The Blankingship & Keith Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fairfax, VA EIN: 45-3950183

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fairfax, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $28K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $4K.

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation at a glance

In short: The Blankingship & Keith Foundation gave $4K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $1K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$4,045
-90.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-25.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$1,348
-86.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$28,401
-10.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who The Blankingship & Keith Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Facets: $3KFacets$3KCulmore Clinic: $1KCulmore Clinic$1KKool Language Services LLC: $175Kool Language Services LLC$175

The largest 2024 recipient was Facets ($3K). Together the top 3 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

FairfaxFalls ChurchCharlottesvilleVienna

How The Blankingship & Keith Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 274% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $651 (2022) to $41K (2023). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Facets Fairfax, VATo assist families displaced by development in the fairfax, va area. Facets helps parents, their children and individuals who suffer the effects of poverty in Fairfax county.$2,870
Culmore Clinic Falls Church, VATo provide low-income adults in the bailey's crossroads community with quality medical care at little to no cost.$1,000
Kool Language Services LLC Vienna, VATo Provide Language Translation Services for Individuals.$175
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024$28,401$2,250$5,395$4,0453$4,045$1,478
2023$31,546$35,823$42,090$40,8154$40,815$2,185
2022$42,688$281$1,926$6511$651$2,103
2021$43,058$17,645$10,857$9,5821$9,582$1,807
2020$34,995$12,264$1,175————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Blankingship & Keith Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation is led by Robert Stoney, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robert Stoney

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chidi James

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gifford R. Hampshire

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wm Quinton Robinson

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: William Porter (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 The Blankingship & Keith Foundation

How much does The Blankingship & Keith Foundation give each year?

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation gave $4K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $41K across 4 grants.

What is The Blankingship & Keith Foundation's typical grant size?

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,348, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Blankingship & Keith Foundation give grants?

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does The Blankingship & Keith Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Blankingship & Keith Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is The Blankingship & Keith Foundation?

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation reported $28K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Blankingship & Keith Foundation's EIN?

The Blankingship & Keith Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3950183. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 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 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 27, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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