Robert T Keeler Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Robert T Keeler Foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Its filings record its organisation grants mainly as project or programme support, across community and social-service, family and youth, educational, arts and film, church and food organisations, with grants mainly in New Mexico, New York and Maine, although no geographic focus is stated.
- Typical grants run from $4,000 to $90,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 123 grants in that range and a median of $20,000, though its largest grant was $200,000.
- Repeat giving is heavy: 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so existing grantees take almost all of its grant dollars.
- The materials give no deadlines, so a group should not plan around a funding cycle it cannot confirm.
Overview
Robert T Keeler Foundation is a US private foundation based in El Prado, NM.
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
In the filed grant record, the foundation's organisation grants are overwhelmingly recorded as project or programme support. Recipients include community and social-service organisations, family and youth services, educational organisations, arts and film bodies, churches, and food organisations. The record also shows substantial giving to organisations in New Mexico, New York and Maine, alongside grants across other states. These descriptions reflect the recipients and stated grant purposes in the filings; the materials reviewed do not state a broader set of funding themes, applicant eligibility rules or a geographic grant policy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Mexico, New York and Maine.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% 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 123 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Robert T Keeler 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 40 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Neighbors Link · Project/program support$150,0002024 tax year
- Jacob Burns Film Center · Project/program support$100,0002024 tax year
- Sunrise Opportunities · Project/program support$80,0002024 tax year
- PBJ Family Services · Project/program support$80,0002024 tax year
- Las Cumbres Community Services · Project/program support$75,0002024 tax year
- Downeast Community Partners · Project/program support$75,0002024 tax year
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children · Project/program support$70,0002024 tax year
- Nonviolence Works · Project/program support$66,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Heather M Mithoefer — Treasurer/V.PRE
- Peter P Mithoefer — Trustee / President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,918,227 | $1,439,650 | $28,273,054 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,713,171 | $1,300,010 | $30,774,556 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,743,172 | $1,303,503 | $36,169,085 | 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
- El Prado, NM