The Defne and Muhtar Kent Educational Foundation appears to operate primarily through donor-advised or intermediary channels rather than making direct programmatic grants. All recorded giving is routed to Schwab Charitable Fund for general-purpose distribution, indicating the foundation supports broad philanthropic activity rather than a narrow set of nonprofit programs or geographies.
Highly concentrated: 100% of recorded giving (two grants) went to a single intermediary. Few grants, large total amount, no direct programmatic recipients or repeated thematic beneficiaries—suggests use of a donor-advised fund or centralized granting strategy rather than direct operational support.
Defne and Muhtar Kent Educational Foundation Inc centers its giving on scholarship support, with repeated awards to individual students rather than a long roster of operating nonprofits. The largest recorded grant in the file is a $321,544 in-kind award to Schwab Charitable Fund in 2024, followed by a $238,395 general-purpose grant to the same intermediary in 2023. Alongside those pass-through gifts, the foundation makes many direct scholarship grants at the $30,000 level, including awards to Y Cinar, H Y Devre, and F O Ardic. That mix points to a funder that combines broad charitable distribution with targeted educational aid. The scholarship side of the portfolio is consistent across the recent grants list: students receive direct financial support for higher education, while intermediary grants route substantial dollars through Schwab Charitable Fund for general and unrestricted use. Several recipients appear more than once across 2023 and 2024, showing continued support rather than isolated one-time awards. The overall pattern suggests a foundation that uses both intermediary giving and individual scholarships within an education-oriented mandate.
A central theme in the foundation’s giving is student financial aid. It awarded $31,500 in 2024 to Y Cinar for a scholarship grant, and multiple other students received $30,000 scholarship awards in the recent grants list. These gifts align with its educational focus and its beneficiary base of students and postsecondary students. Higher education support also appears in the recurring scholarship pattern. H Y Devre received a $30,000 scholarship grant in 2023, while G Aycicek received the same amount in 2024. The repeated scholarship entries suggest direct support for college-level study rather than project-based institutional funding. A separate strand is general-purpose charitable support through Schwab Charitable Fund. The foundation gave $238,395 in 2023 for general purpose use and $321,544 in 2024 as an in-kind general and unrestricted grant. Those intermediary awards show flexibility alongside the scholarship activity.
Typical grant size clusters around scholarship-level awards: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the p75 is $30,000. In the recent grants list, many awards land exactly at $30,000, while the largest entries are routed through Schwab Charitable Fund. The recipient roster includes repeated names across 2023 and 2024, indicating ongoing support for some beneficiaries rather than purely one-time grants. The foundation funds individuals and uses general-purpose, unrestricted, and scholarship grants. Its giving appears to move through a donor-advised or intermediary structure rather than a public application program.
$2.1M
$20.1M
$867K
$1.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Defne and Muhtar Kent Educational Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 80 | $2.1M | 97.6% |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | $20K |
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Notable grantees: Schwab Charitable Fund
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 80 grants there and 2 in Canada. California appears most often among recipient locations, including Los Angeles and La Jolla, while Illinois shows up through Evanston and other scholarship recipients. Other recipient cities in the list include East Lansing, Providence, West Lafayette, and Stanford. The foundation gives nationally, and none of the recorded grants in the summary go to recipients in Delaware.
The foundation gives scholarship grants to individuals and also makes general-purpose, unrestricted grants through Schwab Charitable Fund. Its recent grants include student awards such as $31,500 to Y Cinar and intermediary gifts of $321,544 in 2024 and $238,395 in 2023.
Yes. The grant list includes multiple individual scholarship recipients, including Y Cinar, H Y Devre, and F O Ardic. The provided data also explicitly states that the foundation funds individuals.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. Many of the listed scholarship awards are at the $30,000 level.
