Announcements/News
Laura Kind McKenna - Trustee Emeritus
After almost 25 years of leadership in the day-to-day management of The Patricia Kind Family Foundation, Laura Kind McKenna has resigned from being an active board member effective June 3, 2022. She is now serving as Trustee Emeritus.
Laura was our first Managing Trustee, running the Foundation for the first years of its existence from 1998-2016. From 2016 to 2022 she served as Treasurer and Head of our finance committee. Laura is well known as a strong consistent voice urging all foundations to use their endowment assets to support mission along with grants. Under her leadership PKFF became one of the earliest adopters of mission aligned investing, eventually steering PKFF’s endowment to over 95% mission alignment.
Laura and her husband Marc have four grown children and nine grandchildren living all over the country and she's looking forward to having time for more travel. Laura has been trying to "get bored and eat bonbons" for several years, although we all doubt she will.
Our Mission
The mission of the Foundation is to financially support organizations that help those struggling daily with the effects of poverty.
Funding Areas
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12+
12+ partners with high schools in underserved communities to build school cultures where all students have access to a quality postsecondary opportunity. Our in-school PLUS Centers supply the tools and resources, while our teams of full-time dedicated Fellows provide individualized support to help every student succeed. Fellows act as daily advisors, tutors, and mentors to our students, with the goal of equipping them with the information and skills to become lifelong learners. We offer four core programs to support 9th-12th grade students, as well as graduating seniors which focus on freshman transition, leadership development, postsecondary access and preparedness, and alumni support, respectively. Our vision is to partner with every high school in the greater Philadelphia area to create movements that redefine what is possible for students beyond 12th grade.
2021
Patricia & Philip Kind, Jr.
Patricia van Ameringen Kind, born in 1924, was the middle child of Arnold and Hedwig van Ameringen. She was raised in South Orange, N.J. with her two siblings, Henry van Ameringen and Lily Auchincloss. She attended Kent Place School, where she was a star athlete and was voted “best personality” by her classmates. She went on to become a registered nurse at the Monmouth Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, foreshadowing a lifetime devoted to caring for others. Her first nursing job was in Philadelphia where she met the love of her life, Philip Kind, Jr.