Thomas M Blanchard JR and Lynda P
Augusta, GA · EIN 85-0788047. Reported 33 grants totalling $273,750 to 23 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Thomas M Blanchard JR and Lynda P did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Tee Augusta | Augusta, GA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Day School | Augusta, GA | $40,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jud C Hickey Center | Augusta, GA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heritage Academy | Augusta, GA | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Statesboro, GA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Augusta Symphony | Augusta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of the Csra - Hurricane Helene | Augusta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Community Health | Augusta, GA | $4,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Csra Humane Society | Augusta, GA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Day School Annual Fund | Augusta, GA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Morris Musuem of Art | Augusta, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Augusta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of the Csra | Augusta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of the Csra - Press on Fund | Augusta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Asheville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Covenant Christian Academy | Augusta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wade Hampton | Cashiers, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University Hospital Foundation | Augusta, GA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Lake Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Augusta, GA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Church of the Good Shepherd | Augusta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
7 of 23 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 18%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- First Tee Augusta
FIRST TEE BELIEVES IN DEVELOPING THE ONES THAT ARE JUST AS FUN AS THEY ARE MEANINGFUL, WHERE KIDS FEEL EXCITED TO GROW, SAFE TO FAIL, AND BETTER EQUIPPED FOR WHATEVER COMES THEIR WAY NEXT. THROUGH OUR PERSONAL GROWTH AND JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAMS, WE SEE KIDS BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE, INSPIRING MORE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. - Episcopal Day School
EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WHO WELCOMES FAMILIES AND STUDENTS FROM ALL FAITH TRADITIONS, KNOWING THAT STUDENTS ARE ENRICHED BY DIVERSITY. - Jud C Hickey Center
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE JUD C HICKEY CENTER - Heritage Academy
HERITAGE ACADEMY IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OFFERING A QUALITY CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION TO CHILDREN OF DIVERSE ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME A POSITIVE INFLUENCE FOR CHRIST IN THIS COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. - Community Foundation of the Csra - Hurricane Helene
THE MISSION OF THE CSRA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO ENGAGE, INFORM, AND INSPIRE DONORS AND NONPROFITS TO BUILD A STRONGER AND MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY. - Augusta Symphony
COMMUNITY CHORDS BRINGS PERFORMANCES AND DEMONSTRATIONS BY SYMPHONY MUSICIANS DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS. DURING CLASSROOM CONCERTS, MUSICIANS OFFER ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES FOR THE STUDENTS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 5 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | $60,300 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 11 | $187,750 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 10 | $13,700 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | $12,000 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Georgia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Georgia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Thomas M Blanchard JR and Lynda P's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 2926 Lake Forest Dr, Augusta, GA, 30909. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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