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Private foundation (trust)EIN 541217447Est. 1983-05

THE BLOCKER FOUNDATION

SUFFOLK, VA 23434

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$119.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$4.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

69

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$67K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$6K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.5M

Total Expenses

$5.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.3M

Distributable Amount

$5.8M

Min. Investment Return

$5.8M

Undistributed Income

$5.1M

Payout rate 91%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.91%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

69 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $6K through median $58K to maximum $250K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2024. Peak $4.6M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

258 grants

VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
$610K
2 grants
FORKIDS INC
$460K
2 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SOUTH HAMPTON
$370K
3 grants
CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF EASTERN VA
$350K
3 grants
NEXT STEP TO SUCCESS
$250K
1 grant
COMMONWEALTH ALLIANCE FOR RURAL COLLEGES
$250K
2 grants
NAUTICUS
$250K
2 grants
PAUL D CAMP COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$250K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

258 grants

<$10K
96
grants
$10–50K
79
grants
$50–250K
81
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Virginia
$11.3M
99% of total
North Carolina
$145K
1% of total
Georgia
$10K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$1K
0% of total
New York
$900
0% of total
Texas
$650
0% of total
Kentucky
$400
0% of total
South Carolina
$300
0% of total
Illinois
$300
0% of total
Iowa
$200
0% of total

+8 more states

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