About Margaret H & James E Kelley Foundation
Margaret H & James E Kelley Foundation Inc repeatedly backs operating support for healthcare and humanitarian work, with Hamm Memorial Psychiatric Clinic receiving $120,000 in 2024 and again in 2025. That pattern sits alongside steady support for institutions serving Minnesota, Wyoming, and national relief organizations. The foundation’s recent grants also include $113,500 to American Red Cross in 2025 and $100,000 to Minnesota Masterpiece Hall in 2025, showing a mix of direct service, emergency response, and civic or cultural institution building.
The foundation also funds health systems and social service organizations that serve specific communities. Mayo Clinic received $75,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Winona Family YMCA was awarded $70,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $73,200 in 2025. In Wyoming, YMCA of Natrona County received support in Casper across multiple years, and North Platte Valley Health Care Pro in Saratoga appeared in both 2023 and 2024. Across these grants, operating support is the common thread, suggesting a preference for sustaining existing organizations rather than financing discrete projects.
What Margaret H & James E Kelley Foundation Funds
Healthcare is a core area for Margaret H & James E Kelley Foundation Inc. Hamm Memorial Psychiatric Clinic received $120,000 for operations in both 2024 and 2025, and Mayo Clinic received $75,000 for operations in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation also supported North Platte Valley Health Care Pro in Saratoga, Wyoming with $50,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Humanitarian relief is another clear line of giving. American Red Cross received $93,500 in 2024 and $113,500 in 2025 for operations, while Doctors Without Borders received $50,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. UNICEF also appears as a recurring recipient, with $35,000 operational grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
In education and civic life, the foundation supported Mitchell Hamline College of Law with $35,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and awarded $100,000 to Minnesota Masterpiece Hall in 2025 as a founding donor grant.
How Margaret H & James E Kelley Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around the middle of five figures: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent grant list shows recurring support more than one-time awards, with several recipients funded across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Mayo Clinic, Mitchell Hamline College of Law, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, and Hamm Memorial Psychiatric Clinic. The foundation makes general grantmaking through an unnamed program, and directors identify qualified institutions while also inviting proposals from qualified charitable organizations. It funds operating support frequently, with some grants labeled as founding donor support.