Steven M Kerr Memorial Scholarship
This organization is a private foundation focused on making charitable contributions primarily to religious and community-based initiatives. It supports organizations such as Victory Church and the Dream Center, indicating a commitment to faith-based and community service programs. Additionally, it has made contributions towards educational support, as evidenced by its funding for Merrimack College. The foundation appears to serve local communities, particularly in Florida, while also extending support to organizations in Massachusetts.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small, locally rooted charities or faith-based community organizations in Lakeland, FL, or scholarship/education recipients connected to the trustee’s network; applicants with a direct referral or prior relationship to the funder.
Good Fit
- • Organization is a Lakeland, FL community nonprofit or church similar to prior grantees.
- • Has an existing relationship or referral from the director/trustee or prior grantee.
- • Project fits small-dollar operating or program support (roughly $3K–$3.5K) or a one-off scholarship-style award.
- • Clear documented local impact and ability to report back succinctly.
Geography
Giving observed across two states in the latest year: local grants in Lakeland, FL plus a large out-of-state (MA) scholarship payment that made up 70% of 2024 dollars, indicating a state-level/regional footprint rather than purely local or national.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows only three distinct recipients and across two years the foundation repeatedly funded two local organizations, producing a narrowly distributed recipient set for the observed period.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates grants are to preselected recipients, there is no public website, and observed giving shows two recurring local grantees with only one new recipient in the latest year, so unsolicited new applicants are unlikely to be welcomed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