California is the top state by grant count. Recipient cities in California on the recent list include Los Angeles, Stanford, and La Jolla.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Y Cinar, B Manti, A U Guler, F O Ardic, and M Ozer. That pattern shows repeated awards across 2023 and 2024.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
2.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | LONE TREE, CO | $321,544 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| Y Cinar | EVANSTON, IL | $31,500 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| A U Guler | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| B Demirci | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| A E Karalar | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| B Kurnaz | GAMBIER, OH | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| G Aycicek | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| M Ozer | LA JOLLA, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| B Manti | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| F O Ardic | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| M E Caylan | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| E Secilmis | PROVIDENCE, RI | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| H A Ari | EVANSTON, IL | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| D Karalar | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| U Kaygisiz | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| N A Basciftci | EASTON, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| Y T Eker | LANCASTER, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| Y Tur | STANFORD, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| D L Altaylar | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| M E Tiryaki | BALTIMORE, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| K B Oktay | BERKELEY, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| C Yardimci | BERKELEY, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| C Birsen | MEDFORD, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| A Erefe | WATERVILLE, ME | $20,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| A A Adiguzel | TEMPE, AZ | $16,400 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| D E Yaldiz | EAST LANSING, MI | $15,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| M E Yurtseven | ATLANTA, GA | $12,500 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| M E Yurtseven | ATLANTA, GA | $12,500 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| S Kesaf | PROVIDENCE, RI | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| S D Kurtoglu | BERKELEY, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| Y A ELMAS | TORONTO | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP GRANT |
| L D Pembecioglu | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| B Ucar | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| A Uysal | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| D Onalir | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| I Turasi | PASADENA, CA | $5,200 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| E Senvardarli | EVANSTON, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| U Sahmeran | HANOVER, NH | $3,892 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| B Tayyar | CLAREMONT, CA | $3,100 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| I U Ayyilmaz | CLAREMONT, CA | $1,800 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| A Onder | PRINCETON, NJ | $500 | 2024 | Scholarship Grant |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $238,395 | 2023 | General Purpose (See General Explanation) |
| B UTEBAY | ATLANTA, GA | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship grant |
| B MANTI | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Grant |
| D KARALAR | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Grant |
| M E CAYLAN | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Grant |
| B DEMIRCI | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Grant |
| E SECILMIS | PROVIDENCE, RI | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship grant |
| A U GULER | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship grant |
| U KAYGISIZ | EAST LANSING, MI | $30,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Grant |
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$321,544General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
Y Cinar
$31,500Scholarship Grant
A U Guler
$30,000Scholarship Grant
B Demirci
$30,000Scholarship Grant
A E Karalar
$30,000Scholarship Grant
B Kurnaz
$30,000Scholarship Grant
G Aycicek
Scholarship Grant
M Ozer
$30,000Scholarship Grant
B Manti
$30,000Scholarship Grant
F O Ardic
$30,000Scholarship Grant
M E Caylan
$30,000Scholarship Grant
E Secilmis
$30,000Scholarship Grant
H A Ari
$30,000Scholarship Grant
D Karalar
$30,000Scholarship Grant
U Kaygisiz
$30,000Scholarship Grant
N A Basciftci
$30,000Scholarship Grant
Y T Eker
$30,000Scholarship Grant
Y Tur
$30,000Scholarship Grant
D L Altaylar
$25,000Scholarship Grant
M E Tiryaki
$20,000Scholarship Grant
K B Oktay
$20,000Scholarship Grant
C Yardimci
$20,000Scholarship Grant
C Birsen
$20,000Scholarship Grant
A Erefe
$20,000Scholarship Grant
A A Adiguzel
$16,400Scholarship Grant
D E Yaldiz
$15,000Scholarship Grant
M E Yurtseven
$12,500Scholarship Grant
M E Yurtseven
$12,500Scholarship Grant
S Kesaf
$10,000Scholarship Grant
S D Kurtoglu
$10,000Scholarship Grant
Y A ELMAS
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
L D Pembecioglu
$10,000Scholarship Grant
B Ucar
$10,000Scholarship Grant
A Uysal
$10,000Scholarship Grant
D Onalir
$10,000Scholarship Grant
I Turasi
$5,200Scholarship Grant
E Senvardarli
$5,000Scholarship Grant
U Sahmeran
$3,892Scholarship Grant
B Tayyar
$3,100Scholarship Grant
I U Ayyilmaz
$1,800Scholarship Grant
A Onder
$500Scholarship Grant
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$238,395General Purpose (See General Explanation)
B UTEBAY
$30,000Scholarship grant
B MANTI
$30,000Scholarship Grant
D KARALAR
$30,000Scholarship Grant
M E CAYLAN
$30,000Scholarship Grant
B DEMIRCI
$30,000Scholarship Grant
E SECILMIS
$30,000Scholarship grant
A U GULER
$30,000Scholarship grant
U KAYGISIZ
$30,000Scholarship Grant