Maryland · Private foundation
The William D Blair Charitable Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $51k
- Granted FY2018
- 24
- Grants FY2018
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of The William D Blair Charitable Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 12 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The William D Blair Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 17 organizations, $51k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $7,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 22 to 23
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 0% of the organizations The William D Blair Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 22 | $46k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 23 | $82k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Forward | $63,000 | 3 | 1% |
| American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc | $11,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Vinalhaven Land Trust Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Charleston Animal Society | $5,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Islands Community Medical Services | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Some Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grace Episcopal Church | $3,400 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Forward | $63,000 | 3 | 1% |
| American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc | $11,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Vinalhaven Land Trust Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Charleston Animal Society | $5,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Islands Community Medical Services | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Some Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grace Episcopal Church | $3,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Blair House Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Vinalhaven Eldercare Services | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| District of Columbia School of Law Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Island Institute | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Child Center and Adult Services Inc Dba Aspire Counseling | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Potomac School | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Higher Achievement Program Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| A Wider Circle Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| One-Eighty Place | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Purnell School | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($34k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The William D Blair Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About The William D Blair Charitable Foundation
- How much does The William D Blair Charitable Foundation give?
- The William D Blair Charitable Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $51,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The William D Blair Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (83%), Environment (10%), International (1%).
- Who are The William D Blair Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Nature Forward ($63k), American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc ($11k), Vinalhaven Land Trust Inc ($8k).
- Does The William D Blair Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The William D Blair Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The William D Blair Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The William D Blair Charitable Foundation based?
- The William D Blair Charitable Foundation is based in MD.
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