The Nemours Foundation is a

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

, created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont in 1936, and dedicated to improving the health of children. The Foundation operates the

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 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 ...

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...

; the Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida in Orlando's Medical City; and Nemours Children's Clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania and 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.KidsHealth

Nemours Nemours () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. south of Melun, on the Moret–Lyon railway. Nemours – Saint-Pierre ...

. Retrieved June 30, 2015. The

Nemours Mansion and Gardens The Nemours Estate is a country estate with ''jardin à la française'' formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on four floors occupy nearly . It shares the gro ...

in Wilmington, Delaware is also owned and operated by the Nemours Foundation. The foundation is the primary beneficiary of the

Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust The Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust is a non-profit organization created by philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont, Alfred Irénée du Pont in 1935, devoted to supporting the trust's sole charitable beneficiary, the Nemours Foundation. As of Decembe ...

, which had a value of $4.6 billion in early 2009.Patterson, Steve (January 29, 2009)
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''. 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 was $138 million.

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External links

Nemours Foundation official websiteAlfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust websiteKidsHealth website
{{Authority control Non-profit organizations based in Jacksonville, Florida 1936 establishments in Florida Organizations established in 1936 Alfred I. du Pont Medical and health foundations in the United States Healthcare in Jacksonville, Florida