Quentin J Kennedy Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Quentin J Kennedy Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for a warm introduction or an existing relationship first.
- If an invitation or introduction comes, a modest request fits its usual pattern: about 8 in 10 of its 228 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $27,000, with a median of $8,000, though its largest grant was $75,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 90% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect a difficult route rather than a regular source of funds.
- The filings state no geographic focus and show grants across a broad range of charitable fields, so the foundation's interests are not a fixed test of who may apply.
Overview
Quentin J Kennedy Foundation is a US private foundation based in Nyack, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings give no specific funding field; recorded grant purposes are charitable. The grants shown went to health and medical organisations, including hospitals, medical research and disease charities; social-service organisations such as food banks, rescue missions and housing groups; and religious organisations. Other recipients include humanitarian relief and disability organisations, scholarship and youth programmes, animal-welfare charities, media organisations, local libraries, nature centres, fire departments and police departments. The recorded grants therefore span a broad range of charitable organisations rather than a single evident specialism. The recipient-state records show the largest concentrations in New Jersey and New York, with grants also reaching Florida and other states.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Maryland.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 228 grants to organisations were $8,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 9%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Quentin J Kennedy Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 74 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Englewood Health Foundation · Charitable$75,0002025 tax year
- Holy Name Hospital Foundation · Charitable$70,0002025 tax year
- York Street Project · Charitable$58,0002025 tax year
- American Red Cross · Charitable$58,0002025 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity Collier County · Charitable$50,0002025 tax year
- Villa Marie Claire · Charitable$45,0002025 tax year
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Charitable$35,0002025 tax year
- Ability Beyond Disability · Charitable$35,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Megan M Kennedy — Treasurer
- Quentin J Kennedy JR — President
- Mary Kate Kennedy — Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $783,943 | $660,000 | $18,951,193 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,210,439 | $992,000 | $21,469,246 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,603,345 | $1,203,000 | $22,526,015 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Nyack, NY