Blaylock Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 43-6881490

Blaylock Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $676K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $23K. Net investment income was $185K.

Blaylock Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Blaylock Family Foundation gave $23K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$23,000
-4.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,750
-4.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$675,756
+34.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (43% 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 Blaylock Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Barnard College: $10KBarnard College$10KGlobal Training Network: $5KGlobal Training Network$5KRonald McDonald House Charities: $5KRonald McDonald HouseCharities$5KUnited Way of Greater St Louis: $3KUnited Way of Greater St Louis$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Barnard College ($10K). Together the top 4 received $23K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 23 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

St. LouisPeoriaNew YorkLulingChesterfieldLafayette

How Blaylock Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 87% 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$150K$200K4 grants2020 5 grants2021 6 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2020) to $157K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $23K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Barnard College New York, NYGeneral Purpose$10,000
Global Training Network Peoria, AZGeneral Purpose$5,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities St. Louis, MOGeneral Purpose$5,000
United Way of Greater St Louis St. Louis, MOGeneral Purpuse$3,000
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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$675,756$185,397$25,256$23,0004$24,900$185,041$28,608
2024$501,905$50,633$26,304$24,0004$25,905$50,233$28,280
2023$477,576$101,081$24,778$24,5004$24,500$18,178$16,752
2022$401,273$12,392$161,502$157,2946$157,294$12,185$25,675
2021$550,375$143,784$37,297$35,0005$36,700$143,537$27,226
2020$443,888$25,537$24,475$22,5004—$25,162$23,606

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blaylock Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $29K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blaylock Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Maria Carmen Blaylock

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Martin E. Blaylock

    Trustee

    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 Blaylock Family Foundation

How much does Blaylock Family Foundation give each year?

Blaylock Family Foundation gave $23K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $24K across 4 grants.

What is Blaylock Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Blaylock Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Blaylock Family Foundation give grants?

Blaylock Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Missouri (35%) and Arizona (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (2 grants).

Does Blaylock Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Blaylock Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Blaylock Family Foundation?

Blaylock Family Foundation reported $676K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $29K (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 is Blaylock Family Foundation's EIN?

Blaylock Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6881490. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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