Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation
The Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation is a private family foundation based in San Antonio, TX that supports arts, education, health & wellness, animal welfare and wildlife conservation. The official site provides organizational history, funding priorities and a link to apply for grants via GrantInterface; contact email ([email protected]) and a phone number are listed.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Texas‑based 501(c)(3) aligned with the foundation's priorities (arts, education, health & wellness, animal welfare, or conservation), with demonstrated local impact and a grant request sized to their typical range.
Good Fit
- • Located in Texas, preferably San Antonio or surrounding communities
- • Mission matches arts, education, health, animal welfare, or wildlife conservation
- • Recognized 501(c)(3) status
- • Programmatic evidence of local impact or partnership with San Antonio institutions
- • Project budget and ask appropriate to mid‑range grants (typical median around $25K, with some larger awards)
Geography
Observed grant dollars are overwhelmingly in Texas (about 97% of amount in the latest year) with only minimal out‑of‑state awards, so the footprint is effectively local to Texas/San Antonio.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded a large number of distinct organizations (73 recipients) across arts, education, health, animal welfare and conservation, and the recent year added many new grantees, indicating a broad recipient set despite some concentration among the largest awards.
New Applicants
Public application instructions, a GrantInterface portal, and quarterly review cycles are published on the website, and the foundation added 49 new recipients in the most recent year, which together indicate that unfamiliar applicants can plausibly gain entry.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
