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Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust

Accepts applications Smithfield, Virginia · EIN 806106901

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust is a private foundation in Smithfield, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $18,998 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,998. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $22,998 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$22,4578$765,226
2024$22,9987$807,602
2025$18,9985$884,559

How to apply

ContactNannie G Blackwell Scholarship
108 Watch Harbour Circle, Smithfield, VA 23430
Phone or email(757) 653-8014
What to submitApplications Attached
DeadlinesJune 1 of each year
RestrictionsUnder the Will establishing the trust, scholarships are limited to females

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia5$18,998

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Historic St Luke's Restoration
Smithfield, VA
Gift$10,998
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
VA
Schlarship$2,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 1 of each year.

How much does Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust give?

$18,998 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert McGreevy (Chairman), Wayne Willis (Treasurer), Leigh Leaman (Trustee) and Gordon Holloway (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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