Together, transforming the experience of aging.® News Blog Careers Contact Donate 888-616-1054 What can we help you find? Search Senior Living Communities About Planning Resources Charitable Giving Kendal Charitable Funds Kendal Charitable Funds was incorporated in 1989 as a 501(c)(3) to support the charitable goals and aspirations of the Kendal Corporation, its system of affiliates and the wider world of aging services. Donate Now Share Share this page on Facebook Facebook Share this page on Twitter Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn LinkedIn A Culture of Generosity Those involved in the beginning set the tone of generosity. The Kendal System and Kendal Charitable Funds (KCF) has always kept Kendal’s mission uppermost in our minds: together transforming the experience of aging.” At the heart of that work, you’ll find KCF providing funding for meaningful initiatives both within the Kendal System and beyond. Kendal Charitable Funds is led through outstanding service by uncompensated Board of Directors. Meet KCF Leadership Ways to Give Become a KCF Partner Play Video IMPACTING LIVES Engaging Communities Initiative We aspire to reframe society’s understanding of what is POSSIBLE as we age. This bold initiative has granted in excess of $500,000 and impacted the lives of more than 17,000 older adults. Donate Now Your Donations at Work Your gift to KCF provides valuable resources to support Promising Innovations and Kendal Affiliate Grants – as well as support for our Kendal People Development programs. The Promising Innovations Fund – provides grants to non-profits innovating new programs, projects and solutions that positively impact the lives of older adults in our society. The Affiliate Grant Fund – provides support to Kendal Affiliates to initiate inventive programs that impact, engage and enrich older adults outside of their prospective communities. People Development Fund – provides resources to support the development of quality, consistency and relevancy in a values-based series of educational programs that engage Kendal as a larger “learning organization.” Learn More About KCF Grant Programs 17,000 Number of People Supported by over $500K in Grants Our History The Seed Kendal began in the late 1960s with a gift and a charge. The gift was a $300,000 grant provided by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends to a group of retirees living in Southeast Pennsylvania. The charge was to “find a better way in retirement.” The result was the founding of Kendal at Longwood, a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Prev Next Innovation and Grant Updates Michigan LGBTQ Aging Project Kendal Charitable Funds awarded a $25,000 Promising Innovations grant to the Michigan LGBT Aging Project to develop resources and trainers to improve support for caregivers of LGBTQ older adults. Read more about the LGBTQ Project Improve Living Conditions for Native American Older Adults A grant was awarded to the Red Feather Development Group for a yearlong pilot project to make the homes of older Hopi Tribe adults safer and healthier. Read more about the Hopi Tribe Project Home Repairs for Older Philadelphians Kendal Charitable Funds has awarded a $50,000 Promising Innovations grant to Rebuilding Together Philadelphia (RTP) to fund a two-year initiative to help low-income older adults age in place. The grant will support RTP’s efforts to repair and improve the residences of an estimated 30 homeowners in 2020 and 2021 to make them safer, healthier and more energy- and cost-efficient. Read more about this initiative View Previous Grants KCF Annual Corporate Partners View All Kendal News Together, transforming the experience of aging.® Kendal Corporate 1107 E. Baltimore Pike Kennett Square, PA, 19348 888.616.1054 Contact Us Charitable Giving Partner with Kendal Charitable Funds and support meaningful initiatives both within the Kendal System and beyond. Donate to KCF Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn YouTube YouTube © 2021 The Kendal Corporation. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Accessibility Statement Kendal Senior Living Communities PageAssist