Kendal Charitable Funds
Raise, receive, manage, invest and expend funds in support of the kendal corporation, its affiliated entities, and its charitable purposes
Kendal Charitable Funds at a glance
In short: Kendal Charitable Funds gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- -64.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Kendal Charitable Funds
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Kendal Charitable Funds
Affiliate Grant Program
Kendal Charitable Funds
Amount
$10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Lloyd Lewis – Promising Innovations Fund
Kendal Charitable Funds
Amount
Up to $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
People Development Fund
Kendal Charitable Funds
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Kendal Charitable Funds funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Kendal Charitable Funds gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $125K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School Washington, DC | Training and education of adult learners for entry into healthcare sector | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $88,810 | $48,635 | $25,000 | 1 | $85,288 |
| 2024 | $4,700,173 | $226,284 | $149,057 | $70,000 | 2 | $127,968 |
| 2023 | $4,321,897 | $451,921 | $109,231 | $51,500 | 3 | $285,386 |
| 2022 | $3,972,193 | $227,490 | $151,717 | $125,000 | 12 | $171,753 |
| 2021 | $5,128,306 | $226,039 | $53,099 | $25,000 | 1 | $178,839 |
| 2020 | $4,685,477 | $365,031 | $134,061 | $41,720 | 3 | $325,390 |
About Kendal Charitable Funds
Based on IRS filings
Kendal Charitable Funds is a public charity, based in Newark, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $85K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kendal Charitable Funds is led by Vassar Byrd, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Vassar Byrd
CEO
President & CEO → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Freedman
Chair
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Harrison
CFO
CFO & Interim CEO → CFO [interim CEO, 2024
CFO [interim CEO → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grace Tompos
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Harness
Vice Chair
Director → Member, 2022
Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Schramm
Member
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carla Willis
Secretary
Director → Member, 2022
Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Greenwood
Member
Director → Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Churchill
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Ann Sullivan
Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Tara Quinn (2020–2024) — Member - Left Dec
- Former: Julie Houpt (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Sean Kelly (2020–2023) — President & CEO - Left Jan
- Former: Jenny Campbell (2020–2022) — Secretary - Left Apr
- Former: Alphonce Brown Jr. (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: James Ingram (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Marilyn Richards (2020–2021) — Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Kendal Charitable Funds
How much does Kendal Charitable Funds give each year?
Kendal Charitable Funds gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $70K across 2 grants.
Where does Kendal Charitable Funds operate?
Kendal Charitable Funds has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
What is Kendal Charitable Funds's EIN?
Kendal Charitable Funds's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2626425. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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