THE BLACKSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$21.1M-11% YoY
Grants
167
Median Grant
$75K
Organizations Funded
190
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation supports the firm's goal of creating economic opportunity for under-resourced communities. Our mission is to foster economic opportunity and career mobility.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$23,704,795 grants 2023 131 grants total, Blackstone LaunchPad 75+ college university campuses since 2010 including MSIs community colleges, $3M grant Year Up expand Career Accelerator, $2M four HBCUs North Carolina Maryland, $10M Texas entrepreneurial skills career exposure, $3.6M Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Research Triangle, $5M five Florida colleges including HBCU HSIs, LA wildfires relief Altadena Odyssey Schools.
How to Apply
No public application process or portal found. Foundation appears to operate through specific partnership programs like Blackstone LaunchPad rather than open applications. For press inquiries: MediaInquiries@blackstone.com
Does Not Fund
No specific exclusions listed. Focus on economic opportunity career mobility under-resourced communities. Special emphasis regions where Blackstone operates. Primary programs through established partnerships colleges universities.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$21.1M
Grants
167
Median
$75K
States
17
$23.7M
Grants
138
Median
$100K
States
19
$8.0M
Grants
54
Median
$50K
States
14
Grant Size Distribution
$75K
Typical Grant (Median)
$5K
Smallest
$30K
25th Pctile
$125K
75th Pctile
$1.3M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $30K and $125K.
Largest Recent Grants
$1.3M
2024
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
NY · PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR LAUNCHPAD
$1.0M
2024
YEAR UP INC
MA · GENERAL GRANT
$900K
2024
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DBA CAF AMERICA
VA · GENERAL GRANT
$750K
2024
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DBA CAF AMERICA
VA · GENERAL GRANT
$683K
2024
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
AZ · PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR LAUNCHPAD
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.