Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

• This foundation gives on a very large scale, but it only funds by invitation and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative proposal will not get anywhere; a direct introduction or invitation is the only realistic route in.
• Its priority geography is Georgia and Montana, so work based there sits most naturally with its stated focus.
• On size, about eight in ten of its 1,502 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $500,000, the median grant is $50,000, and across three years half of all its grants were $50,000 or less, so a modest request in that band is realistic, even though the largest single grant was $20,000,000.
• It also shows a strong pattern of repeat support, with 49% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the previous two years, so it tends to favour continuing relationships over one-off asks.
• Given the by-invitation approach, grant writers should focus on building a relationship and being visible to the foundation rather than preparing a formal unsolicited application.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta · Arthur m. blank hospital
  $20,000,0002024 tax year
• United States Soccer Federation · Arthur m. blank u.s. soccer national training
  $10,000,0002024 tax year
• Shepherd Center Foundation · Family housing tower
  $8,000,0002024 tax year
• Advertising Council · Changing the narrative around youth mental health
  $6,500,0002024 tax year
• Blue Meridian Partners · Strategy development
  $5,908,1802024 tax year
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Football invitational field refurbishment
  $5,436,8652024 tax year
• APF Support · Public safety training center
  $5,000,0002024 tax year
• Global Impact · General operating support
  $5,000,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.