Funding Amount

More than US $25,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Keller Foundation is a place-based funder focused on programs and services in a five-county region of Wisconsin: Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet, Waupaca, and Brown Counties.

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • The J.

Overview

The J. J. Keller Foundation supports nonprofit organizations and programs in Wisconsin's Fox Valley region, focusing on basic needs and mental health. With a commitment to combat poverty, they prioritize funding for initiatives that assist vulnerable populations. Grant applications exceeding $25,000 are reviewed thrice a year. The foundation encourages collaboration and innovation to effectively address complex social issues, ensuring a significant impact on the community's most pressing needs.

For maximum impact, the family focuses the vast majority of its funding on their hometown area of Northeastern Wisconsin, specifically the Fox Valley region spanning Oshkosh, Appleton and Green Bay.
Collaboration Meets Innovation
Our funding focuses on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable people in our community by supporting nonprofit organizations and programs addressing vulnerable populations and meeting basic needs.
Grant applications requesting over $25,000 are reviewed by the J.
Keller Foundation prioritizes funding for programs and services. Occasionally a capital request from a grantee partner will be considered.

Eligibility

We accept grant requests from nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charities to positively impact lives in the greater Fox Valley, from Oshkosh to Green Bay, Wisconsin.The J. J. Keller Foundation is a place-based funder focused on programs and services in a five-county region of Wisconsin: Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet, Waupaca, and Brown Counties.

What J J Keller Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
150
Total given
$5.55M
Median grant
$15K
Range
$50–$600K
  • By dollars: Wisconsin 97%, Texas <1%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Appleton, WI; Oshkosh, WI; Green Bay, WI.
  • 25% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 16% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Basic Needs Giving Partnership · Green Bay, WI

    Grantmaking match

    $600K

  • Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin · Appleton, WI

    Food account program; giving week; jjka holiday food event; matching gifts;…

    $307K

  • Mooring Programs Incorporated · Appleton, WI

    Apricity expansion

    $300K

  • Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs Inc · Appleton, WI

    40 for 40 match; 35 anniversary grant; apts renovation project; operational; unrestricted

    $247K

  • Big Brothersbig Sisters of East Central WI · Neenah, WI

    Youth mentoring program, challenge match; giving week; innovation grant

    $197K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Mental health
  • Hunger
  • Poverty alleviation
  • Housing

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