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The Mark W Blackman & Deborah Blackman Family Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $255,250 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Mark W Blackman & Deborah Blackman Family Foundation, a private foundation in Darien, CT, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $255,250 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Brennan Center for Justice in New York, NY for fulfillment of charitable purpose.
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- EIN
- 824393686
- Based in
- Darien, CT
- Assets
- $3,135,036
- Grants paid
- $255,250
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202601339349102470. It reported $255,250 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation of Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Person To Person | Darien, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Bordersusa | Hagerstown, MD | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naacp Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Hartford, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwalk Community College Foundatio | Norwalk, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prison Policy Initiative | Northampton, MA | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Washington, DC | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Environment | $5,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Darien Nature Center | Darien, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202541329349102924. It reported $250,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation of Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Person To Person | Darien, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Bordersusa | Hagerstown, MD | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Hartford, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naacp Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwalk Community College Foundatio | Norwalk, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prison Policy Iniative | Northampton, MA | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Washington, DC | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Humane Society | Newington, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County | Stamford, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids in Crisis | Greenwich, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shatterproof | Norwalk, CT | Fulfillment of charitable purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $50,250 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $32,500 |
| Animal-related | $5,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $220,000 |
| New York | $127,750 |
| Virginia | $50,000 |
| District of Columbia | $40,000 |
| Maryland | $25,000 |
| Alabama | $22,500 |
| Massachusetts | $20,000 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.