Blessed Foundation
Blessed Foundation is a private foundation based in Bradenton, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports 12 contributions totaling $11,229 to charitable organizations, including churches, religious congregations, a college, and a pregnancy center.
Blessed Foundation at a glance
In short: Blessed Foundation gave $11K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $935.75), mostly in Florida. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,229
- -8.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $936
- -16.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $550
- Total assets
- $61,918
- +7.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (56% 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 Blessed 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: 8010 Snowy Egret Pl, Bradenton, FL 34202
Phone: (330) 618-2500
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Blessed Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Church of St Patrick ($5K). Together the top 10 received $11K.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in Florida (56%), Ohio (33%), Michigan (9%), New York (1%), and Missouri (0%). These figures describe the locations of 2025 grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Blessed Foundation open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $157; repeat grants $1K. How we count
Medians: $50 first-time, $1K repeat.
- 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 384% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2022–2025). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2022) to $12K (2024). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Patrick Sarasota, FL | Contribution | $5,245 |
| Congregation of the Incarnate Word Cleveland, OH | Contribution | $1,050 |
| Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity Euclid, OH | Contribution | $1,050 |
| Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | Contribution | $1,000 |
| Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Ctr Sarasota, FL | Contribution | $1,000 |
| Congregation of St Ursuline Pepper Pike, OH | Contribution | $600 |
| Congregation of St Joseph Cleveland, OH | Contribution | $500 |
| Monastery of the Poor Clares Cleveland, OH | Contribution | $500 |
| Magnificat Foundation INC Yonkers, NY | Contribution | $159 |
| Cathedral of St John the Evangelist Cleveland, OH | Contribution | $50 |
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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 | $61,918 | $1,728 | $11,229 | $11,229 | 12 | $11,229 | $1,718 | $2,922 |
| 2024 | $57,723 | $3,106 | $13,109 | $12,312 | 11 | $12,312 | $2,881 | $3,067 |
| 2023 | $64,189 | $1,829 | $12,985 | $11,875 | 13 | $11,875 | $1,579 | $3,786 |
| 2022 | $80,410 | $11,407 | $8,847 | $8,774 | 8 | $8,774 | $1,407 | $3,081 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blessed Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K 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. One 2025 grantee, Magnificat Foundation Inc., describes its own mission as promoting expressions of faith, prayer, and devotion consistent with the Catholic Church’s magisterium and authoritative moral guidance, and supporting activities such as conferences, publications, missions, and video recordings.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $11,229 through 12 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $25 to $5,245, with a median of $550.
The largest reported grants included $5,245 to Church of St Patrick in Sarasota, Florida; $1,050 each to Congregation of the Incarnate Word in Cleveland, Ohio, and Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity in Euclid, Ohio; and $1,000 each to Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, and Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center in Sarasota, Florida. The filing lists each grant’s purpose as “Contribution.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Deidree Ann Curci as president and director, John V Curci as executive vice president and director, and Peggy Hegbar as secretary and director.
Blessed Foundation is led by Deidree Ann Curci, President & Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deidree Ann Curci
President & Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John V Curci
Executive Vice President & Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Hegbar
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Blessed Foundation
How much does Blessed Foundation give each year?
Blessed Foundation gave $11K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 11 grants.
What is Blessed Foundation's typical grant size?
Blessed Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $550, and its average grant was $936, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Blessed Foundation that year got $157 on average.
Where does Blessed Foundation give grants?
Blessed Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Ohio (33%) and Michigan (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, OH (4 grants) and Sarasota, FL (2 grants).
Does Blessed Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Blessed Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (12 grants).
Who are Blessed Foundation's largest grantees?
Blessed Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Church of St Patrick ($5,245), Congregation of the Incarnate Word ($1,050) and Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity ($1,050), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 65% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Blessed Foundation?
Blessed Foundation reported $62K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Blessed Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Blessed 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 Blessed Foundation's EIN?
Blessed Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1919765. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Blessed 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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