Funding search · EIN 581587972 · Chapel Hill, NC

The Kenan Family Foundation

Name: The Kenan Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

104
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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

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Top recipients

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

Duplin County Board of Education4 grants · $150,000
Bridge 21 Park City Corp4 grants · $135,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc9 grants · $126,000
Unc at Wilmington Foundation6 grants · $107,000
Trinity School4 grants · $105,000
Canal Alliance4 grants · $85,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation4 grants · $75,000
St Stephens Epsicopal Church6 grants · $71,000
Duke University4 grants · $70,000
Compass Family Services3 grants · $65,000

Giving over time

$380,000

2022

$345,000

2023

$380,000

2024

$385,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 104 grants.

$50,000
Bridge 21 Park City Corp · Park City, UT · 2025
Director's discretionary fund
$50,000
Duplin County Board of Education · Kenansville, NC · 2023
Liberty hall restoration operations & scholarships
$50,000
Duplin County Board of Education · Kenansville, NC · 2022
Liberty hall restoration operations & scholarships
$40,000
Trinity School · Durham, NC · 2025
Designated for security
$40,000
Bridge 21 Park City Corp · Park City, UT · 2024
Housing fund
$35,000
Unc at Wilmington Foundation · Wilmington, NC · 2025
Owen g. Kenan fellowship endowment
$35,000
Trinity School · Durham, NC · 2024
Designated for security
$30,000
Singing On Grandfather Mountain · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Operations
$30,000
Bridge 21 Park City Corp · Kamas, UT · 2022
Operations/general
$30,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Owen g. Kenan pancreatic cancer research fund
$25,000
Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2025
Director's discretionary fund
$25,000
Duplin County Board of Education · Kenansville, NC · 2025
Liberty hall restoration
$25,000
St Stephens Epsicopal Church · Durham, NC · 2025
Choir
$25,000
Carolina Performing Arts · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Wyndham robertson artist residency fund
$25,000
Duplin County Board of Education · Kenansville, NC · 2024
James g. Kenan scholarship endowment
$25,000
Compass Family Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Operations
$25,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2023
General needs
$25,000
Trinity School · Durham, NC · 2023
Lowe school upgrade & visiting author fund
$25,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2022
General needs
$22,000
Unc at Wilmington Foundation · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Owen g. Kenan fellowship endowment
$20,000
Compass Family Services · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Operations
$20,000
Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Director's discretionary fund
$20,000
Compass Family Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Operations
$20,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Owen g. Kenan pancreatic cancer research fund
$20,000
Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Director's discretionary fund
$20,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Dr. Carl berg hepatology education fund
$20,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Owen g. Kenan pancreatic cancer research fund
$20,000
Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Director's discretionary fund
$20,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Dr. Carl berg hepatology education fund
$20,000
Unc at Wilmington Foundation · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Endowment
$15,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2025
Dr. Carl berg hepatology education fund
$15,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2025
General needs
$15,000
Sf Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Operations - greatest needs
$15,000
St Stephens Epsicopal Church · Durham, NC · 2025
Operations
$15,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Fitch comprehensive pediatric rehab center
$15,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Dr. Carl berg hepatology education fund
$15,000
Sf Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Operations - greatest needs
$15,000
Singing On Grandfather Mountain · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Operations
$15,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Fitch comprehensive pediatric rehab center
$15,000
Bridge 21 Park City Corp · Park City, UT · 2023
Ongoing housing efforts
$15,000
Sf Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Operations - greatest needs
$13,000
Sf Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Operations - greatest needs
$11,000
Fuller Center for Housing · Americus, GA · 2023
Fuller center bicycle adventure
$11,000
Maker Union · Park City, UT · 2023
Operations
$11,000
Reality Ministries · Durham, NC · 2023
Discretionary fund
$10,000
Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC · 2025
Fh kenan research fund in plastic surgery
$10,000
National Ability Center · Park City, UT · 2025
Coach internship program
$10,000
Reality Ministries · Durham, NC · 2025
Honor of david mcswain
$10,000
Seeds · Durham, NC · 2025
Operations - honor of will altwater
$10,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Owen g. Kenan pancreatic cancer research fund
$10,000
Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Hurricane helene support
$10,000
Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC · 2024
Fh kenan research fund in plastic surgery
$10,000
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation · Linville, NC · 2024
General needs
$10,000
Maker Union · Park City, UT · 2024
Director's discretionary
$10,000
National Ability Center · Park City, UT · 2024
Coach internship program
$10,000
Newland Presbyterian Church · Newland, NC · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Reality Ministries · Durham, NC · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Seeds · Durham, NC · 2024
Operations - honor of will altwater
$10,000
St Stephens Epsicopal Church · Durham, NC · 2024
General operations
$10,000
Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC · 2023
Fh kenan research fund in plastic surgery
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Weavers grove project
$10,000
Seeds · Durham, NC · 2023
Operations - honor of will altwater
$10,000
Unc at Wilmington Foundation · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Owen g. Kenan fellowship endowment
$10,000
Unc at Wilmington Foundation · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Endowment
$10,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Fitch comprehensive pediatric rehab center
$10,000
Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA · 2022
Annice hawkins kenan scholarship fund
$10,000
Carolina Performing Arts · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Director's discretionary fund
$10,000
Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC · 2022
Fh kenan research fund in plastic surgery
$10,000
Extraordinary Ventures · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
General operations
$10,000
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival · Durham, NC · 2022
Director's discretionary
$10,000
National Ability Center · Park City, UT · 2022
Coach internship program
$10,000
Playmakers Repertory Company · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Director's discretionary fund
$10,000
Seeds · Durham, NC · 2022
Operations - honor of will altwater
$10,000
Seeds · Durham, NC · 2022
Honor of annice kenan
$10,000
Unc at Wilmington Foundation · Wilmington, NC · 2022
Owen g. Kenan fellowship endowment
$9,000
Marin City Community Development Corp · Sausalito, CA · 2022
Director's discretionary fund
$8,000
St Stephens Epsicopal Church · Durham, NC · 2024
In memory of betty p. Kenan
$8,000
St Stephens Epsicopal Church · Durham, NC · 2023
In memory of betty p. Kenan
$7,500
Fuller Center for Housing · Americus, GA · 2022
Fuller center bicycle adventure
$5,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2025
Honor of michael lerner
$5,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2024
Honor of michael lerner
$5,000
Crossnore Communities for Children · Crossnore, NC · 2024
Greatest needs
$5,000
Extraordinary Ventures · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Extraordinary Ventures · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
General operations
$5,000
National Ability Center · Park City, UT · 2023
Coach internship program
$5,000
Newland Presbyterian Church · Newland, NC · 2023
Greatest needs
$5,000
St Stephens Epsicopal Church · Durham, NC · 2023
Undesignated
$5,000
Trinity Episcopal Church · Fuquay Varina, NC · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Arts for Life · Asheville, NC · 2022
Duke children hospital
$5,000
Carolina Friends · Durham, NC · 2022
Lower school playground project
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Weavers grove project
$5,000
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted fund
$5,000
Reality Ministries · Durham, NC · 2022
Discretionary fund
$5,000
Sisu Adult Growth · Bluffdale, UT · 2022
Operationsoperations
$5,000
Summit Community Gardens · Park City, UT · 2022
Operations
$5,000
The Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Trinity School · Durham, NC · 2022
Middle school commons
$5,000
Unc Health Foundation of Nc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Fitch comprehensive pediatric rehab center
$3,000
Crossnore Communities for Children · Crossnore, NC · 2023
Greatest needs
$3,000
Learning Outside · Carrboro, NC · 2023
Operations

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.