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Diana Latow Blank (born September 13, [1] 1942) [2] is an American philanthropist who founded the Kendeda Fund. She is the former wife of The Home Depot co-founder, Arthur Blank .
The Kendeda Fund’s journey began with Diana Blank's curiosity, discomfort, and sense of urgency. Her curiosity arose from the joy and wonder she found in the natural world, leading to her mantra, "I wonder what this will be like?" Her discomfort centered around her own unexpected wealth and privilege.
Nov 15, 2023 · Diana Blank’s foundation is winding down this year, having moved over $1 billion to the environment, rights of women and girls, and more. Family and staff recount Kendeda’s history and explain how and why it’s spending down.
Diana Blank began her philanthropic journey in 1993. For the next three decades, she worked to increase the dignity of individuals and the sustainability of communities by investing in transformative leaders and ideas.
Jun 13, 2023 · When Tené Traylor, a Black racial-equity advocate, had a job interview with Blank a few years ago at a restaurant, she arrived expecting the stereotype of a white, wealthy woman philanthropist — big hat, dark glasses, aura of grandness.
Diana Blank. “Everything that our grantee partners appreciate about Kendeda – leading with our heart, authenticity, willingness to take risks, a lack of bureaucracy, multi-year and unrestricted grants—all of it comes from Diana. Kendeda is simply a reflection of who Diana is and the vision for how she wanted her foundation to work in the world.”
Oct 21, 2019 · Diana Blank is a mother, a grandmother, a philanthropist and lifelong lover of the outdoors. Guided by her twin passions for social equity and the healing power of nature, she founded The Kendeda Fund in 1993.
Apr 19, 2022 · Kimball is now in her tenth year at Kendeda, founded on wealth derived from the fortune of Diana Blank’s former husband and Kimball’s father, Home Depot co-founder Arthur M. Blank. But her role is nearly at an end.
Jun 13, 2023 · In a rare move by a grant maker, the Kendeda Fund gave $8 million to 37 groups to boost their cash on hand. <b>Plus:</b> Read about why grantees of Diana Blank’s Kendeda Fund say she put on a “<a href="https://www.philanthropy.com/article/1-billion-of-trust-based-philanthropy-before-mackenzie-scott-there-was-diana-blank"><b ...
Diana Blank, the Kendeda Fund’s founder, initially conducted her charitable giving quietly and informally. Grant recipients tended to be established Atlanta-area civic institutions.
