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Private foundation (trust)EIN 760610529Est. 2000-03

The Blackwell Foundation

Houston, TX 77021

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$572K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$14K

FY 2023

Grants Made

5

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$5K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$38K

Total Expenses

$24K

Qualifying Distributions

$18K

Distributable Amount

$26K

Min. Investment Return

$27K

Undistributed Income

$26K

Payout rate 69%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.69%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $3K to maximum $5K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $28K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

26 grants

MD Anderson Cancer Center
$13K
3 grants
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
$10K
2 grants
Shriner's Hospital for Children
$8K
2 grants
Houston SPCA
$8K
3 grants
Arthritis National Research Foundation
$8K
2 grants
Austin Pets Alive
$7K
3 grants
St Judes Childrens Research Hospital
$5K
2 grants
Interfaith Ministies
$3K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Texas
$49K
73% of total
California
$8K
11% of total
Tennessee
$5K
7% of total
Florida
$3K
4% of total
Georgia
$3K
4% of total
Minnesota
$2K
2% of total

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