About Kantner Foundation
The Kantner Foundation concentrates on strengthening local institutions across the Treasure Coast / Palm Beach–Martin County area by providing sizable, general operating support. Their giving spans basic human services (hospice, aging services, Salvation Army), youth education and development (Junior Achievement, Boys & Girls Club, local education foundation), and place‑based cultural and environmental organizations (historical society, oceanographic society). Grants are targeted to well‑established, community‑level nonprofits rather than niche projects or national organizations.
Focus Areas
General operating support for local health and hospice care (Treasure Coast Hospice)Aging services and senior support organizations in Martin County (Council on Aging)Youth workforce readiness and out‑of‑school youth development (Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches; Boys & Girls Club of Martin County)Local community welfare and emergency assistance (Salvation Army, regional services)Regional cultural and environmental institutions (Historical Society of Martin County; Florida Oceanographic Society)
Who They Fund
individual students (scholarship recipients)
About Kantner Foundation
Kantner Foundation Inc. combines community grants with college scholarships, and its scholarship awards are tied to entrepreneurship: outstanding high school seniors who show understanding of entrepreneurship and potential for future success. The foundation also gives general-use support to local nonprofits, with recent grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 for established institutions serving health, aging, youth development, education, culture, and community services. Recent scholarship recipients include Isabella Kakaty at Belmont University, Leonel Moradel-fernandez at Florida State University, and Tyler Feichthaler at Georgetown University. On the nonprofit side, the foundation has supported organizations such as Treasure Coast Hospice, Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches, and the Boys and Girls Club of Martin County with unrestricted funding. That mix shows a funder working in two modes at once: direct aid to students and flexible operating support to community institutions. Its recent pattern suggests a preference for practical, general-purpose funding rather than project-specific awards. The grantees named in the recent list are mostly Florida-based, but the scholarship program also reaches students attending colleges and universities outside the state.
What Kantner Foundation Funds
In education and youth development, the foundation gave $50,000 to The Education Foundation of Martin County for general use, and it also supports college access through scholarships for high school seniors. In entrepreneurship-related student support, the scholarship program is explicitly aimed at seniors who demonstrate understanding of and commitment to entrepreneurship. For health and aging services, it provided $50,000 general-use grants to Treasure Coast Hospice and Council on Aging of Martin County Inc. Those awards place hospice care and senior support among its core community concerns. The foundation also backs civic and place-based institutions. It gave $50,000 to Historical Society of Martin County and $50,000 to Florida Oceanographic Society, both for general use, alongside support for community-serving organizations such as Salvation Army. This pattern points to broad local institution support rather than narrow issue-only funding.
How Kantner Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is highly concentrated at $3,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at $3,000. The recent record also includes a smaller set of much larger general-use nonprofit grants at $25,000 and $50,000. The foundation’s 2023 and 2025 grants show both recurring scholarship making and repeated support for local nonprofits, including general operating awards. It funds individuals through scholarships, and the scholarship programs accept unsolicited applications. The nonprofit grants are listed as general grants and contributions to nonprofit organizations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$63K
Total Assets
$7M
Total Revenue
$155K
Total Expenses
$375K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $3K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$3K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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