BlueCheck identifies, vets, and fast-tracks urgent financial support to Ukrainian NGOs and aid initiatives providing lifesaving and other critical humanitarian work on the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Bluecheck Charitable Foundation Inc directs large grants toward frontline Ukrainian humanitarian work, with recent funding centered on trauma care kits, hospital resupply, cash assistance, surgical equipment, and demining support. Its 2024 grants show a pattern of channeling substantial sums to organizations that can move supplies and services quickly into conflict-affected settings. The largest award in the recent list went to Taps International Ukraine for funding more than 1,000 locally manufactured trauma medical kits tied to frontline responder medical training hosted and funded by TAPS. Another major grant supported Project Victory Ukraine for logistics connected to hospital resupply deliveries involving more than 1 million supplies. The foundation also backed Cash for Refugees Inc for cash assistance in the Kherson region, showing that its giving includes direct humanitarian support as well as medical logistics. Across the recent grants, Bluecheck’s role is not general philanthropy; it is a funding conduit for vetted emergency response organizations working on medical relief, displacement support, and field operations in Ukraine.
Medical response is a clear focus area. Bluecheck Charitable Foundation Inc gave $325,000 to Taps International Ukraine for more than 1,000 locally manufactured trauma medical kits tied to frontline responder medical training. It also awarded $75,000 to Lifebox for surgical equipment support, extending its medical giving beyond kits and into operating-room tools. Logistics is another theme. The foundation provided $270,500 to Project Victory Ukraine for hospital resupply delivery logistics involving more than 1 million supplies, indicating support for the movement of medical goods rather than only the goods themselves. Humanitarian cash support appears as well: it granted $242,000 to Cash for Refugees Inc for cash assistance in the Kherson region. In the security and access space, Bluecheck gave $58,000 to Tip of the Spear for an operational demining mission and the purchase of 80 CEIA landmine detectors.
Recent grants cluster around large awards, with a typical grant size of $75,000 at the 25th percentile, $242,000 at the median, and $270,500 at the 75th percentile. The 2024 list suggests a small number of substantial grants rather than many small ones. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The available recent grants are all to U.S.-based recipient organizations, while the summary points to work delivered through vetted frontline Ukrainian humanitarian groups. Repeated recipients are not shown in the recent-grants list, so the pattern visible here is one of project-based grants tied to specific response needs.
$331K
$403K
$1.7M
$2M
Most grants fall between $75K and $271K, with a median of $242K.
25th Percentile
$75K
Median
$242K
75th Percentile
$271K
About 20% of grants go to recipients in ID.
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Grant activity is national in scope, but the recipient base in the recent list is concentrated in U.S. organizations supporting work in Ukraine. The top state by grant count is Virginia, and the recent grants include recipients in Arlington, Virginia; Post Falls, Idaho; Boston, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Plano, Texas. Bluecheck Charitable Foundation Inc gives 20% of its grants to recipients in New York, its headquarters state. The recipient-country distribution shows 5 grants, all to U.S. organizations.
The foundation funds humanitarian aid tied to Ukraine, especially emergency relief, medical humanitarian aid, shelter and housing for displaced persons, food and medicine distribution, psychosocial support, trauma care kits, hospital resupply logistics, cash assistance, surgical equipment, and demining operations.
Typical recent grant sizes are large: the 25th percentile is $75,000, the median is $242,000, and the 75th percentile is $270,500. The recent list also includes a $325,000 grant and a $58,000 grant.
It functions as a regular funder and a financial conduit, channeling philanthropic funds to vetted frontline Ukrainian humanitarian organizations. The source data describes direct service delivery, in-kind donations of medical supplies and equipment, emergency response funding, and operational and logistics support.
The recent grants listed are all to U.S. organizations. Recipient cities in the list include Arlington, Post Falls, Boston, Brooklyn, and Plano. New York recipients account for 20% of grants, while Virginia is the top state by grant count.
Yes. Recent grants include $325,000 for trauma medical kits tied to frontline responder medical training, $75,000 for surgical equipment support, and $58,000 for an operational demining mission that included the purchase of 80 CEIA landmine detectors.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROJECT VICTORY | POST FALLS, ID | $160,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES |
| VOVK FOUNDATION | MORGANTOWN, WV | $120,507 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES |
| TAPS INTERNATIONAL UKRAINE | ARLINGTON, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES |
| TAPS INTERNATIONAL UKRAINE | ARLINGTON, VA | $325,000 | 2024 | FUNDING OF 1,000+ TRAUMA LOCALLY MANUFACTURED MEDICAL KITS FOR A FRONTLINE RESPONDER MEDICAL TRAINING HOSTED AND FUNDED BY TAPS |
| PROJECT VICTORY UKRAINE | POST FALLS, ID | $270,500 | 2024 | FUNDING FOR LOGISTICS OF HOSPITAL RESUPPLY DELIVERIES (1M+ IN SUPPLIES) |
| CASH FOR REFUGEES INC | BOSTON, MA | $242,000 | 2024 | CASH ASSISTANCE IN KHERSON REGION |
| LIFEBOX | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | SURGICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPORT |
| TIP OF THE SPEAR | PLANO, TX | $58,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR DEMINING MISSION IN MAY/JUNE 2023, PURCHASE OF 80 CEIA LANDMINE DETECTORS |
PROJECT VICTORY
$160,000HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES
VOVK FOUNDATION
$120,507HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES
TAPS INTERNATIONAL UKRAINE
$50,000HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES
TAPS INTERNATIONAL UKRAINE
$325,000FUNDING OF 1,000+ TRAUMA LOCALLY MANUFACTURED MEDICAL KITS FOR A FRONTLINE RESPONDER MEDICAL TRAINING HOSTED AND FUNDED BY TAPS
PROJECT VICTORY UKRAINE
$270,500FUNDING FOR LOGISTICS OF HOSPITAL RESUPPLY DELIVERIES (1M+ IN SUPPLIES)
CASH FOR REFUGEES INC
$242,000CASH ASSISTANCE IN KHERSON REGION
TIP OF THE SPEAR
$58,000OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR DEMINING MISSION IN MAY/JUNE 2023, PURCHASE OF 80 CEIA LANDMINE DETECTORS