Edward Bangs Kelley and Elza Kelley
South Yarmouth, MA · EIN 04-6039660. Reported 123 grants totalling $1,754,526 to 110 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 $10,000; 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | Hyannis, MA | $335,332 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Lower Cape Outreach Council Inc | Orleans, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Association to Preserve Cape Cod | Dennis, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hyannis Public Library Association | Hyannis, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pause a While | Brewster, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Marine Life Center | Pocasset, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Foundation | South Yarmouth, MA | $16,894 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Council of Churches Inc | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Times Needy Fund | Hyannis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elder Services of Cape Cod & the Islan | South Dennis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Falmouth Housing Trust | Falmouth, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Farming Falmouth | Teaticket, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Bass River | West Dennis, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Health Imperatives | Brockton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jfk Hyannis Museum | Hyannis, 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 |
| Lower Cape Cod Community Development C | Orleans, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arts Foundation of Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlantic White Shark Conservancy | Chatham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| B Free Wellness Coaching Program | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys Town New England | Portsmouth, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Brewster Historical Society Inc | Brewster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Cente | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Abilities | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Childrens Museum | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Center for Coastal Studies Inc | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Girls on the Run | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heroes in Transition | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lower Cape Communications | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mass Audubon Cape Cod | Barnstable, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Military Support Foundation | Buzzards Bay, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Oyster Project | Concord, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ppci | Yarmouth Port, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Provincetown Commons | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Samaritans on Cape Cod & the Islands | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sharing Kindness Inc | South Harwich, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hi | Truro, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Truro Community Kitchen | North Truro, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nurses Association of Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yarmouth New Church Preservation Found | Yarmouth Port, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Penikese Island School | Woods Hold, MA | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastham Historical Society | Eastham, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod | Yarmouth Port, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Latham Centers Inc | Yarmouth Port, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Best Buddies Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Falmouth Volunteers in Public Schools | Falmouth, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fitmoney | Newton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Bourne Council on Aging | Buzzards Bay, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hockey Shot | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hopeful Outreach of Cape Cod | Sandwich, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marstons Mills Historical Society | Marstons Mills, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mass a-Peal Inc | Wellfleet, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Preventi | Centerville, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Moving Forward Inc | Hyannis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Narrowland Music Inc | Wellfleet, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Falmouth Inc | Falmouth, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Outermost Performing Arts Center Inc | Wellfleet, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands | Yarmouth Port, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Provincetown Jazz Festival | Orleans, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Wild Care Inc | Eastham, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Christian Academy | Harwich, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Speaker Series | Barnstable, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Second Summer Cycle | Cotuit, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bourne Community Boating Inc | Bourne, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Maritime Museum | Hyannis, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dennis Yarmouth High School | South Yarmouth, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fractured Atlas for Giocosa | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highfield Hall & Gardens | Falmouth, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater | Provincetown, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Real Eyes Truth Inc | Hyannis, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Barnstable County Americorps Cape Cod | Barnstable, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calmer Choice | Osterville, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Falmouth Bike Lab Inc | Teaticket, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Falmouth Service Center | Falmouth, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| JR Tech Inc | Osterville, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Land Conservancy | Mashpee, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare | Hyannis, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chatham Historical Society | Chatham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harwich Fire Association | Harwich Port, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Movement Alchemy Inc | West Yarmouth, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
11 of 110 (10%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 63 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 56 | $421,000 | $6,250 |
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 11 of them, worth $285,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Techincal High School | Bourne, MA | $100,000 |
| Cape Cod Regional High School | Harwich, MA | $100,000 |
| Champ Homes Inc | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 |
| Samaritans on Cape Cod & the Islands | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 |
| Sharing Kindness Inc | South Harwich, MA | $10,000 |
| Mass Oyster Project | Concord, MA | $10,000 |
| Association to Preserve Cape Cod | Dennis, MA | $10,000 |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Center | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Health Imperatives | Brockton, MA | $10,000 |
| Arts Foundation of Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | $10,000 |
| Provincetown Theater Foundation Inc | Provincetown, MA | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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