Robert J. Keown Trust
/OVERVIEW: The Robert J. Keown Trust supports health and human services for Christian-serving organizations in Los Angeles, California.
FUNDING AREAS: Health, human services
IP TAKE: This is a unique Christian funder in Los Angeles because it is not interested in supporting actual churches, but rather nonprofit organizations that help Christians who are not affiliated with a particular church.
PROFILE: Established in 1934, the Robert J. Keown Trust is a private foundation managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services, which serves as a trustee for the foundation. Keown was a resident of Pasadena, California and created this foundation in his will. The foundation aims to "give financial aid and assistance to needy Christians through grants to charitable, benevolent and religious organizations.” It funds local efforts for health and human services.
The Robert J. Keown Trust supports various efforts within its two focus areas. However, it often gives preference to organizations that support Christians who are not associated with an organized Christian group. It is especially interested in supporting elderly Christian women and Christians who are infirm, invalids and people who have no means of support. Keown Trust invest in charitable and religious organizations that are not organized churches. It also does not provide funding for individual recipients. This foundation usually awards around four grants per year. Most funding is for general operating support.
Grants range between about $10,000 and $20,000. Average total giving per year is around $60,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Los Angeles County, California. Past local grantees include the Korean American Women’s Association, Food Finders and Christian Outreach Appeal.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The grant application deadline each year is February 28. The funder accepts applications throughout the year and reviews them at an annual grant meeting. Grantseekers should submit their requests electronically through the Wells Fargo online grants system. Applicants receive automated email messages to confirm their submissions. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.
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