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Private foundation (trust)EIN 770528782Est. 2000-07

The Kelvin Foundation

Los Altos, CA 94022

Total Assets

$8.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$338K

FY 2023

Grants Made

23

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$53–$59K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$189K

Total Expenses

$475K

Qualifying Distributions

$418K

Distributable Amount

$419K

Min. Investment Return

$421K

Undistributed Income

$29K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

23 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $53 through median $3K to maximum $59K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $593K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

48 grants

MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND
$937K
13 grants
EISENHOWER MED CENTER
$228K
2 grants
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$20K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE
$20K
2 grants
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE CHARITABLE FDT
$20K
1 grant
MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION
$16K
2 grants
AURORA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
$16K
1 grant
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$13K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants

<$10K
30
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

California
$1.2M
92% of total
Wisconsin
$36K
3% of total
New Mexico
$21K
2% of total
Illinois
$20K
2% of total
New Jersey
$19K
1% of total
Ohio
$5K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$1K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$500
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$153
0% of total
Oregon
$100
0% of total

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