Robert and Jill Le Blanc Charitable Trust

OVERVIEW: The Robert and Jill Le Blanc Charitable Trust primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, and health, including children’s health.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. Additionally, tax filings show that this funder tends to give repeatedly to the same grantees each year, making it especially difficult to break in here. Organizations in Connecticut may stand the best chance with this funder.

PROFILE: Established in 2015, the Robert and Jill Le Blanc Charitable Trust was founded by businessman Robert Le Blanc and his wife, Jill. Robert is co-head of Onex Partners, a member of its investment committee. The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax filings, the Robert and Jill Le Blanc Charitable Trust primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth and health, including children’s health. Grantmaking appears to prioritize the foundation’s home state of Connecticut, as well as New York and Rhode Island.

Grants for Education

Education is the Le Blanc Charitable Trust’s largest giving area, with support funding both K-12 and higher education initiatives. K-12 grants supports private schools as well as out-of-school learning, recreation and youth development programs. Recent grantees include Connecticut’s Canterbury School, Harlem RBI and the Chase Collegiate School in Waterbury, Connecticut. In higher education, the foundation gives regularly to Robert’s alma mater, Bucknell University, and Butler University, where the foundation has supported the construction of a new building for the Andre B. Lacy School of Business.

Grants for Public Health

Grantmaking for health goes mainly to large hospitals and pediatric centers. Recipients include the Western Connecticut Health Network, Westerly Hospital in Rhode Island and the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.

Important Grant Details

The Le Blanc Charitable Trust made about $1.5 million in grants in a recent year. Grants mostly ranged from $5,000 to $500,0oo, with an average grant size of about $40,000. This funder appears to support the same grantees each year, and most of its grantees operate in Connecticut, New York or Rhode Island. For additional information about past giving, see the foundation’s tax filings.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals. Contact information is provided below.

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CONTACT:

Robert and Jill LeBlanc Charitable Trust
6 Oak Ridge Dr.
Newtown, CT 06470
(203) 426-2976