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McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Branford, Connecticut · EIN 223216389

McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Branford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 10 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $335,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $631,000 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$553,5009$10.7 million
2024$631,0009$12.3 million
2025$1.2 million10$13.4 million

How to apply

McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut8$768,500
Pennsylvania1$335,000
Massachusetts1$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Annual Program Funding$335,000
Fairfield College Preparatory School
Fairfield, CT
Annual Program Support$325,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Annual Support$225,000
University of Connecticut
Storrs Mansfield, CT
Capital Campaign - Nursing School$100,000
University of Connecticut
Storrs Mansfield, CT
Annual Support$50,000
MIT
Cambridge, MA
Annual Support$50,000
CT Yankee Council Scouting AMerica
Milford, CT
Annual Support$37,500
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
Annual Support$25,000
Education & Hope
Norwalk, CT
Annual Support$5,000
Yale University More House Fund
New Haven, CT
Annual Support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Christopher K McLeod (President Treas Dir), Elaine M McLeod (Secretary Dir), Scott McLeod (Director) and Colin M McLeod (Director).

What does McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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