Kent Family Charitable Trust
This organization is a private foundation that primarily supports religious educational institutions, particularly Catholic schools and seminaries. Its mission focuses on enhancing educational opportunities through general operating support and scholarships, reflecting a commitment to faith-based initiatives. The foundation serves a variety of educational organizations, with a significant emphasis on Catholic institutions. It operates across multiple states, with a notable concentration of funding directed towards schools in Minnesota and Florida.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized Catholic schools, seminaries, or faith-based education programs seeking modest general operating support or individual scholarships, especially those connected to Minnesota or to existing trustee networks.
Good Fit
- • Organization is a Catholic school, seminary, or faith-based education program.
- • Request is for general operating support or a scholarship.
- • Organization is located in Minnesota or has an existing connection to trustees or prior grantees.
- • Grant size requested is in the low single-thousands to mid-five-thousands range.
Geography
Grants are multi-state (four states received funding in 2023) but are heavily concentrated in Minnesota, which received about two-thirds of dollars.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 13 distinct recipients (a fairly broad set for a small foundation) but those recipients are thematically narrow—mostly Catholic schools, seminaries, and individual scholarships—so institutional variety is moderate.
New Applicants
The foundation states it funds only preselected applicants and no public application path was found; although three new recipients appeared in 2023, the overall pattern and explicit 'preselected only' practice make unsolicited entry unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
