The Kenan Family Foundation
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 58-1587972 · reported 2023–2025
74grants reported
$11Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 74 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $122K 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
100 Europa Dr Ste 525
Chapel Hill, NC 27517-2389
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge 21 Park City Corp DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND | Park City, UT | $50,000 |
| Duplin County Board of Education LIBERTY HALL RESTORATION OPERATIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS | Kenansville, NC | $50,000 |
| Trinity School DESIGNATED FOR SECURITY | Durham, NC | $40,000 |
| Bridge 21 Park City Corp HOUSING FUND | Park City, UT | $40,000 |
| Unc at Wilmington Foundation OWEN G. KENAN FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT | Wilmington, NC | $35,000 |
| Trinity School DESIGNATED FOR SECURITY | Durham, NC | $35,000 |
| Singing on Grandfather Mountain | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 |
| Canal Alliance DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Duplin County Board of Education LIBERTY HALL RESTORATION | Kenansville, NC | $25,000 |
| St Stephens Epsicopal Church CHOIR | Durham, NC | $25,000 |
| Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation GENERAL NEEDS | Linville, NC | $25,000 |
| Trinity School LOWE SCHOOL UPGRADE & VISITING AUTHOR FUND | Durham, NC | $25,000 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Duplin County Board of Education JAMES G. KENAN SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT | Kenansville, NC | $25,000 |
| Carolina Performing Arts WYNDHAM ROBERTSON ARTIST RESIDENCY FUND | Chapel Hill, NC | $25,000 |
| Unc at Wilmington Foundation OWEN G. KENAN FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT | Wilmington, NC | $22,000 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Canal Alliance DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Duke University DR. CARL BERG HEPATOLOGY EDUCATION FUND | Durham, NC | $20,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation of NC OWEN G. KENAN PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 |
| Canal Alliance DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation of NC OWEN G. KENAN PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 |
| Duke University DR. CARL BERG HEPATOLOGY EDUCATION FUND | Durham, NC | $15,000 |
| Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation GENERAL NEEDS | Linville, NC | $15,000 |
| SF Marin Food Bank OPERATIONS - GREATEST NEEDS | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| St Stephens Epsicopal Church | Durham, NC | $15,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation of NC FITCH COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC REHAB CENTER | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 |
| Bridge 21 Park City Corp ONGOING HOUSING EFFORTS | Park City, UT | $15,000 |
| Bridge 21 Park City Corp ONGOING HOUSING EFFORTS | Park City, UT | $15,000 |
| Duke University DR. CARL BERG HEPATOLOGY EDUCATION FUND | Durham, NC | $15,000 |
| Singing on Grandfather Mountain | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 |
| SF Marin Food Bank OPERATIONS - GREATEST NEEDS | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation of NC FITCH COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC REHAB CENTER | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 |
| SF Marin Food Bank OPERATIONS - GREATEST NEEDS | San Francisco, CA | $13,000 |
| Fuller Center for Housing FULLER CENTER BICYCLE ADVENTURE | Americus, GA | $11,000 |
| Maker Union | Park City, UT | $11,000 |
| Reality Ministries DISCRETIONARY FUND | Durham, NC | $11,000 |
| Duke University Medical Center FH KENAN RESEARCH FUND IN PLASTIC SURGERY | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| National Ability Center COACH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Park City, UT | $10,000 |
| Reality Ministries HONOR OF DAVID MCSWAIN | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Seeds OPERATIONS - HONOR OF WILL ALTWATER | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation of NC OWEN G. KENAN PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation of NC OWEN G. KENAN PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 |
| Duke University Medical Center FH KENAN RESEARCH FUND IN PLASTIC SURGERY | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Orange County WEAVERS GROVE PROJECT | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 |
| Seeds OPERATIONS - HONOR OF WILL ALTWATER | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Unc at Wilmington Foundation OWEN G. KENAN FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT | Wilmington, NC | $10,000 |
| Unc at Wilmington Foundation ENDOWMENT | Wilmington, NC | $10,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation of NC FITCH COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC REHAB CENTER | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 |
| Beloved Asheville HURRICANE HELENE SUPPORT | Asheville, NC | $10,000 |
| Duke University Medical Center FH KENAN RESEARCH FUND IN PLASTIC SURGERY | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation GENERAL NEEDS | Linville, NC | $10,000 |
| Maker Union DIRECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY | Park City, UT | $10,000 |
| National Ability Center COACH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Park City, UT | $10,000 |
| Newland Presbyterian Church | Newland, NC | $10,000 |
| Reality Ministries | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Seeds OPERATIONS - HONOR OF WILL ALTWATER | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| St Stephens Epsicopal Church | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| St Stephens Epsicopal Church IN MEMORY OF BETTY P. KENAN | Durham, NC | $8,000 |
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