The Nemours Foundation is a non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

 in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

, created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont

Alfred I. du Pont

Alfred Irénée du Pont was an American industrialist, financier and philanthropist. A member of the influential Du Pont family, Alfred du Pont first rose to prominence through his work in his family's Delaware-based gunpowder manufacturing plant, E. I...

 in 1936, and dedicated to improving the health of children. The Foundation operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is controlled by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont in 1936 and dedicated to improving the health of children. It is also referred to as the...

 in Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

; the Nemours Children’s Hospital - under construction in Orlando's Medical City; and Nemours Children’s Clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania & New Jersey. They also sponsor the KidsHealth website, which provides information about the health, behavior, and development of children from birth to adulthood. The site has different content sections for children, teenagers and parents; approximately 850,000 people visit the link every weekday.

The Nemours Mansion and Gardens

Nemours Mansion and Gardens

The Nemours Mansion and Gardens is a country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a classical French mansion located in Wilmington, Delaware. The mansion resembles a Château and contains more than seventy rooms spread over five floors occupying nearly . It shares the grounds with...

 is also run by the Nemours Foundation.

The foundation is the sole beneficiary of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust

Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust

The Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust is a non-profit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont in 1935, devoted to supporting the Trust's sole charitable beneficiary, the Nemours Foundation. As of December 31, 2008, the trust’s value was $3.25 billion and employed nearly 3,500...

, which had a value of $4.6 billion in early 2009. du Pont’s will stipulated that the trust make an annual disbursement of an amount equal to 3% of the trust’s value. For 2009, that would be $138 million.

External links

• Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
  Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
  Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is controlled by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont in 1936 and dedicated to improving the health of children. It is also referred to as the...
  
  
• Nemours Foundation official website
• Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust website
• KidsHealth website