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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043424620Est. 1999-03

THE BLAIS FOUNDATION

SHREWSBURY, MA 01545

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$16K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$19K

FY 2023

Grants Made

5

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$6K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$19K

Grants to educational institutions for scholarships.

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1K

Total Expenses

$19K

Qualifying Distributions

$19K

Distributable Amount

$1K

Min. Investment Return

$1K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $3K to maximum $6K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $74K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

37 grants

UMASS AMHERST
$19K
3 grants
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
$16K
2 grants
UMASS LOWELL
$13K
2 grants
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
$10K
3 grants
EMMANUEL COLLEGE
$10K
2 grants
WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE
$6K
1 grant
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE OF MAINE
$6K
2 grants
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$6K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants

<$10K
36
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Massachusetts
$102K
60% of total
Maine
$13K
8% of total
Pennsylvania
$10K
6% of total
Rhode Island
$10K
6% of total
Virginia
$6K
4% of total
New Hampshire
$6K
4% of total
Utah
$6K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$3K
2% of total
New York
$3K
2% of total
Iowa
$3K
2% of total

+2 more states

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