Rita B Keefe Charitable Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Belleville, IL · EIN 87-2769046 · reported 2023–2025
69grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $302K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
6 Executive Woods CT
Swansea, IL 62226-2016
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Giddo Simmons Ministries | Ballwin, MO | $110,000 |
| The Soulard Education Center | Saint Louis, MO | $110,000 |
| Gateway Region YMCA | St Louis, MO | $102,500 |
| Gateway Region YMCA | Saint Louis, MO | $102,500 |
| The Soulard Education Center | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| The Soulard Education Center | Saint Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Griffin Center | East Saint Louis, IL | $88,200 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Maryland Heights, MO | $75,000 |
| Our Brother's Keeper | East St Louis, IL | $65,000 |
| The Griffin Center | East Saint Louis, IL | $59,000 |
| St Vincent Depaul | Maryland Heights, MO | $57,500 |
| Land of Lincoln Legal Aid | East Saint Louis, IL | $56,500 |
| Our Brother's Keeper | East Saint Louis, IL | $50,000 |
| The Marfan Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $50,000 |
| St Vincent Depaul | Maryland Heights, MO | $50,000 |
| Our Brother's Keeper | East Saint Louis, IL | $50,000 |
| Jackie Joyner Kercee Foundation | East Saint Louis, IL | $50,000 |
| The Benja Project | Marion, IL | $50,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Power of Change Christian Church (poccc) | Cahokia, IL | $28,000 |
| Join Hands | East Saint Louis, IL | $27,000 |
| Bosco Football | Bellflower, CA | $25,000 |
| Jackie Joyner Kercee Foundation | East Saint Louis, IL | $25,000 |
| Join Hands | East Saint Louis, IL | $25,000 |
| Leo High School Scholarship Benefit | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| St John Bosco High School | Bellflower, CA | $25,000 |
| Bosco Football | Bellflower, CA | $25,000 |
| Leo High School Scholarship Benefit | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Catholic Urban Programs | East Saint Louis, IL | $25,000 |
| The Marfan Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $24,000 |
| Catholic Diocese of Belleville Cemetery Assn | Belleville, IL | $20,000 |
| Mission Attempt St Louis | Florrisant, MO | $20,000 |
| Luthern South High School | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 |
| Griffin Center | East Saint Louis, IL | $20,000 |
| Mapo - Metro Area Professionals Organization | Maryville, IL | $10,000 |
| Mike Kelly Foundation | Swansea, IL | $10,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 |
| Leo High School Scholarship Benefit | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Giddo Simmons Ministries | Ballwin, MO | $10,000 |
| Mapo - Metro Area Professionals Organization | Maryville, IL | $10,000 |
| Althoff Catholic | Belleville, IL | $9,000 |
| Land of Lincoln Legal Aid | East St Louis, IL | $6,500 |
| Mapo - Metro Area Professionals Organization | Maryville, IL | $6,000 |
| Illinois Judges Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Mike Kelly Foundation | Swansea, IL | $5,000 |
| Giddo Simmons Ministries | Ballwin, MO | $5,000 |
| Siu Foundation | Carbondale, IL | $5,000 |
| Mike Kelly Foundation | Swansea, IL | $5,000 |
| Holy Redeemer | Saint Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Gateway Region YMCA | Saint Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| Friends of Honduras | Moyock, NC | $2,500 |
| Haskell Siteman Cancer Center | St Louis, MO | $2,500 |
| 42 Foundation | Swansea, IL | $2,500 |
| St Louis Public Schools | St Louis, MO | $2,000 |
| Schindler Family Foundation | Ballwin, MO | $1,500 |
| The Tenth Man | Belleville, IL | $1,500 |
| Schindler Family Foundation | Ballwin, MO | $1,500 |
| Jim Bleyer Memorial | Marion, IL | $1,000 |
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