Kelly Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROMOTE AND SUPPORT IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES THE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $110,745
- Spending
- $103,666
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $103,396 spent. -FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CAFETERIA FOR ALNEGAR DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL, ARUSHA, TANZANIA -DONATION TO JIWE ADVENTURES, ARUSHA, TANZANIA FOR GREEN INITIATIVES AND CLEAN UP MT KILIMANJARO PROJECT -WORKED DIRECTLY WITH KELLYS GIVING TREE, A NGO IN ARUSHA TANZANIA ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: 1.PROVIDED 50 BACKPACKS, 50 PAIRS OF LEATHER SCHOOL SHOES, AND 50 UNIFORMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO 50 CHILDREN SO THEY COULD ATTEND SCHOOL (UNABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL IN THE PAST BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BUY THE REQUIRED UNIFORMS (ENGIKARET PRIMARY SCHOOL, LONGIDO DISTRICT) 2. PROVIDED FUNDS FOR CHILD WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES TO ATTEND THE ONLY SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL IN THE REGION (JEFFERY ACADEMY, ARUSHA) 3. SPONSORED 10 CHILDREN WITH HIGH APTITUDE AND TESTING SCORES TO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHERE CLASSES ARE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH 4. DONATED A COMMERCIAL GRADE OVEN AND COMMERCIAL GRADE MIXER TO A SMALL BUSINESS IN IMBASENI VILLAGE, USA RIVER, ARUSHA, TANZANIA.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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