Funding search · EIN 474897120 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bill Kent Family Foundation

Name: Bill Kent Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

279
grants reported: $2.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Florida Swims Foundation10 grants · $286,319
Heart 2 Heart11 grants · $272,000
Marist School7 grants · $200,000
Every Child a Swimmer7 grants · $135,419
St Ann School5 grants · $118,700
International Swimming Hall of Fame2 grants · $110,000
Florida Tax Watch6 grants · $105,000
University of Central Florida5 grants · $72,205
Strikeforce 4213 grants · $65,000
St Thomas University3 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$385,281

2022

$633,716

2023

$725,341

2024

$872,928

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 279 grants.

$100,000
International Swimming Hall of Fame · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$75,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$70,493
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$50,000
Bc Swim & Dive Gift Account · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2025
Charitable programs
$50,000
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charitable programs
$50,000
Marist School · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charitable programs
$50,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$47,264
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$40,000
Every Child a Swimmer · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$40,000
Marist School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable programs
$40,000
Marist School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable programs
$35,000
Every Child a Swimmer · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$34,900
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2023
2023 scholarship award
$30,800
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$30,000
Strikeforce 421 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$30,000
Strikeforce 421 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$29,823
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$29,775
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$27,500
Florida Tax Watch · Tallahassee, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$27,500
Florida Tax Watch · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$26,000
St Ann School · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$25,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$25,000
St Thomas University · Miami Gardens, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$25,000
The Henry L Stimson Center · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable programs
$25,000
Florida Swimming Pool Association · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$25,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$25,000
St Thomas University · Miami Gardens, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$25,000
Florida Tax Watch · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$25,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$25,000
St Ann School · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$25,000
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2023
2023 scholarship award
$24,950
St Ann School · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$22,750
St Ann School · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$21,500
Every Child a Swimmer · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$20,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$20,000
Marist School · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Charitable programs
$20,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2025
Scholarship award
$20,000
Marist School · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable programs
$20,000
Marian Center Auxiliary · Opalocka, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$20,000
St Ann School · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$20,000
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022
2022 scholarship award
$17,500
Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$16,670
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$16,351
Florida Swimming Pool Association · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$15,000
Every Child a Swimmer · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$15,000
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2025
Scholarship award
$15,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$15,000
Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
2023 scholarship award
$15,000
Marist School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable programs
$15,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023
2023 scholarship award
$15,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$15,000
Marist School · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable programs
$14,000
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$13,100
St Patrick School · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$12,886
Swim Across America · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Charitable programs
$12,594
Every Child a Swimmer · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$12,000
Broward College · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
2022 scholarship award
$12,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2022
2022 scholarship award
$11,000
Keiser University · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$10,679
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$10,500
Florida Gulf Coast University · Gainesville, FL · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$10,500
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$10,000
Broward College · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Scholarship award
$10,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Charitable programs
$10,000
Florida Gulf Coast University · Gainesville, FL · 2025
Scholarship award
$10,000
Palm Beach State Community College · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2025
Scholarship award
$10,000
Piarist Fathers Development · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$10,000
St Thomas University · Miami Gardens, FL · 2025
Annual fund goal
$10,000
The Henry L Stimson Center · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable programs
$10,000
World On Fire Catholic Ministries · Elk Grove Village, IL · 2025
Charitable programs
$10,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable programs
$10,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable programs
$10,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$10,000
Marian Center Auxiliary · Opalocka, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$10,000
Piarist Fathers Development · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Charitable programs
$10,000
Broward College · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
2023 scholarship award
$10,000
Florida Gulf Coast University · Gainesville, FL · 2023
2023 scholarship award
$10,000
Florida Tax Watch · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$10,000
Fort Lauderdale Track Club · Cococonut Creek, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$10,000
Pool Industry Council · Sarasoto, FL · 2023
Charitable programscharitable programs
$10,000
Pool Industry Council · Sarasoto, FL · 2023
Charitable programs
$10,000
University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
2023 scholarship award
$10,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable programs
$10,000
Florida Tax Watch · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$10,000
International Swimming Hall of Fame · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$9,540
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$8,000
Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
2022 scholarship award
$8,000
Florida Gulf Coast University · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
2022 scholarship award
$8,000
Florida International University · Miami, FL · 2022
2022 scholarship award
$8,000
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2022
2022 scholarship award
$7,850
Every Child a Swimmer · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2025
Charitable programs
$7,500
Miracle League of Delray Deach · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable programs
$7,500
The Gathering Place · Beachwood, OH · 2022
Charitable programs
$7,000
United States Swim School Association · Cave Creek, AZ · 2025
Charitable programs
$7,000
Broward College · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$7,000
St Peterbug College · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$7,000
The University of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$7,000
University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
2024 scholarship award
$7,000
Heart 2 Heart · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
Charitable programs
$6,375
Florida Swims Foundation · Coral Springs, FL · 2024
Charitable programs

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