Salehi Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Salehi Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; an introduction or existing connection is the realistic route, and asking for its grant-making policies, which are available on request, is a sensible first step.
- Its grants reach organisations in education, social support, health, community services and culture, but most are described only as helping the recipient's mission, so explain clearly how your work serves that mission.
- A typical request of about $5,000 to $150,000 fits, as about 8 in 10 grants fall in that band, half of its 72 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, and its median grant was $10,000, though its largest grant was $400,000.
- In its most recent filing, 77% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so new applicants should expect repeat giving to take up much of its budget.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Colorado and Tennessee.
Overview
Salehi Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Midland, TX.
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 foundation's filings do not state a named field of funding: most grants are described only as helping fund the recipient organisation's mission. The recipients nevertheless show a broad range of support, including schools, a church, counselling and family-service organisations, health-care and children's organisations, community groups and centres, food banks, fire services, and arts and cultural organisations. A small number of purposes are more specific: the filings mention community outreach and support for a local food bank to help meet community needs. The grants therefore reach organisations working in education, social support, health, community services and culture, while the stated purposes are usually general support for each organisation's mission.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Colorado and Tennessee.
How to apply
The foundation's grant-making policies are available upon request.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% 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 72 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations Salehi Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Midland Memorial Foundation · To help fund the mission of the organization.$400,0002024 tax year
- First Presbyterian Church · To help fund the goals of the organization. Community outreach.$270,0002024 tax year
- Telluride Mountain School · To help fund the mission of the organization.$200,0002024 tax year
- Daystar Counseling Ministries · To help fund the mission of the organization.$100,0002024 tax year
- 100 Club of Gillespie County · To help fund the mission of the organization.$100,0002024 tax year
- River Deep Club · To help fund the mission of the organization.$40,0002024 tax year
- Wine Travel International · To help fund the mission of the organization.$37,5002024 tax year
- Mountainfilm · To help fund the mission of the organization.$35,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kelly Reese — Director
- Winston Kelly — Director
- Cameron S Kelly — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,483,138 | $1,145,000 | $28,927,343 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,234,912 | $900,000 | $42,548,562 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,759,765 | $1,396,000 | $28,770,184 | 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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Applying to Salehi Family Foundation?
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- (432) 685-3602
- Midland, TX
Applying to Salehi Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (432) 685-3602
- Midland, TX