James F Keppel Foundation
The organization is a private foundation focused on supporting educational initiatives. Its mission centers on enhancing educational opportunities, as evidenced by its funding of institutions such as Bethlehem Catholic High School and Yale University. The foundation primarily serves educational causes, demonstrating a commitment to improving access to education. While it operates from Florida, its grantmaking has predominantly supported organizations outside of the state.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An educational institution or program (K–12 school, scholarship program, or university-affiliated educational initiative) with a clear local or trustee-linked connection and capacity to provide requested financial and academic documentation.
Good Fit
- • Proposal is for an education purpose (school program, scholarship, academic project).
- • Applicant can provide financial statements and academic documentation on request.
- • Applicant has a connection or referral to a trustee or to the local school that has received support.
- • Request size is modest (consistent with prior grants under $15K).
Geography
In the latest year all giving was to a recipient in Pennsylvania; across the two observed years recipients were limited to Pennsylvania and Connecticut, so the footprint is narrowly regional rather than national.
Recipient Variety
Only one distinct recipient appears in the most recent year and only two unique recipients appear across the two-year record, with one organization funded in both years, indicating a very small and repetitive recipient set.
New Applicants
Based on the two-year history the foundation repeatedly funds a very small set of education recipients; direct evidence of regular new entrants is lacking. Although written request procedures are documented, the behavioral pattern appears relationship-driven and makes it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant would easily break into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
