Keane Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected charitable organisations, and the filing gives no public submission route, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Its typical grant runs from $5,000 to $155,000, with a median of $25,000 and half of its 83 grants at $25,000 or less, so a modest request fits its usual pattern, although its largest grant was $600,000.
- Its awards go mainly to organisations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Colorado, and it has funded universities, hospitals, youth and education bodies, arts organisations, public media and conservation groups, but no geographic focus or formal funding themes are stated, so those places describe where it has given rather than who may apply.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 94% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so any approach should be built on an existing connection to the foundation.
Overview
Keane Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Needham, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record unrestricted charitable contributions to public charities across a varied mix: universities and schools, hospitals, youth and education organisations, sailing and skiing bodies, conservation groups, community organisations, arts organisations and public media. Recipients are concentrated in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Colorado, with grants also recorded in other states. The filing does not state formal funding themes or eligibility criteria; these recipient types describe the recorded awards, not declared priorities. Its application information says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, indicating that organisations cannot approach it through an open unsolicited process.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no public submission route.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 83 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Keane Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 32 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $27,150 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Us Sailing Foundation · Charitable contribution unrestricted$600,0002024 tax year
- YouthPower 365 (Vail Valley Foundation) · Charitable contribution unrestricted$165,0002024 tax year
- Vail Mountain School · Charitable contribution unrestricted$150,0002024 tax year
- Presidents And Fellows Of Harvard College · Charitable contribution unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- Boston Childrens Hospital · Charitable contribution unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Us Ski & Snowboard Foundation · Charitable contribution unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- uAspire · Charitable contribution unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- Ski and Snowboard Club Vail · Charitable contribution unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brian T Keane — Trustee
- Victoire K Lang — Trustee
- John F Keane JR — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,341,483 | $1,202,000 | $37,046,676 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,131,250 | $1,758,083 | $40,400,590 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,062,113 | $1,968,350 | $42,676,205 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Needham, MA