Private foundation · EIN 06-6025519 · Brooklyn, Ohio

Tru/A Henry L & Nellie E Blakeslee for Scholarships

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 22 grants paid, $108K total, median $4,000. 5% of grants stayed in Ohio.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
22
$108K
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in OH
5%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.5M

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CTScholarship$13K
University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CTScholarship$10K
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RIScholarship$9,000
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAScholarship$8,000
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OHScholarship$8,000
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MAScholarship$5,000
Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NYScholarship$5,000
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJScholarship$5,000
George Washington UniversityAshburn, VAScholarship$5,000
North Carolina State UniversitySalisbury, NCScholarship$4,000
Nichols CollegeDudley, MAScholarship$4,000
Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CTScholarship$4,000
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MAScholarship$3,000
Curry CollegeMilton, MAScholarship$3,000
University of HartfordWest Hartford, CTScholarship$3,000
Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NYScholarship$3,000
University of Massachusetss AmherstAmherst, MAScholarship$3,000
Bryan UniversityTopeka, KSScholarship$3,000
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NCScholarship$3,000
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CTScholarship$3,000
Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, MEScholarship$2,000
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CTScholarship$2,000

By state: Connecticut 6 · Massachusetts 6 · Rhode Island 1 · New York 2 · Ohio 1 · North Carolina 2

About this foundation

Tru/A Henry L & Nellie E Blakeslee for Scholarships is a private grantmaking foundation in Brooklyn, Ohio, administered in care of Fleet Natl Tax Ttee, tax-exempt since 1957. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Tru/A Henry L & Nellie E Blakeslee for Scholarships accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Tru/A Henry L & Nellie E Blakeslee for Scholarships give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $108K across 22 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does Tru/A Henry L & Nellie E Blakeslee for Scholarships give?

Connecticut (6 grants), Massachusetts (6 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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