John Steven Kellett Foundation
EIN 760387959Total Given 2017–2024
$1.6M
38 grants · $203K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$13K
typical small grants · $3K–$43K
grant size
23%
balanced · 7/30 multi-year
repeat
$469K
Assets (2023)
30
Distinct Recipients
About
PER SECTION 507(B)(1)(A) THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED ALL ITS NET ASSETS TO RICE UNIVERSITY A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION. RICE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN IN EXISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 60 MONTHS BEFORE THE DISTRIBUTION. THE FOUNDATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE IRS OF ITS INTENT TO TERMINATE, & DOES NOT OWE THE TERMINATION TAX. DISTRIBUTIONS TO RICE UNIVERSITY WERE FROM 12/01/2023 THROUGH THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION ON 02/02/2024. RICE UNIVERSITY WAS THE ONLY RECIPIENT OF GRANTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 04/01/2023 THROUGH FINAL TERMINATION 02/02/2024. ALL DISTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE IN CASH. THE LAST EXPENSE CLEARED 02/02/2024 BRINGING THE FOUNDATIONS ASSETS/LIABILITIES TO ZERO.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
THE MONTROSE CENTER
Phone
(281) 610-4555
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $18K | $23K | $20K | 6 |
| 2018 | $14K | $28K | $20K | 5 |
| 2021 | $654K | $920K | $36K | 15 |
| 2022 | $335K | $583K | $70 | 9 |
| 2023 | $122K | $469K | $10K | 2 |
| 2024 | $482K | $0 | $19K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 38 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$13K
Average
$43K
75th Pctl
$43K
Maximum
$482K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
DG
Don Gordon
6+ yrs
1St Vice President
Leadership
BR
Brian Riedel
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
DO
Denise Odoherty
6+ yrs
2Nd Vice President & Chief Investig
Leadership
RW
Richard Werner
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andree Bourgeois
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
BR
Brian Riedel
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
DO
Denise Odoherty
6+ yrs
2Nd Vice President & Chief Investig
Leadership
DG
Don Gordon
6+ yrs
1St Vice President
Leadership
RW
Richard Werner
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andree Bourgeois
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
DO
Denise Odoherty
6+ yrs
2Nd Vice President & Chief Investig
Leadership
BR
Brian Riedel
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
DG
Don Gordon
6+ yrs
1St Vice President
Leadership
RW
Richard Werner
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andree Bourgeois
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
BR
Brian Riedel
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
DG
Don Gordon
6+ yrs
1St Vice President
Leadership
DO
Denise Odoherty
6+ yrs
2Nd Vice President & Chief Investig
Leadership
RW
Richard Werner
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andree Bourgeois
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
DO
Denise Odoherty
6+ yrs
2Nd Vice President & Chief Investig
Leadership
DG
Don Gordon
6+ yrs
1St Vice President
Leadership
BR
Brian Riedel
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RW
Richard Werner
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andree Bourgeois
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
JK
John Kellett
President
Leadership
DG
Don Gordon
6+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
BR
Brian Riedel
6+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
RW
Richard Werner
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
AB
Andree Bourgeois
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
DM
Deb Murphy
Director
DO
Denise Odoherty
6+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (38 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $481,816 | CREATE THE JOHN STEVEN KELLETT LGBTQ ENDOWED FUND | 2024 |
| The Montrose Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 | SUPPORT CONSTR SR LVG CTR | 2021 |
| The Montrose Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 | LAUNCH NONPROF INCUBATOR EXPAND EDUC WELLNESS PGM | 2021 |
| Qfest Aurora Picture Show | Houston, TX | $100,000 | SUSTAIN LONG RANGE PLAN CREATE EXECDEVEL DIRECTOR | 2021 |
| Dalton Dehart Photographic Fdn | Houston, TX | $100,000 | CATALOGUE PHOTOS & DIGITIZE PHOTOS ON NEGATIVES | 2021 |
| The Montrose Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 | SUPPORT CONSTR SR LVG CTR | 2022 |
| Dalton Dehart Photographic Foundati | Houston, TX | $100,000 | CATALOGUE PHOTOS & DIGITIZE PHOTOS ON NEGATIVES | 2022 |
| The Montrose Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 | SUPPORT CONSTR SR LVG CTR | 2023 |
| Diverse Works | Houston, TX | $50,000 | SUPPORT COMMISSIONING & PRESENTING LGBTQ ARTISTS | 2021 |
| Thunderclap Productions | Houston, TX | $45,000 | SUPPORT JF KELLETT MEMORIAL FILM SERIES | 2021 |
| Bering Memorial Umc | Houston, TX | $36,500 | SUPP YOUTH HOMELESS PGM FOOD CLOTHING HYGIENE | 2022 |
| Gender Infinity Inc | Houston, TX | $34,500 | HIRE PART TIME EXEC DIR TO BUILD ON SUCCESS OF ORG | 2021 |
| Bering Memorial Umc | Houston, TX | $34,500 | SUPP YOUTH HOMELESS PGM FOOD CLOTHING HYGIENE | 2021 |
| Lambda Legal Defense Education Fund | Houston, TX | $33,334 | ADVOCATE & IMPACT LITIGATION FOR LGBTQ | 2022 |
| Lambda Legal Defense Educ Fund | Houston, TX | $33,333 | ADVOCATE & IMPACT LITIGATION FOR LGBTQ | 2021 |
| Qfest Aurora Picture Show | Houston, TX | $30,000 | SUSTAIN LONG RANGE PLAN CREATE EXECDEVEL DIRECTOR | 2022 |
| Thunderclap Productions | Houston, TX | $22,500 | SUPPORT 2023 LGBTQ PLAY OR MUSICAL PRODUCTION | 2023 |
| Pflag Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 | SUPP 4 RENT HELPLINE OUTREACH PRINTINGSPEAKERS | 2021 |
| Pflag Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 | SUPP 4 RENT HELPLINE OUTREACH PRINTINGSPEAKERS | 2022 |
| Tx Transgender Nondiscrimination | Baytown, TX | $11,300 | SUPPORT ANNUAL TTNS CONF RESEARCH & POLICY DEVEL | 2021 |
| Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project | Houston, TX | $10,000 | SUPP OPER HIRE PT SUPPORT TRANSX ORAL HERSTORY | 2021 |
| Transgender Education Network of Tx | Austin, TX | $10,000 | SUPPORT EDUCATION | 2021 |
| Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project | Houston, TX | $10,000 | SUPP OPER HIRE PT SUPPORT TRANSX ORAL HERSTORY | 2022 |
| Loafers Inc | Houston, TX | $8,220 | INCRE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IMPROVE WEBSITE & NEWLTR | 2021 |
| Loafers | Houston, TX | $8,220 | INCRE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IMPROVE WEBSITE & NEWLTR | 2022 |