Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Smithfield, VA EIN: 80-6106901

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust is a private foundation, based in Smithfield, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $697K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $25K.

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust at a glance

In short: Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust gave $19K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,998
-17.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-28.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,800
+15.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$696,701
+3.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (100% 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 Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Historic St Luke's Restoration: $11KHistoric St Luke's Restoration$11KVeronica Cargill: $2KVeronica Cargill$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Historic St Luke's Restoration ($11K). Together the top 2 received $13K.

Organizations only. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($6,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

SmithfieldCarrolltonVirginia BeachWimdsorZuni

How Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust gives

  • Giving fell 37% from 2022 to 2025. 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$10K$20K$30K$40K9 grants2019 12 grants2020 13 grants2021 12 grants2022 8 grants2023 7 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2025) to $32K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Historic St Luke's Restoration Smithfield, VAGift$10,998
3 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$6,000
Veronica Cargill Carrollton, VASchlarship$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$696,701$52,863$28,615$18,9985$25,071
2024$672,453$54,478$32,347$22,9987$23,394
2023$650,322$5,123$31,687$22,4578$21,932
2022$676,886$19,298$40,031$30,30512$17,947
2021$697,619$40,042$42,627$32,15513$17,381
2020$700,204$21,525$40,006$30,73312$17,431
2019$718,685$36,880$33,023$24,1009$20,848

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust is led by Robert McGreevy, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert McGreevy

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Holloway

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leigh Leaman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Egan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Willis

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust

How much does Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust give each year?

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust gave $19K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 7 grants.

What is Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust's typical grant size?

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,800, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust give grants?

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust?

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust reported $697K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $53K.

What is Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust's EIN?

Nannie Gary Blackwell Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-6106901. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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