Blanche C Hill Foundation
The Blanche C Hill Foundation is a private foundation based in Telluride, Colorado. It made 17 grants totaling $316,918 in 2025, supporting organizations including Colorado Mountain College Foundation, CAMFED, and Vail Valley Cares.
Blanche C Hill Foundation at a glance
In short: Blanche C Hill Foundation gave $317K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Colorado. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $316,918
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,642
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $6,927,508
- -1.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (4 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Blanche C Hill Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1508, Telluride, CO 81435-1508
Phone: (970) 390-0133
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Blanche C Hill Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Camfed ($125K). Together the top 10 received $312K.
Grant Size Distribution
77 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 77 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 58% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado and 39% to recipients in California. Smaller shares went to Virginia (2%), Wyoming (0%), and Montana (0%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Blanche C Hill Foundation open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 16 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $292K (2023) to $363K (2022). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $317K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Camfed San Francisco, CA | General Support | $125,000 |
| Colorado Mountain College Foundation Glenwood Springs, CO | General Support | $82,400 |
| Vail Valley Cares Edwards, CO | General Support | $32,055 |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Denver, CO | La Cache Shop | $24,950 |
| Swift Eagle Foundation Avon, CO | General Support | $10,000 |
| Minds Matter Colorado Denver, CO | General Support | $10,000 |
| Mountain Film Telluride, CO | General Support | $10,000 |
| Vail Valley Cares Edwards, CO | General Support | $5,000 |
| Bravo Vail Valley Music Vail, CO | General Support | $5,000 |
| PBS Foundation Arlington, VA | General Support | $5,000 |
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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 | $6,927,508 | $325,171 | $449,877 | $316,918 | 17 | $399,437 | $285,193 | $428,469 |
| 2024 | $7,052,214 | $542,569 | $432,502 | $309,182 | 15 | $381,906 | $498,745 | $403,232 |
| 2023 | $6,942,147 | $287,325 | $397,657 | $292,495 | 17 | $362,161 | $252,594 | $372,469 |
| 2022 | $7,052,479 | $243,045 | $473,392 | $363,425 | 16 | $433,492 | $205,702 | $369,358 |
| 2021 | $7,282,826 | $218,766 | $459,544 | $347,950 | 12 | $399,855 | $178,002 | $416,829 |
| 2020 | $7,523,604 | $218,726 | $437,979 | $338,409 | 15 | — | $170,021 | $388,678 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blanche C Hill Foundation reported a distributable amount of $428K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including education, community support, children’s health, public broadcasting, and skiing and snowboarding heritage. For example, Minds Matter Colorado says it connects driven students from low-income families with resources to succeed in college; Children’s Hospital Colorado says its mission is to improve children’s health through care, education, research, and advocacy. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $316,918. Grant amounts ranged from $253 to $125,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest grants listed were $125,000 to CAMFED for general support, $82,400 to Colorado Mountain College Foundation for general support, $32,055 to Vail Valley Cares for general support, and $24,950 to Children’s Hospital Colorado for La Cache Shop. Other listed awards included $10,000 each to Swift Eagle Foundation, Minds Matter Colorado, and Mountainfilm, all for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Amy Fordham as president and Robert Kjessel as vice president.
Blanche C Hill Foundation is led by Amy Fordham, President on every filing since 2020; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Fordham
President
On filings since 2020
18 hrs/week
$36K (2020) → $48K (2025)
Robert Kjessel
Vice President
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
$24K (2020) → $32K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $48K, to Amy Fordham (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Blanche C Hill Foundation
How much does Blanche C Hill Foundation give each year?
Blanche C Hill Foundation gave $317K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $309K across 15 grants.
What is Blanche C Hill Foundation's typical grant size?
Blanche C Hill Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $18,642, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Blanche C Hill Foundation that year got $9K on average.
Where does Blanche C Hill Foundation give grants?
Blanche C Hill Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (39%). The most frequent recipient cities were Telluride, CO (4 grants), Edwards, CO (2 grants), Denver, CO (2 grants) and Vail, CO (2 grants).
Does Blanche C Hill Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 94% of Blanche C Hill Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Blanche C Hill Foundation's largest grantees?
Blanche C Hill Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Camfed ($125,000), Colorado Mountain College Foundation ($82,400) and Vail Valley Cares ($37,055 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Blanche C Hill Foundation?
Blanche C Hill Foundation reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $399K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $428K (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.
What does Blanche C Hill Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including education, community support, children’s health, public broadcasting, and skiing and snowboarding heritage. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Blanche C Hill Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Blanche C Hill Foundation's EIN?
Blanche C Hill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1316801. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Blanche C Hill Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Blanche C Hill Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/blanche-c-hill-foundation-morg_6bfa9e7c7ea24575a04d33fea12f730c
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