Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley
South Yarmouth, MA · EIN 04-6039660. Reported 67 grants totalling $1,333,526 to 62 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $328,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | Hyannis, MA | $333,332 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Total Contributions Paid | South Yarmouth, MA | $328,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Homeless Prevention Council | Orleans, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Belonging to Each Other | Falmouth, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brotherbig Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pause a While | Brewster, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Foundation | South Yarmouth, MA | $16,894 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Association to Preserve Cape Cod | Dennis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Times Needy Fund | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Imperatives | Brockton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jfk Hyannis Museum | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lower Cape Outreach Council | Orleans, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Provincetown Art Association & Museum | Provincetown, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Cape | Truro, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts Foundation of Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| B Free Wellness Coaching Program | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brewster Historical Society Inc | Brewster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Tech Foundation | South Yarmouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Village | Orleans, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Wellness Collaborative | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Social Services | South Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Light Opera Company | Falmouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorful Kidz | Cotuit, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Systems Inc | Pocasset, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eforall Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Bass River Foundation | South Yarmouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heroes in Transition | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mass Audubon Cape Cod | Barnstable, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Military Support Foundation | Buzzards Bay, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Marine Life Center | Pocasset, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Provincetown Commons | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritans on Cape Cod & the Islands | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Truro Community Kitchen | North Truro, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nurses Association of Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penikese Island School | Woods Hold, MA | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Provincetown Public Art | Provincetown, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Theatre Company | W Harwich, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies Ma & Ri | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beyond the Bounds | Brewster, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Toy Library | East Harwich, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Organization | Needham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chatham Marconi Maritime Center | Chatham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chatham Orpheum Theater | Chatham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fitmoney | Newton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Bourne Council on Aging | Buzzards Bay, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mass a-Peal Inc | Wellfleet, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moving Forward Inc | Hyannis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands | Yarmouth Port, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ppci | Yarmouth Port, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Provincetown Theater Foundation Inc | Provincetown, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sight Loss Services | South Dennis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Twenty Summers | Provincetown, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas for Giocosa | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highfield Hall & Gardens | Falmouth, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Provincetown Jazz Festival | Orleans, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater | Provincetown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barnstable County Americorps Cape Cod | Barnstable, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| JR Tech Inc | Osterville, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare | Hyannis, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chatham Historical Society | Chatham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Falmouth Service Center | Falmouth, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
5 of 62 (8%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 12%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 30 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | $221,466 | $9,900 |
| 2022 | 29 | $476,666 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $307,394 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $328,000 | $328,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley has 3 of them, worth $25,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Champ Homes Inc | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 |
| Samaritans on Cape Cod & the Islands | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 |
| Provincetown Theater Foundation Inc | Provincetown, MA | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 261 Whites Path Unit 2, South Yarmouth, MA, 02664. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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