The Robert and Jill LeBlanc Charitable Trust makes a small number of large, targeted grants to cultural institutions, youth development programs, and higher education capital projects. Their giving emphasizes high-profile performing arts and urban youth organizations (notably in New York City), while also supporting a business school building project and pediatric illness programming. Grants are often unrestricted/general operations or capital in nature, suggesting a blend of sustaining core operations and funding visible institutional investments.
A 2025 grant of $1,250,000 to Lincoln Center for Performing Arts is the largest recent award in the Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust’s record here, and it captures the scale of the trust’s work: a small number of large grants aimed at institutions rather than broad, high-volume funding. The trust’s giving also includes repeated support for Butler University’s Lacy School of Business building project, with $200,000 awarded in both 2023 and 2025. That pattern sits alongside major support for urban youth organizations in New York City, pediatric illness programming, and cultural institutions. Recent grants also show a mix of unrestricted general operating support and project-specific funding, with amounts often in the six-figure range. The trust appears to back established organizations with visible operating or capital needs, including arts venues, youth development groups, hospitals, and higher education programs. In addition to its New York and Connecticut activity, the trust has made at least one grant outside the US, reflecting a regional profile with some international reach.
Performing arts is one of the trust’s clearest themes. In 2025, it gave $1,250,000 to Lincoln Center for Performing Arts for Performing Arts, following a $100,000 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. Youth development is another recurring area: the trust awarded $650,000 to Harlem Rbiincdream in 2023 for general operations and $350,000 to Dream in 2025 for general operations. Higher education capital support appears in the repeated $200,000 grants to Butler University for the Lacy School of Business building project in both 2023 and 2025. The trust also supports health-related institutions, including $100,000 to Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc in 2025 for general operations and $90,000 to New York Common Pantry Inc for general operations, showing a mix of illness-related and community support giving.
The typical grant profile is large: p25 is $25,000, the median is $50,000, and p75 is $111,424. The trust combines smaller institutional gifts with a handful of very large awards, including seven-figure support at the top end. Its pattern is not limited to one-off grants; several recipients appear in multiple years, including Butler University, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc, and the Newtown Scholarship Association. The funder is structured as a charitable trust, and the record shows grants to individuals are possible, though the recent grants listed here are institutional.
$2.1M
$590K
$306K
$2.1M
Most grants fall between $25K and $111K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$111K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 33 | $5.7M | 94.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Concentrated portfolio of a few large grants rather than many small awards; mix of unrestricted general operating support and capital gifts; occasional repeat funding to the same institution (Butler University).
Notable grantees: Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, HARLEM RBI / DREAM (urban youth development), Butler University (Lacy School of Business building), Hole in the Wall Gang Fund
Grantmaking is concentrated in Connecticut, which accounts for 46% of grants and is the top state by grant count. New York City is a major recipient location, with grants to New York, NY organizations including Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, Dream, Harlem Rbiincdream, New York Common Pantry Inc, and Icahn School of Medicine. Connecticut recipients include New Haven, Hartford, Danbury, Fairfield, and Newtown. Outside the US, the trust made one recent grant to Cambridge in the UK.
The trust funds performing arts institutions, urban youth development programs, higher education capital projects, and health-related organizations. Recent examples include support for arts, youth general operations, a business school building project, and hospital and pediatric programming.
Yes. Butler University received $200,000 in both 2023 and 2025 for the Lacy School of Business building project. Lincoln Center for Performing Arts also appears in both years, as do Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc and the Newtown Scholarship Association.
The grant-size distribution centers on relatively large awards: p25 is $25,000, median grant size is $50,000, and p75 is $111,424. The recent record also includes very large outliers, such as a $1,250,000 grant.
Connecticut is the top state by grant count at 46% of grants. New York City is also a major destination, with multiple grants to organizations in New York, NY. The geographic distribution is regional rather than national in scope.
Yes. The trust’s profile indicates it funds individuals, although the recent grants listed here are made to organizations rather than named individual recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 2 |
| $100K |
5.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Center for Performing Arts | New York, NY | $1,250,000 | 2025 | Performing Arts |
| DREAM | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Butler University | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | Support Lacy School of Business Building |
| HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| New York Common Pantry Inc | New York, NY | $90,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | HARTFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| ICAHN School of Medicine | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General Hospital Needs |
| Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc | WESTERLY, RI | $25,000 | 2025 | General Hospital Needs |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | DANBURY, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | HOSPITAL OPERATIONS |
| NEWTOWN SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION | NEWTOWN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| Lincoln Center for Performing Arts | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | Performing Arts |
| HARLEM RBIINCDREAM | NEW YORK, NY | $750,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Butler University | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 | 2024 | Support Lacy School of Business Building |
| HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $150,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK | CAMBRIDGE | $50,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| The United Theatre | WESTERLY, RI | $50,000 | 2024 | Performing Arts |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Nuvance Health | DANBURY, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | HOSPITAL OPERATIONS |
| New York Common Pantry Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc | WESTERLY, RI | $25,000 | 2024 | General Hospital Needs |
| ICAHN School of Medicine | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General Hospital Needs |
| CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NEWTOWN SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION | NEWTOWN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| HARLEM RBIINCDREAM | NEW YORK, NY | $650,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Butler University | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 | 2023 | Support Lacy School of Business Building |
| HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $145,695 | 2023 | SUNDACE KID SPONSOR |
| Lincoln Center for Performing Arts | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | Performing Arts |
| The United Theatre | WESTERLY, RI | $50,000 | 2023 | Performing Arts |
| ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK | CAMBRIDGE | $50,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Support |
| ICAHN School of Medicine | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | General Hospital Needs |
| WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK FDN | DANBURY, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | HOSPITAL OPERATIONS |
| Westerly Historical Foundation Inc | WESTERLY, RI | $25,000 | 2023 | General Hospital Needs |
| CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NEWTOWN SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION | NEWTOWN, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
DREAM
$350,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ANNUAL FUND
DANBURY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$25,000HOSPITAL OPERATIONS
NEWTOWN SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
HARLEM RBIINCDREAM
$750,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK
$50,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
Nuvance Health
$25,000HOSPITAL OPERATIONS
NEWTOWN SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
HARLEM RBIINCDREAM
$650,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK
$50,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK FDN
$25,000HOSPITAL OPERATIONS
NEWTOWN SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATION
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT