Private foundation · EIN 82-3569569 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lent Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 10 grants paid, $85K total, median $3,400.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
10
$85K
Median grant
$3,400
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.4M

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
21 Wilberforce Global Freedom CenterFalls Church, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
ConvergeOrlando, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$21K
Campus Crusade for Christ IncOrlando, FL"The Jesus Film Project"$15K
Love Thy Nerd IncVentura, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Isaiah 117 HouseElizabethton, TNBrazoria County, TX House$3,800
Open Door Recovery HouseMarble Falls, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Teachbeyond IncDowners Grove, ILGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Ripe for Harvest World OutreachColorado Springs, COGeneral & Unrestricted$2,100
Pca Reformed University MinistriesCharlotte, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,200
Campus Crusade for Christ IncOrlando, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$500

By state: Florida 3 · Virginia 1 · California 1 · Tennessee 1 · Texas 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Lent Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2018. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Lent Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Lent Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $85K across 10 grants, a median of $3,400.

Where does Lent Family Foundation give?

Florida (3 grants), Virginia (1 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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