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The Boswell-Kennett Foundation

Accepts applications Lebanon, Missouri · EIN 436535572

The Boswell-Kennett Foundation is a private foundation in Lebanon, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $155,726 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $39,550 the year before.

36% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$120,85010$209,200
2023$39,55013$305,849
2024$155,72614$346,452

How to apply

ContactAmie Boswell-Kennett
1078 S Jefferson, Lebanon, MO 65536
Phone or email(417) 588-4151
What to submitIn writing; include background of organization, 501(c)(3) exemption letter, purpose for which money is to be used.
RestrictionsPreference is given to charitable and educational organizations.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Boswell-Kennett Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri1$75,000
California10$65,388
Illinois1$10,088
North Carolina1$5,000
Oregon1$250

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Univeristy of Missouri Alumni Association
Columbia, MO
For the exempt purpose of this organization$75,000
Marin Art & Garden Center
Ross, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$36,638
Westiminister Presbyterian Church
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$10,500
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
For the exempt purpose of this organization$10,088
League to Save Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$10,000
Mandos Mission
Thomasville, NC
For the exempt purpose of this organization$5,000
Summer Search
Oakland, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$5,000
San Francisco Opera Association
San Francisco, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$1,000
K9REUNITE
Sunnyvale, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$500
Marin Academy
San Rafael, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$500
Mark Day School
San Rafael, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$500
Martis Camp Foundation
Truckee, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$500
Adopt A Family
Portland, OR
For the exempt purpose of this organization$250
The West Point Inn Association
San Rafael, CA
For the exempt purpose of this organization$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Boswell-Kennett Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Boswell-Kennett Foundation give?

$155,726 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Boswell-Kennett Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Amie Boswell-Kennett (President, Treasurer, Secretary), Greg Kennett (Vice President) and Ramona M Dewane (Director).

What does The Boswell-Kennett Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, faith communities and education.

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