Diana Blank

Diana Blank
Born (1942-09-13) September 13, 1942
Occupation Philanthropist
Spouse(s) Arthur Blank (divorced)
Children Kenny Blank
Dena Blank Kimball
Danielle Blank Thomsen
Website http://kendedafund.org/

Diana Blank (born September 13,[1] 1942)[2] is an Atlanta-based philanthropist who founded the Kendeda Fund and the former wife of The Home Depot co-founder, Arthur Blank.

Biography

Blank was raised in a middle class, Roman Catholic family.[1] Through her Kendeda Fund, founded in 1993,[3] Blank has historically donated anonymously to various Georgia-based causes including $4 million to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the mid-1990s; and $20 million to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to enable the purchase of Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital, a historically-black hospital in Atlanta,[1] in 2006.[4] In 2015, she was revealed as the person who provided a $30 million grant to Georgia Tech for their Living Building Challenge 3.0.[1] tasked with building the "most environmentally-sound building ever constructed in the Southeast."[5]

The Kendeda Fund donates between $40 million and $50 million annually and has donated over $500 million through 2017 with the goal of spending all its assets by 2024.[6] Her daughter, Dena Blank Kimball, serves as the executive director of the Kendeda Fund.[1]

Personal life

She has three children with Arthur Blank (born 1942): Kenny Blank, Dena Blank Kimball, and Danielle Blank Thomsen;[2] they divorced in 1993.[1] Her son, Kenny Blank and his wife Nancy;[7][8] and her daughter Dena and her husband Josh Kimball, serve as directors of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Atlanta Business Journals: "A longtime anonymous donor reveals her identity" by Maria Saporta Sep 18, 2015
  2. 1 2 Reference for Business: "Arthur Blank" retrieved October 18, 2014
  3. ↑ Inside Philanthropy: "A Top Green Funder Emerges from the Shadows and Steps Up Giving" by Tate Williams " retrieved February 7, 2017
  4. ↑ Children's Hospital of Atlanta retrieved February 5, 0217
  5. ↑ Atlanta Business Journals: "Atlanta to join cutting edge of ‘net zero’ buildings" by Maria Saporta September 18, 2015
  6. ↑ Inside Philanthropy: "Kendeda Fund: Grants for Conservation" retrieved February 7, 2017
  7. ↑ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation: "Kenny Blank, Director retrieved February 5, 2017
  8. ↑ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation: "Nancy Blank, Director retrieved February 5, 2017
  9. ↑ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation: "Dena Blank, Director retrieved February 5, 2017
  10. ↑ The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation: "Josh Kimball, Director retrieved February 5, 2017
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