The Fender Family Foundation makes very large, targeted gifts to a small number of institutions, with a strong local emphasis on private K–12 education and occasional support for an international/foreign-affairs cause. Their largest known commitment was a seven-figure capital/program gift to The Bolles School, indicating a preference for transformational, project-based funding rather than many small grants. Overall their giving appears concentrated and strategic, favoring a small slate of high-impact recipients.
Highly concentrated giving: very few grants, each large in size; emphasis on one-off transformational capital or program gifts to core institutions rather than broad, distributed annual support.
The Fender Family Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $1,000,000 commitment to The Bolles School From the Fender for funding of a center, a clear signal that this funder favors major, institution-specific support over broad, high-volume grantmaking. The pattern fits the rest of its recent record: the foundation gives targeted gifts to a small set of organizations, with grants that often support operating needs or a defined project rather than short-term program expenses. Its recent recipients show a strong connection to private education and Christian organizations, along with a smaller set of general-support grants to institutions serving in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia. The foundation’s 2024 award to Srv Inc, a $500,000 general-support grant, further suggests a preference for concentrated commitments to organizations it is prepared to back at a meaningful scale. A smaller but repeated grant relationship appears with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which received grants in both 2023 and 2024. That recurrence points to some continuity in the foundation’s giving, even within a portfolio that is otherwise compact and selective.
Private K–12 education is one of the foundation’s clearest focus areas. In 2024, it gave $1,000,000 to The Bolles School From the Fender for funding of the center, matching the foundation’s pattern of institutional support tied to a specific project or facility. General support also appears as a recurring form of giving. The foundation awarded $500,000 to Srv Inc in 2024 for general support, and it gave $100,000 to Covenant Christian Church in 2023, also for general support. Christian and athletic ministry work shows up in the recent record as well. Fellowship of Christian Athletes received $28,000 in 2024 for general support, following a $28,000 grant in 2023 to the same organization. Another 2024 grant went to Canaan Land Ministries for general support.
Typical grants cluster at the upper end of the scale, with a p25 of $28,000, a median of $64,000, and a p75 of $400,000. That spread shows a mix of smaller support grants and much larger institutional commitments, including a seven-figure award. The recent record also shows repetition: Fellowship of Christian Athletes received grants in both 2023 and 2024, while most other recipients appear once. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grants point to a family foundation structure that uses general support and project-based institutional funding rather than an application-heavy, broad competitive program.
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$264K
Most grants fall between $28K and $400K, with a median of $64K.
25th Percentile
$28K
Median
$64K
75th Percentile
$400K
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Notable grantees: THE BOLLES SCHOOL FROM THE FENDER, SRV INC
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 6 recent grants to U.S. organizations. Florida is the foundation’s largest recipient state by count, accounting for 33% of grants, but recent awards also reach Georgia and Virginia. Jacksonville appears more than once, including The Bolles School From the Fender and Covenant Christian Church, while Roswell, Louisville, and Saint Clair each appear among recipient locations. The giving pattern is regional rather than national.
Its recent giving is centered on private K–12 education and Christian organizations. Examples include The Bolles School From the Fender for funding of the center, Covenant Christian Church for general support, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes for general support in both 2023 and 2024.
Its grant-size distribution is weighted toward larger awards: p25 is $28,000, median grant size is $64,000, and p75 is $400,000. The recent record also includes a $1,000,000 grant and a $500,000 grant.
Yes. Fellowship of Christian Athletes received $28,000 in 2023 and another $28,000 in 2024. Most other recent recipients appear once, which suggests a compact grant list with occasional continuity.
Its geographic scope is regional. Recent grants went entirely to U.S. recipients, with Florida receiving 33% of grants by recipient location, and additional awards reaching Georgia and Virginia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BOLLES SCHOOL FROM THE FENDER | JACKSONVILLE, KY | $250,000 | 2025 | FUNDING OF THE CENTER OF |
| CANAAN LAND MINISTRIES | SAINT CLAIR, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND FBO THE FERNANDINA FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $3,417 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE BOLLES SCHOOL FROM THE FENDER | JACKSONVILLE, KY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | FUNDING OF THE CENTER OF |
| SRV INC | ROSWELL, GA | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | LOUISVILLE, VA | $28,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CANAAN LAND MINISTRIES | SAINT CLAIR, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN CHURCH | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $28,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
CANAAN LAND MINISTRIES
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING
SRV INC
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
GENERAL SUPPORT
CANAAN LAND MINISTRIES
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COVENANT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
$28,000GENERAL SUPPORT