Blade Foundation
Blade Foundation is a private foundation, based in Northwood, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $53K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $72K.
Blade Foundation at a glance
In short: Blade Foundation gave $72K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $71,500
- -14.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,833
- +42.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,000
- Total assets
- $53,344
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Blade Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of Greater Toledo ($39K). Together the top 2 received $70K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Blade Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2025) to $100K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $72K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Toledo Toledo, OH | Community Support | $39,000 |
| Read for Literacy Toledo, OH | Community Support | $31,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53,344 | $70,000 | $71,500 | $71,500 | 3 | $71,500 | — | $2,664 |
| 2024 | $54,844 | $79,500 | $83,500 | $83,500 | 5 | $83,500 | — | $2,800 |
| 2023 | $58,844 | $85,000 | $99,500 | $99,500 | 5 | $99,500 | — | $3,255 |
| 2022 | $73,344 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 | 6 | $85,000 | — | $3,612 |
| 2021 | $73,344 | $75,035 | $80,000 | $80,000 | 6 | $80,000 | $35 | $3,666 |
| 2020 | $75,524 | $80,500 | $76,500 | $76,500 | 5 | — | — | $3,621 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blade Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Blade Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Allan Block
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jodi Miehls
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John R. Block
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Blade Foundation
How much does Blade Foundation give each year?
Blade Foundation gave $72K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $84K across 5 grants.
What is Blade Foundation's typical grant size?
Blade Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $31,000, and its average grant was $23,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Blade Foundation give grants?
Blade Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Toledo, OH (2 grants).
Does Blade Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Blade Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Blade Foundation?
Blade Foundation reported $53K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $72K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Blade Foundation's EIN?
Blade Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6559843. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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