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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-2738179

Nancy & Robert S Blank Foundation

A private foundation in Albany, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $413,550 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $413,550

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,506,458

  • Tax year 2023

    $135,883

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,756,102

  • Tax year 2022

    $138,183

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,844,787

  • Tax year 2021

    $103,633

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,979,261

  • Tax year 2020

    $101,200

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,963,179

  • Tax year 2019

    $131,950

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,884,214

  • Tax year 2018

    $99,717

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,767,076

  • Tax year 2017

    $167,917

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,794,428

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $201,000
  2. Theatre AspenAspen, CO

    General Charitable

    $116,000
  3. Aspen Valley HospitalAspen, CO

    General Charitable

    $25,000
  4. Aspen Music Festival and SchoolAspen, CO

    General Charitable

    $15,000
  5. America Needs YouNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $15,000
  6. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Icahn School of MedicineNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Congregation Emanu-El of the City of NYNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $4,800
  9. Urban StagesNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $3,000
  10. Friends SeminaryNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $3,000
  11. Alzheimer's AssociationCohoes, NY

    General Charitable

    $3,000
  12. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    General Charitable

    $2,500
  13. Multiple Myeloma Research FoundationNorwalk, CT

    General Charitable

    $2,500
  14. Planned Parenthood for the RockiesDenver, CO

    General Charitable

    $2,000
  15. The Windward SchoolWhite Plains, NY

    General Charitable

    $1,500
  16. The Chapin SchoolNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $1,500
  17. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  18. English in ActionCarbondale, CO

    General Charitable

    $1,000
  19. The 1898 FoundationPurchase, NY

    General Charitable

    $500
  20. IBG FoundationPeoria, AZ

    General Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $131,00078% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $27,50016% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $5,5003% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $2,5001% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $249,300
  2. Colorado6 grants $161,500
  3. Connecticut1 grant $2,500
  4. Arizona1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Nancy L BlankPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wendy ChaikinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Samuel BlankDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mathew BlankDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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