Tenacre Foundation
Private foundation · Princeton, NJ · EIN 21-0577480 · reported 2023–2025
331grants reported
$100Kmedian award
$30Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$178.0Mtotal paid
32states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 331 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $44.5M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 632
Princeton, NJ 08542-0632
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Fund for Christian Science Nursing | Overland Park, KS | $14,599,785 |
| National Fund for Christian Science Nursing | Overland Park, KS | $13,395,400 |
| Teach for All | New York, NY | $8,641,000 |
| National Fund for Christian Science Nursing CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS | Overland Park, KS | $7,000,000 |
| Teach for All | New York, NY | $6,636,000 |
| The Branch School CHRISTIAN SCIENCE-BASED SCHOOLS | Houston, TX | $6,452,499 |
| Teach for All EDUCATION | New York, NY | $6,266,000 |
| Sbp | New Orleans, LA | $5,560,819 |
| Cedars Camps CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Lebanon, MO | $4,933,060 |
| National Fund for Christian Science Nursing CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS | Overland Park, KS | $3,891,668 |
| The First Church of Christ Scientist | Boston, MA | $3,750,000 |
| E3 Elevating Education Everywhere | Knoxville, TN | $3,578,000 |
| Kipp Team and Family Schools | Newark, NJ | $3,250,000 |
| Adventure Unlimited CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Greenwood Village, CO | $2,905,049 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras | Boston, MA | $2,723,527 |
| Commonlit | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 |
| YMCA - Chesapeake | Easton, MD | $2,500,000 |
| Adventure Unlimited CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Greenwood Village, CO | $2,451,037 |
| Vera Institute of Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $2,408,657 |
| Common Ground Committee Inc | Sherman, CT | $2,315,000 |
| Cedars Camps CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Lebanon, MO | $2,034,893 |
| Kipp National | Pasadena, CA | $2,000,000 |
| Platform for Social Impact | Carolina, NC | $2,000,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000,000 |
| Vera Institute of Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $1,942,757 |
| Sbp | New Orleans, LA | $1,702,000 |
| Adventure Unlimited CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Greenwood Village, CO | $1,400,955 |
| The Campership Fund | St Louis, MO | $1,394,898 |
| Berkeley Hall School Foundation CHRISTIAN SCIENCE-BASED SCHOOLS | Los Angeles, CA | $1,300,000 |
| Kipp Team and Family Schools EDUCATION | Newark, NJ | $1,200,000 |
| Merit America | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 |
| E3 Elevating Education Everywhere | Knoxville, TN | $1,151,500 |
| The Campership Fund | St Louis, MO | $1,146,543 |
| Berkeley Hall School Foundation CHRISTIAN SCIENCE-BASED SCHOOLS | Los Angeles, CA | $1,146,000 |
| African Leadership Foundation | New York City, NY | $1,080,500 |
| Camps Leelanau and Kohahna CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Maple City, MI | $1,055,000 |
| The Campership Fund CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS | St Louis, MO | $1,000,000 |
| Longyear Museum | Chestnut Hill, MA | $1,000,000 |
| The Jewel Foundation CHRISTIAN SCIENCE RESIDENCIES | LA Jolla, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Commonlit | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 |
| Friends of Paul Robeson Charter School | Trenton, NJ | $1,000,000 |
| Cedars Camps CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Lebanon, MO | $991,668 |
| The Principle Foundation Extended Services CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS | Overland Park, KS | $938,664 |
| Cedars Camps CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Lebanon, MO | $908,372 |
| The Willows Foundation Inc CHRISTIAN SCIENCE RESIDENCIES | Laguna Hills, CA | $904,944 |
| LE Verger CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING FACILITIES | — | $835,000 |
| Redwood Community for Christian Scientists CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING FACILITIES | Castro Valley, CA | $800,000 |
| Zearn Inc | New York, NY | $750,000 |
| Fambul Tok International | — | $700,000 |
| African Leadership Foundation | New York City, NY | $682,500 |
| Adventure Unlimited CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CAMPS | Greenwood Village, CO | $656,500 |
| Hope Rescue Mission | Reading, PA | $650,000 |
| E3 Elevating Education Everywhere CHRISTIAN SCIENCE-BASED SCHOOLS | Knoxville, TN | $632,500 |
| Isles Inc | Trenton, NJ | $625,000 |
| The Branch School CHRISTIAN SCIENCE-BASED SCHOOLS | Houston, TX | $587,601 |
| First Church of Christ Scientist Concord | Concord, NH | $575,496 |
| Trio New College Network | Boston, MA | $535,000 |
| The Leaves CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING FACILITIES | Richardson, TX | $526,000 |
| The Principle Foundation Extended Services | Overland Park, KS | $516,536 |
| Rchp Affordable Housing Corporation | Highland Park, NJ | $509,869 |
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