Blount Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boyds, MD EIN: 87-3904897

Blount Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Boyds, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $42K.

Blount Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Blount Family Foundation Inc gave $53K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$52,500
+5.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,125
-21.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$13,750
Total assets
$1,263,346
+23.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (62% 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 Blount Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

EVERY1 Can Work: $20KEVERY1 Can Work$20KNeighborhood of Maryland Inc: $20KNeighborhood of Maryland Inc$20KIntegrated Living Opportunities: $8KIntegrated LivingOpportunities$8KUpcounty Community Resources Inc: $5KUpcounty Community ResourcesInc$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was EVERY1 Can Work ($20K). Together the top 4 received $53K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BoydsFairfaxRockvilleGermantown

How Blount Family Foundation Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 98% 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$20K$40K$60K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2023) to $53K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $53K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
EVERY1 Can Work Fairfax, VACharitable$20,000
Neighborhood of Maryland Inc Boyds, MDCharitable$20,000
Integrated Living Opportunities Rockville, MDCharitable$7,500
Upcounty Community Resources Inc Germantown, MDCharitable$5,000
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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$1,263,346$304,996$61,623$52,5004$52,500$41,685$53,560
2024$1,020,363$35,463$59,022$50,0003$50,000$26,441$52,010
2023$1,045,379$80,638$52,754$45,0003$45,000$68,664$48,069
2022$1,016,015$21,480$5,466———$15,192$46,105
2021$1,000,001$1,000,001————$1$155

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blount Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blount Family Foundation Inc is led by Alston Blount, President Treasurer on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alston Blount

    President Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Blount

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Blount Family Foundation Inc

How much does Blount Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Blount Family Foundation Inc gave $53K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 3 grants.

What is Blount Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Blount Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $13,750, and its average grant was $13,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Blount Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Blount Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Maryland: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (38%).

Does Blount Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Blount Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).

How large is Blount Family Foundation Inc?

Blount Family Foundation Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $53K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (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 Blount Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Blount Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3904897. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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