Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation

EIN 742442790 Private Foundation

San Antonio, TX 78216 |(210) 820-0113

Total Given 2016–2023
$14.0M
300 grants · $1.8M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $10K–$50K
grant size
38%
supporter · 75/198 multi-year
repeat
$61.8M
Assets (2023)
198
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person BARRY ROBERTS
Phone (210) 820-0113
Deadlines N/A
How to Apply N/A
Restrictions N/A
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $120K $5.4M $316K 17
2017 $441K $6.0M $108K 7
2018 $991K $31.3M $26.7M 14
2019 N/A $56.5M $21.8M N/A
2020 $2.9M $63.5M $1.9M 55
2021 $3.3M $68.2M $8.4M 83
2022 $3.4M $54.6M $1.9M 76
2023 $2.9M $61.8M $2.4M 48

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 300 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$20K
Average
$47K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$800K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

92.7% of US grants · Rank #1 of 11 states $13.6M across 278 grants 13 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Bexar 234 grants · $12.4M
  2. 2 Travis 19 grants · $829K
  3. 3 Comal 7 grants · $86K
  4. 4 Hidalgo 1 grant · $55K
  5. 5 Guadalupe 5 grants · $44K
  6. 6 Dallas 3 grants · $25K
  7. 7 Galveston 1 grant · $25K
  8. 8 Kendall 2 grants · $15K
  9. 9 Wilson 1 grant · $15K
  10. 10 Aransas 2 grants · $12K
+3 more counties · 3 grants · $25K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (300 total)

Purpose
Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TX $800,000 CHARITABLE 2022
Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TX $400,000 CHARITABLE 2021
Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TX $400,000 CHARITABLE 2023
San Antonio Botanical Societygarden San Antonio, TX $360,000 CHARITABLE 2021
San Antonio Botanical Societygarden San Antonio, TX $360,000 CHARITABLE 2023
San Antonio Botanical Societygarden San Antonio, TX $345,000 CHARITABLE 2020
San Antonio Botanical Societygarden San Antonio, TX $335,000 CHARITABLE 2022
University of Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX $329,488 CHARITABLE 2023
Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TX $300,000 CHARITABLE 2020
TMI Episcopal San Antonio, TX $300,000 CHARITABLE 2023
Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TX $275,000 CHARITABLE 2018
Trinity University San Antonio, TX $250,000 CHARITABLE 2020
University of Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX $250,000 CHARITABLE 2020
University of Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX $250,000 CHARITABLE 2021
Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TX $250,000 CHARITABLE 2022
Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation San Antonio, TX $250,000 CHARITABLE 2022
Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation San Antonio, TX $250,000 CHARITABLE 2023
San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio, TX $249,000 CHARITABLE 2018
San Antonio Food Bank San Antonio, TX $200,000 CHARITABLE 2020
University of Texas System Austin, TX $200,000 CHARITABLE 2020
Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TX $200,000 CHARITABLE 2021
University of Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX $200,000 CHARITABLE 2022
Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TX $200,000 CHARITABLE 2018
Texas A&M University San Antonio, TX $150,000 CHARITABLE 2020
San Antonio Zoological Society San Antonio, TX $150,000 CHARITABLE 2023

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