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Blakeley Foundation

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 261633993

Blakeley Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $62,450 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $5,250 and the largest $16,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $53,500 the year before.

56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$53,5008$973,143
2024$62,4509$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactGerald W Blakeleyiii Trustee
168 Beacon St 2, Boston, MA 02116
Phone or email(617) 633-2253
What to submitWritten application setting forth the function of the 501(c)(3) organization and the purpose for which the grant would be used

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts7$62,250
New York1$100
Virginia1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Changing the World Foundation
Hyannis, MA
Non-profit organization$16,000
Camp Good News
Forestdale, MA
Non-profit organization$15,000
Cape Cod Veterans Outreach
Hyannis, MA
Non-profit organization$10,000
Sunflower of Peace Foundation
Newton, MA
Non-profit organization$10,000
Save Greater Dowses Beach
Osterville, MA
Non-profit organization$5,250
Osterville Village Library
Osterville, MA
Non-profit organization$5,000
Osterville Historical Museum
Osterville, MA
Non-profit organization$1,000
Irc International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
Non-profit organization$100
National Wildlife Federation
Reston, VA
Non-profit organization$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Blakeley Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Blakeley Foundation give?

$62,450 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $5,250.

Who runs Blakeley Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Gerald W Blakeley III (Trustee) and Christopher R Blakeley (Trustee).

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