Blanc Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Winston-Salem, NC EIN: 56-2099316

Blanc Fund is a private foundation, based in Winston-Salem, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $206K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $86K. Net investment income was $68K.

Blanc Fund at a glance

In short: Blanc Fund gave $86K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $86K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$86,000
-22.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$86,000
-22.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$86,000
Total assets
$206,182
-9.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Blanc Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Sunshine Foundation: $86KThe Sunshine Foundation$86K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Sunshine Foundation ($86K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

BarnwellNew York

How Blanc Fund gives

  • Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 60% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $131K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $86K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Sunshine Foundation Barnwell, SCSupport$86,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$206,182$70,867$91,463$86,0001$86,000$67,715$144,532
2024$226,778$72,142$118,634$111,2511$111,251$68,960$113,582
2023$273,270$121,171$66,813$53,8751$53,875$111,553$83,610
2022$218,912$63,872$141,566$131,0002$131,000$55,156$79,446
2021$296,606$98,312$50,286$39,7492$39,749$89,575$75,604
2020$248,580$62,400$84,010$71,5001—$54,513$69,685

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blanc Fund reported a distributable amount of $145K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blanc Fund's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles B. Campbell III

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy I. Campbell

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Williamson Ghriskey

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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 Blanc Fund

How much does Blanc Fund give each year?

Blanc Fund gave $86K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $111K across 1 grant.

How large is Blanc Fund?

Blanc Fund reported $206K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $86K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $145K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Blanc Fund operate?

Blanc Fund has awarded grants in North Carolina, New York, South Carolina.

What is Blanc Fund's EIN?

Blanc Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2099316. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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