[1] After raising three children, she went back to school to study cultural anthropology and religion, graduating from Mount Holyoke at age 57.
[4] In 2015, Blank was revealed as the person who provided a $30 million grant to Georgia Tech for the construction of what became known as The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.
Through Kendeda, Blank made grants to hundreds of organizations, focusing on the issues of climate change, community wealth building, racial and economic equity, resource conservation, girls' rights, gun violence prevention, and veterans.
[6] Her daughter Dena Blank Kimball served as the executive director of the Kendeda Fund during its final ten years.
[1] The Kendeda Fund closed at the end of 2023, documenting Blank's 30-year philanthropic journey with a legacy website and podcast.