Mckelvey Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission focuses on providing assistance to organizations that advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, cancer support, food security, and civil rights, among others. The foundation actively funds initiatives that promote community service and social justice, reflecting its commitment to improving the well-being of diverse populations. While it primarily operates within Texas, it also supports organizations across the United States.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established nonprofit with demonstrated program impact in Texas or a national organization with clear Texas programming, whose mission aligns with community services, health, LGBTQ+ support, or social-justice causes the foundation has supported.
Good Fit
- • Operating in Texas or offering a significant Texas program or partnership.
- • Mission alignment with community service, health/cancer support, LGBTQ+ services, or related social-justice causes.
- • Track record of measurable impact and transparent financials.
- • Capacity to manage mid-size grants (typical awards range from a few thousand to six figures).
- • Existing relationships or introductions to the foundation's network or local community leaders.
Geography
Latest filings show grants across 10 states, but 63% of dollars remained in Texas; the footprint is multi-state in practice yet strongly Texas‑centric.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 19 distinct recipients and the foundation added 11 new grantees that year; across three years the funder supported many independent organizations despite dollar concentration among a few large awards.
New Applicants
Filings and application defaults state the foundation funds only preselected applicants and no public submission route or contact details were found; although many new grantees appear, those awards look solicitation‑driven rather than the result of an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
