Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Has Six Kids, Each Involved in His Family Foundation, With Elder Son Kenny and Daughter Dena Serving the Foundation as Directors!

Kendeda Fund has now given away more than $1 billion and is sun‑setting by design.

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The Owner of the American football team, the Atlanta Falcons, has six kids from his past two marriages, three from his first wife, Diana, and three from his second wife, Stephanie.

Arthur is entering his 24th year as the Falcons’ owner with confidence of winning this NFL season with the young talent.

Following the team’s seventh consecutive losing season, Blank issued a strong vote of confidence in the coaching staff and front office.

The Home Depot Co-founder, Arthur Blank, has the First Batch of Kids with his Wife, Diana Latow Blank!

Arthur Blank is a family man with six kids from his past two marriages, while he doesn’t appear to have any from his third marriage to Angela Macuga.

Among his six kids, Arthur shares three of them with his first wife, Diana Latow Blank, an American philanthropist who founded the Kendeda Fund.

Kenny Blank, Dena Blank Kimball, and Danielle Blank Thomsen are the three children that Arthur had with Diana before their divorce in 1993. He also calls these children the first batch of kids.

Arthur with his son Kenny, and Daughter Dena at the right. (Source: SaportaReport)

Kenny is the first son of Arthur and Diana, who is currently serving as one of the directors of his father’s foundation, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

Apart from his father’s legacy, Kenny is an award-winning journalist with a diverse background in film, television, and communications.

Along with his father’s foundation, he serves as the Executive and Artistic Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the largest and most prestigious Jewish film festival in the world.

Kenny has two children with his wife Nancy, who also serves as the director of the same foundation Kenny works.

On the other hand, Arthur’s second child, Dena Blank Kimball, along with her husband, Josh Kimball, also serve as directors of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

While Dena and her brother Kenny are seen in the Arthur foundations, the details about Arthur’s third child, Danielle Blank Thomsen, are not disclosed in the media.

Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Says He Struggles Raising Second Batch of Kids with Wife Stephanie!

After his marriage to Diana in 1993, Arthur shared his life with his second wife, Stephanie V. Blank, with whom he had Joshua Blank, Max Blank, and Kylie Blank.

His children with Stephanie were titled as the second batch of children, whom Arthur said were difficult to raise.

Arthur’s sons and wife Stephanie. Max, Joshua, and Kenny from left to right. (Source: Saporta Report)

During his time with the Rotary Club of Atlanta’s Father-Son Day, Arthur even shared his difficulty raising the second batch of children, saying;

“The challenge with the second batch was a little greater than batch one,” Blank said. “With the first group of children, we didn’t have a lot of things we have now.They stand up to do the right thing for the right reasons.” 

Moreover, Arthur’s son with Stephanie, Joshua, is a next-generation member of the Arthur Blank Family of Businesses and currently works for the NFL’s Junior Rotational Program in New York City.

He previously worked as an Atlanta United intern and also interned with the Atlanta Falcons.

Like Kenny and Dena from Arthur’s first marriage, Joshua is involved in family businesses. His remaining children, Stephanie, Max Blank, and Kylie Blank, seem to have quite a privileged life.

In Case You Don’t Know

  • Arthur’s Kendeda Fund gets its name by combining the first syllables of his three eldest children, Kenny, Dena, and Danielle (Ken‑De‑Da).
  • Josh  Blank once captained Elon University’s Division I soccer team and interned with Atlanta United.
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