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Helen Keller International

Grantmaking foundation in New York, New York · EIN 13-5562162

Total giving
$21MTax year 2025
Total assets
$170MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

GUIDED BY HER REMARKABLE LEGACY OF ITS CO-FOUNDER, HELEN KELLER, HELEN KELLER INTL PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE STRIVING TO OVERCOME LONGSTANDING CYCLES OF POVERTY. BY DELIVERING THE ESSENTIAL BUILDING BLOCKS OF GOOD HEALTH, SOUND NUTRITION, AND CLEAR VISION, WE HELP MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CREATE LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR OWN LIVES. WORKING IN 20 COUNTRIES WITH NEARLY 1,000 STAFF ACROSS AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AND THE UNITED STATES, AND TOGETHER WITH A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS, WE HELP ENSURE EVERY PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AS HELEN DID TO REACH THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$18M2020
$22M2021
$27M2022
$21M2023
$25M2024
$21M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
University of California Davis$1.4M2023
University of California San Francisco$130K2023
Johns Hopkins University$100K2023
University of South Carolina (Usc)$27K2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.