Tenacre Foundation
Tenacre Foundation is a Christian Science nursing ministry based in Princeton, NJ offering residential care, homecare, education (School of Christian Science Nursing), and programs such as the Giving Lab. The site lists a Princeton physical address, postal address, and phone numbers and includes information on services, courses, employment, and recent content. Content and copyright dates show recent updates (2025–2026).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations with mission-alignment to the foundation's faith-based priorities (Christian Science nursing, affiliated camps/residencies, and related education or community programs), or established national education and service nonprofits that can absorb multi-year/general operating support.
Good Fit
- • Mission overlap with Christian Science nursing, camps, residencies, or related education programs.
- • Established, professionally governed nonprofit able to receive multi-year or large general support.
- • Existing relationships or introductions to foundation leadership or program officers.
- • Geographic presence in states already funded or programmatic scale consistent with previous large grants.
Geography
Observed grants in recent years span dozens of states (38 distinct states in the latest year and broader national coverage in prior years), indicating a national geographic footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 105 distinct recipients (and historically over 150–200 recipients in earlier years), with both returning grantees and dozens of different organizations funded, so the portfolio is broad in institutional variety.
New Applicants
Although the foundation funded 31 new recipients in the latest year, the funder explicitly operates on a preselection model and the public application path is closed to unsolicited requests, so an unfamiliar applicant is unlikely to enter the portfolio without an invitation or referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
