Defne and Muhtar Kent Educational Foundation Inc

Invitation Only

Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 45-2735138 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$1.1M

Organizations funded53

Typical grant$15,000

Total assets$27.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $20,595.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education51

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside Delaware.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Donor Advised Charitable Giving	Omaha, NE	General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation)	$205,203
A K Narn	Atlanta, GA	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
M E Tiryaki	Baltimore, MD	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
N A Basciftci	Easton, PA	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
A Yamaner	East Lansing, MI	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
D Karalar	East Lansing, MI	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
M A Yalcin	Evanston, IL	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
I Yuzcelk	West Lafayette, IN	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
M C Yedekci	Stanford, CA	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
Y Tur	Stanford, CA	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
M Erim	Chapel Hill, NC	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
I E Oz	New Haven, CT	Scholarship Grant	$30,000
E Cengiz	State College, PA	Scholarship Grant	$25,000
B Gorguluarslan	London, UK	Scholarship Grant	$20,595
E Inan	Boston, MA	Scholarship Grant	$20,000
E Ozemek	Durham, NC	Scholarship Grant	$20,000
H Rainge	East Lansing, MI	Scholarship Grant	$20,000
A Erefe	Waterville, ME	Scholarship Grant	$20,000
C Turkay	Champaign, IL	Scholarship Grant	$20,000
D E Yaldiz	East Lansing, MI	Scholarship Grant	$16,160
B Kurnaz	Gambier, OH	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
B Kurnaz	Gambier, OH	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
A Yamaner	East Lansing, MI	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
Y Cinar	Evanston, IL	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
H A Ari	Evanston, IL	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
Y Cinar	Evanston, IL	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
H A Ari	Evanston, IL	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
G Aycicek	Middlebury, VT	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
G Aycicek	Middlebury, VT	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
T Kucur	West Lafayette, IN	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
K B Oktay	Berkeley, CA	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
K B Oktay	Berkeley, CA	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
B Ca	Los Angeles, CA	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
B ca	Los Angeles, CA	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
E Yigit	Cambridge, UK	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
E Yigit	Cambridge, UK	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
O Gokpinar	Blacksburg, VA	Scholarship Grant	$15,000
A H Cag	Philadelphia, PA	Scholarship Grant	$13,000
Donor Advised Charitable Giving	Omaha, NE	General & Unrestricted	$10,500
H Aksoy	Tempe, AZ	Scholarship Grant	$10,000
E Ozdemir	Philadelphia, PA	Scholarship Grant	$10,000
D Dagdur	East Lansing, MI	Scholarship Grant	$10,000
A A Adiguzel	Tempe, AZ	Scholarship Grant	$7,500
A A Adiguzel	Tempe, AZ	Scholarship Grant	$7,500
E Turan	Stanford, CA	Scholarship Grant	$7,500
E A Somay	New York, NY	Scholarship Grant	$5,000
E A Somay	New York, NY	Scholarship Grant	$5,000
Y T Eker	Philadelphia, PA	Scholarship Grant	$3,750
Y T Eker	Philadelphia, PA	Scholarship Grant	$3,750
U Sahmeran	Hanover, NH	Scholarship Grant	$3,734
U Sahmeran	Hanover, NH	Scholarship Grant	$3,253
I Turasi	Pasadena, CA	Scholarship Grant	$2,600
I Turasi	Pasadena, CA	Scholarship Grant	$2,600

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$1,057,645	53
2024	$1,065,607	41
2023	$1,103,936	41

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 9, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601299349100200
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 45-2735138
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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