Kelley Foundation
The Kelley Foundation is a private family foundation based in Ardmore, Oklahoma focused on humanitarian projects in Southern Oklahoma. The organization's website hosts multiple IRS Form 990-PF filings, a Board of Directors page, and an Apply for a Grant page.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-mid local nonprofit or government entity in Southern Oklahoma seeking modest operating support for humanitarian, food-security, education, youth, or animal-welfare work.
Good Fit
- • Located in Southern Oklahoma or serving communities there
- • Requesting general operating or program support in the $1K–$10K range
- • Work focused on food security, schools, youth services, community centers, or animal welfare
- • Willingness to complete the foundation's downloadable application form
- • Ability to demonstrate direct local impact or partnership with local government/schools
Geography
Observed giving is strongly concentrated in Oklahoma: roughly 94% of grant dollars stayed in-state, with only small one-off grants to two other states in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 7–11 distinct recipients each year and made 10 separate grants in the latest year to independent schools, food banks, animal care, and other local charities and municipal entities, indicating a broad set of grantee types for a micro foundation.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows high turnover and entry: nine of ten 2024 recipients were new and only one grantee repeated across three years, and the foundation posts a public application form and rolling submission instructions, supporting strong plausibility that unfamiliar applicants can access funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
