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Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Newtown, Connecticut · EIN 472505618

Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Newtown, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.1 million in 10 grants; the typical grant was $57,500 and the largest $1.3 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $2.4 million the year before.

30% of its 2024 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$2.4 million13$2.9 million
2024$2.1 million10$920,096

How to apply

Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust 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 Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$1.7 million
Indiana1$200,000
Connecticut4$160,000
Rhode Island1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln Center for Performing Arts
New York, NY
Performing Arts$1.3 million
Dream
New York, NY
General operations$350,000
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Support Lacy School of Business Building$200,000
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc
New Haven, CT
General Operations$100,000
New York Common Pantry Inc
New York, NY
General Operations$90,000
Connecticut Children's Foundation
Hartford, CT
Annual fund$25,000
Danbury Hospital Foundation
Danbury, CT
Hospital operations$25,000
ICAHN School of Medicine
New York, NY
General Hospital Needs$25,000
Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc
Westerly, RI
General Hospital Needs$25,000
Newtown Scholarship Association
Newtown, CT
Scholarship support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $57,500.

Who runs Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Jill M Leblanc (Trustee) and Robert M Leblanc (Trustee).

What does Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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