The Keehn Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost exclusively on hunger relief and food security, funding frontline food banks and meal programs. Grants are directed to organizations that provide emergency food distribution, food rescue and meal-preparation services, primarily in the Washington, D.C. area with at least one gift to a regional food bank in Colorado. The foundation favors general operating support, suggesting flexibility to meet grantee needs.
The Keehn Family Foundation Inc has built a tightly focused grantmaking pattern around hunger relief and food security, with repeated support for frontline food banks and meal programs. Its recent grants show sustained backing for the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, DC, which received $35,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, alongside support for DC Central Kitchen and the Durango Food Bank. The foundation’s giving also reaches organizations that help food-insecure people through food rescue, meal preparation, and emergency distribution, rather than spreading across many unrelated causes. General operating support appears frequently in the grant descriptions, indicating a preference for flexible funding that recipients can direct toward day-to-day service delivery. The pattern is concentrated and practical: grants go to organizations with direct contact with people facing food insecurity, including community food banks in the Washington, DC area and at least one regional food bank in Colorado. Recent recipients also include Manna Food Center, World Central Kitchen, Greater DC Diaper Bank, and A Farm Less Ordinary, showing a consistent emphasis on basic needs infrastructure and frontline relief organizations.
Hunger relief is the foundation’s central focus. In 2025, it gave $30,000 to DC Central Kitchen in Washington, DC, and that support sits alongside earlier grants of $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Community food banks are another clear priority: Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg, MD received $25,000 in 2023 and 2024, then $15,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports regional emergency food access outside the Washington, DC area, including $30,000 in 2025 and $20,000 in 2024 to Durango Food Bank in Durango, CO. Beyond food distribution, it has funded related direct-service work such as $15,000 to World Central Kitchen in 2024 and 2025, reflecting interest in meal preparation and food-rescue operations.
Grant sizes cluster around modest operating grants. The typical range is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Capital Area Food Bank, DC Central Kitchen, Manna Food Center, Durango Food Bank, World Central Kitchen, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Greater DC Diaper Bank, and Power of One Foundation. That pattern points to ongoing support rather than one-time project funding. Grants are consistently listed as general support, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$381K
Most grants fall between $5K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 34% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Concentrated, low-volume giving: a small number of relatively large grants focused exclusively on NTEE K (human services) with repeated multi-year support to at least one core grantee (Capital Area Food Bank). Grants are general operating in nature rather than project-restricted and target frontline service providers rather than advocacy or research.
Notable grantees: Capital Area Food Bank, DC Central Kitchen, Durango Food Bank
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with all 59 recent grants going to US organizations. Washington, DC appears most often among recipient locations, followed by Maryland, Colorado, and a smaller set of other states. The largest state concentration is Colorado by grant count, even though many awards land in the Washington, DC area and nearby Maryland cities such as Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Bethesda. The recipient map also includes Orange, CA; Purcellville, VA; and Atlanta, GA, showing a regional footprint rather than a single-city focus.
It mainly funds hunger relief and food security groups: food banks, meal programs, food-rescue organizations, and other frontline providers serving food-insecure people and families. Recent recipients include Capital Area Food Bank, DC Central Kitchen, Durango Food Bank, Manna Food Center, and World Central Kitchen.
The grant distribution is centered on smaller operating gifts: $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $35,000 to Capital Area Food Bank and $30,000 to DC Central Kitchen and Durango Food Bank.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Capital Area Food Bank, which received $35,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Durango Food Bank, which received $30,000 in 2025 and $20,000 in 2024. DC Central Kitchen, Manna Food Center, World Central Kitchen, and others also recur.
Most grants go to US recipients, and the strongest concentration is in the Washington, DC and Maryland area. Recipient cities in the recent list include Washington, DC; Gaithersburg, MD; Rockville, MD; Bethesda, MD; and Durango, CO, with Colorado ranking first by grant count among states.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DC CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WASHINGTON TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DURANGO FOOD BANK | DURANGO, CO | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MANNA FOOD CENTER | GAITHERSBURG, MD | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS | ROCKVILLE, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| POWER OF ONE FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HOUSE OF RUTH | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE RESCUE SQUAD | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES | ARLINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| LIGHTNING BOY FOUNDATION | SANTA FE, NM | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| DC CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| DURANGO FOOD BANK | DURANGO, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WASHINGTON TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| POWER OF ONE FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GREATER DC DIAPER BANK | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MANNA FOOD CENTER | GAITHERSBURG, MD | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | BETHESDA, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOUSE OF RUTH | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE RESCUE SQUAD | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES | ARLINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| WASHINGTON TENNIS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| DC CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MANNA FOOD CENTER | GAITHERSBURG, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| DURANGO FOOD BANK | DURANGO, CO | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| POWER OF ONE FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| A FARM LESS ORDINARY | PURCELLVILLE, VA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS | ROCKVILLE, MD | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES | ARLINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | BETHESDA, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GREATER DC DIAPER BANK | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE RESCUE SQUAD | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
$20,000GENERAL
GENERAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
$10,000GENERAL
POWER OF ONE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$5,000GENERAL
LIGHTNING BOY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
$5,000GENERAL
POWER OF ONE FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$10,000GENERAL
POWER OF ONE FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL
A FARM LESS ORDINARY
$15,000GENERAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
$15,000GENERAL
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
$10,000GENERAL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$10,000GENERAL
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
$10,000GENERAL
CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM
$5,000GENERAL