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KATHERINE AND JOHN BLECKMAN FOUNDATION INC
MILLERTON, NY · EIN 320352686 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$255K
expenses
$5K
net assets
$2.4M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

Katherine and John Bleckman Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Millerton, NY, focused on philanthropy and grantmaking. It provides financial support to organizations in education, medicine, and cultural institutions, with consistent giving to entities such as the American Museum of Natural History and Weill Cornell Medicine. Grants are typically awarded for general activities support.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Activities Support Grants
Unrestricted or general support grants provided to educational, medical, and cultural institutions to support ongoing operations and programs.
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • University-Specific Endowment and Program Funding 1 activity
    • Funding Stevens Institute of Technology
      Provides financial support to Stevens Institute of Technology to advance its institutional activities. Documented in IRS Form 990 filings.
  • Jewish Religious Institution Support 1 activity
    • Funding The Community Church of Chesterland
      Provides financial support to The Community Church of Chesterland to advance its institutional activities. Documented in IRS Form 990 filings.
  • Unrestricted Institutional Support for Medical Schools 1 activity
    • Funding Weill Cornell Medicine
      Provides financial support to Weill Cornell Medicine to advance its institutional activities. Multiple grants documented in IRS Form 990 filings.
  • Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
    • Funding the American Museum of Natural History
      Provides financial support to the American Museum of Natural History to advance its institutional activities. Multiple grants documented in IRS Form 990 filings.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$255K
Contributions & grants$120K47%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$49K19%
Other revenue$86K
expenses
Total expenses$5K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$100K
balance sheet
Total assets$2.37M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$2.37M
5 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +52.9%
relationships · 4

Who they work with

  • American Museum of Natural History Partner — Receives grant funding for activities support.
  • Stevens Institute of Technology Partner — Receives grant funding for activities support.
  • The Community Church of Chesterland Partner — Receives grant funding for activities support.
  • Weill Cornell Medicine Partner — Receives grant funding for activities support.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • General Support Grantmaking
    methodology: general_support_grantmaking
    By providing unrestricted funding to organizations, we enable them to advance their core activities effectively, because it empowers grantees to allocate resources according to their highest needs and strategic priorities.