OVERVIEW: The Kent-Lucas Foundation supports hospitals, community organizations, children’s services and education in the Mid-Atlantic area and other regions of interest.
IP TAKE: This is a low-key funder based in Delaware that prioritizes the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It does not maintain a public presence or website, restricting transparency about grant guidelines. An address and phone number are provided below.
PROFILE: Established in 1968, the Kent-Lucas Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. The Atwater Kent Foundation is a foundation donor, and officers and trustees are Elizabeth K. Van Alen as president and treasurer, Cassandra V.A. Ludington as vice president, James L. Van Alen, II as vice president, William L. Van Alen, Jr. as vice president, and James R. Weaver as secretary. It funds local efforts for hospitals, community, children’s services and education.
The Kent-Lucas Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. Its broad range of funding interests include the arts and humanities, children, youth ministries, construction, education, health and social services. Grants often go towards the current operations of nonprofit grantees. Annual grantmaking totals have been around $160,000 in recent years.
Grants range between about $25 and $20,000. Many grants are under $5,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. In addition to its home state of Delaware, grantmaking has gone to organizations operating in Pennsylvania, Maine and Florida. Past local grantees include the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Zoological Society of Philadelphia, and Academy of Natural Sciences.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The foundation outlines its procedure for grant applications in its annual tax filings. There are no special forms required, but the funder specifies the required application materials. Grantseekers should submit applications to the attention of Elizabeth K. Van Alen and send them by mail. Direct general questions to the staff at 302-478-4383.
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CONTACT:
Kent-Lucas Foundation
101 Springer, Bldg. 3411
Silverside Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 478-4383