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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$2,800,000
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $11,564,037
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Tax year 2024
$2,400,000
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $9,819,010
-
Tax year 2023
$2,240,000
- Grants listed
- 53
- Assets, end of year
- $9,874,237
-
Tax year 2022
$2,452,000
- Grants listed
- 51
- Assets, end of year
- $10,609,230
-
Tax year 2021
$1,972,000
- Grants listed
- 48
- Assets, end of year
- $12,457,273
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Tax year 2020
$1,764,000
- Grants listed
- 45
- Assets, end of year
- $10,989,144
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA
Class of 1963 sustainability fund
$338,000 -
Trustees of Phillips AcademyAndover, MA
Class of '59 fund for teaching sustainability
$312,000 -
University of NC at GreenboroGreensboro, NC
Happy dubose "kenan" gray scholarship fund
$200,000 -
Black Yarns IncLexington, KY
Unrestricted - operations
$200,000 -
UNC School of the Arts FoundationWinston Salem, NC
Concertmaster scholarship endowment
$195,000 -
Ayin Press LimitedBrooklyn, NY
Dancing with mountains
$150,000 -
Ayin Press LimitedBrooklyn, NY
The school of the cracks
$100,000 -
CiviclexLexington, KY
Unrestricted use
$100,000 -
Commonwealth Center for Father & FamiliesLexington, KY
Unrestricted use
$100,000 -
Rubin Museum of ArtNew York, NY
General operating support
$100,000 -
The Friendship House Association of American IndiansSan Francisco, CA
The village SF initiative
$100,000 -
Tipping Point CommunitySan Francisco, CA
Housing famiies in bay area
$100,000 -
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation IncRaleigh, NC
Randleigh dairy heritabe farm museum - operations
$60,000 -
Canal AllianceSan Rafael, CA
Executive director's discretionary fund
$50,000 -
Healing to HopeMinneapolis, MN
Anar future fund support
$50,000 -
LexartsLexington, KY
African american ballet troupe
$50,000 -
Sayre SchoolLexington, KY
Designated for school's endowment
$50,000 -
Seedleaf IncLexington, KY
Undesignated
$50,000 -
Unc-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Southern historical collection - wilson library
$50,000 -
Blue Grass Community FoundationLexington, KY
Paris westside neighborhood association
$45,000 -
North Carolina Veterinary Medical FoundationRaleigh, NC
W.R. Kenan memorial scholarship endowment
$40,000 -
LexartsLexington, KY
Towards freedom project
$25,000 -
Duplin County Board of EducationKenansville, NC
Liberty hall restoration operations
$25,000 -
Durham Nativity SchoolDurham, NC
Annual fund - general operating expenses
$25,000 -
Fiu FoundationMiami, FL
Ictb at the kampong disc. Fund (113260)
$25,000 -
Kentucky Natural Lands TrustBerea, KY
Capital campaign
$25,000 -
Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSt Augstine, FL
Pastor's discretionary fund
$25,000 -
Trustees of Phillips AcademyAndover, MA
Annual fund
$25,000 -
St Mary's SchoolRaleigh, NC
Sarah graham kenan library - greatest needs
$25,000 -
Weaving EarthGraton, CA
Solidarity field school (attune; SFS x we)
$25,000 -
Thompson Child & Family FocusMatthews, NC
Kenan cottage general operating expenses
$25,000 -
UNC Wilmington FoundationWilmington, NC
Creative writing department
$25,000 -
University of KentuckyLexington, KY
Commonwealth institute for black studies
$20,000 -
North Carolina Veterinary Medical FoundationRaleigh, NC
Kenan scholars financial support
$12,000 -
Blue Grass Community FoundationLexington, KY
Designated for "a sense of place endowment"
$10,000 -
Frank H Kenan Chapel at LandfallWilmington, NC
Designated for chapel concerts
$10,000 -
Henry Morrison Flagler MuseumPalm Beach, FL
Pipe organ maintenance
$10,000 -
North Carolina Zoo SocietyAsheboro, NC
Operations - memory of owen g. Kenan
$10,000 -
Kenan Center - LockportLockport, NY
Operations/salaries etc.
$8,000 -
Durham AcademyDurham, NC
Annual fund - general operations
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education8 grants $807,00043% of the total
- Arts and culture6 grants $435,00023% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $255,00014% of the total
- Mental health1 grant $100,0005% of the total
- Health1 grant $60,0003% of the total
- Religion2 grants $60,0003% of the total
- 4 other causes4 grants $150,0008% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- North Carolina14 grants $707,000
- Kentucky11 grants $675,000
- Massachusetts3 grants $675,000
- New York4 grants $358,000
- California4 grants $275,000
- Florida3 grants $60,000
- Minnesota1 grant $50,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Thomas S Kenan IIITRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
- Anne Clay KenanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
- Garrett Kirk JrTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
- Annice H Kenan SmithTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
The return
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