Lora & Martin Kelley Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should seek an introduction or relationship that leads to an invitation rather than send a cold proposal.
- Its stated priority is Oregon, and its grantmaking centres on early childhood education, sustainable forestry and food systems, so work outside those areas is unlikely to fit.
- Most of its grants are modest: half of its 157 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less, so a request in that region is more realistic than a large one, although its filing also shows a $275,000 payment to Pride Foundation, an organisation it pays every year that regrants to others.
- Repeat giving is high, with 81% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so new applicants should expect a relationship-led process with established grantees.
Overview
Lora & Martin Kelley Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Oakland, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes itself as a family foundation based in Oregon, with an emphasis on children, family and community. It primarily supports organisations in Oregon and the trustees’ communities. Its three grantmaking programme areas are early childhood education, sustainable forestry and food systems. In early childhood education, it backs partners in underserved communities that promote healthy brain development in infants and toddlers and access to high-quality early learning. Its sustainable forestry work supports practices that improve ecosystem resilience and carbon sequestration, benefit rural communities and foster social equity. For food systems, it supports access for all Oregonians to fresh, nutrient-dense food and resilient, equitable regional food systems. Education from early childhood through post-secondary is its primary area of giving; grants support capital projects, programmes and operating support.
Themes
- Early childhood education
- Sustainable forestry
- Food systems
Geographic Focus
Priority: Oregon.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% 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 157 grants to organisations were $15,000 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: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations Lora & Martin Kelley Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 26% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 51 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Pride Foundation · To support community grants program (year 1 of 3)$110,0002024 tax year
- Latino Network · To support health & wellness department (year 1 of 2)$60,0002024 tax year
- Native American Youth & Family Center · To support early childhood and youth programs.$50,0002024 tax year
- Adelante Mujeres · To support the regenerative agriculture program$50,0002024 tax year
- Wallowa Resources · General operating support.$50,0002024 tax year
- Ecotrust · Program support for food systems program$50,0002024 tax year
- Children's Institute · General operating support.$50,0002024 tax year
- Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization · Capital grant to purchase building and create early childhood classrooms$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Maura Kelley — Trustee
- Kent Kelley — Trustee
- Karen Kelley — Trustee
- Dana Kelley — Trustee
- Chris Kelley — Trustee
- Anne Kelley — Trustee
- Aaron Kelley — Trustee
- Steve Kelley — Secretary
- Mark Kelley — Treasurer
- Craig Kelley — Managing Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,884,298 | $1,374,000 | $20,659,382 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,818,297 | $1,302,459 | $20,836,858 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,605,473 | $1,023,012 | $21,804,294 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Lora & Martin Kelley Family Foundation?
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Contact
- craig@kelleyff.org
- Oakland, CA
- kelleyff.org
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- craig@kelleyff.org
- Oakland, CA
- kelleyff.org