA | Education | $100,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D New York, NY | Health Care | $75,000 |
| Harvard - Westlake School North Hollywood, CA | Educational Scholarships | $50,000 |
| Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Manhattan Beach, CA | Education | $50,000 |
| Midnight Mission Los Angeles, CA | Community Improvementhomeless Programs | $50,000 |
| Rector Wardens and Vestryman of St Matthew's Church Pacific Palisades, CA | Community Improvement | $50,000 |
| St Matthew's Parish School Pacific Palisades, CA | Education | $50,000 |
| St Vincent Meals on Wheels Los Angeles, CA | Community Improvement | $50,000 |
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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 | $12,894,224 | $700,277 | $937,393 | $865,000 | 17 | $868,362 | $637,353 | $837,777 |
| 2024 | $13,127,866 | $955,156 | $884,116 | $780,000 | 14 | $783,554 | $891,249 | $791,740 |
| 2023 | $13,060,049 | $1,549,954 | $755,597 | $690,000 | 15 | $694,466 | $1,490,440 | $716,667 |
| 2022 | $12,266,470 | $108,540 | $846,038 | $765,000 | 16 | $769,288 | $233,331 | $744,266 |
| 2021 | $13,003,968 | $695,914 | $915,372 | $845,000 | 18 | $846,203 | $633,941 | $823,213 |
| 2020 | $13,223,426 | $169,377 | $783,878 | $702,500 | 19 | — | $225,357 | $704,000 |
| 2019 | $13,837,927 | $1,088,681 | $763,395 | $677,500 | 21 | — | $1,029,722 | $691,304 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, William M Keck Jr Foundation reported a distributable amount of $838K 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 list purposes including education, educational scholarships, health care, community improvement, and homeless programs. Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of recipients: Carlthorp School describes itself as a K–6 independent nonprofit day school; Breakthrough T1D says it works to accelerate breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes; and The Midnight Mission describes services for people experiencing homelessness, including shelter, education, training, and job placement. The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation says it raises funds to supplement public-school programs in its community.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $865,000. Individual grants ranged from $5,000 to $125,000, with a median of $50,000. Among the largest reported grants were $125,000 to Carlthorp School for education; $100,000 each to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Foundation for health care and Loyola High School for education; and $75,000 to Breakthrough T1D for health care. Other reported grants included $50,000 each to Harvard-Westlake School for educational scholarships, Manhattan Beach Education Foundation for education, The Midnight Mission for community improvement and homeless programs, and St Vincent Meals on Wheels for community improvement.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Stephen M Keck as president and director, and Theodore J Keck, Caroline F Keck, and Christopher M Hopkins as directors.
William M Keck Jr Foundation is led by Stephen M. Keck, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephen M. Keck
President & Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline F. Keck
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher M. Hopkins
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theodore J. Keck
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Edward A. Landry (2019) — Director
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 William M Keck Jr Foundation
How much does William M Keck Jr Foundation give each year?
William M Keck Jr Foundation gave $865K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $780K across 14 grants.
What is William M Keck Jr Foundation's typical grant size?
William M Keck Jr Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $50,882, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from William M Keck Jr Foundation that year got $43K on average.
Where does William M Keck Jr Foundation give grants?
William M Keck Jr Foundation gives mostly in California: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (9%) and Virginia (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (7 grants), Santa Monica, CA (2 grants), Pacific Palisades, CA (2 grants) and Manhattan Beach, CA (2 grants).
Does William M Keck Jr Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on William M Keck Jr Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health Care" (6 grants), "Education" (5 grants) and "Community Improvement" (4 grants).
Who are William M Keck Jr Foundation's largest grantees?
William M Keck Jr Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Carlthorp School ($125,000), Children's Hospital Los Angeles Foundation (Chola) ($100,000) and Loyola High School ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is William M Keck Jr Foundation?
William M Keck Jr Foundation reported $12.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $868K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $838K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does William M Keck Jr Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants list purposes including education, educational scholarships, health care, community improvement, and homeless programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from William M Keck Jr Foundation?
The foundation states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is William M Keck Jr Foundation's EIN?
William M Keck Jr Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6097874. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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