The Kenan family from North Carolina

The Kenan family are the heirs to Henry Flagler, who co-founded Standard Oil along with John D. Rockefeller.

For a family that inherits from Henry Flagler, owns one of the main oil transport companies (Kenan Advantage), and has their name all over education stuff, they seem to be remarkably obscure.

Oh, and you want to know one of the people who the Kenans fund? The Kenans fund Ralph Baric. "Dr. Ralph Baric is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology."