BlakemoreFoundation.org
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The Blakemore Foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust established in 1990 by Thomas and Frances Blakemore. See our Founders page for biographical information on the Blakemores, two Americans from rural Oklahoma and Washington who spent over 50 years living and working in Asia.
Their legacy, the Blakemore Foundation, makes grants for the advanced study of East and Southeast Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine art in the United States. Located in Seattle, Washington, the Foundation is managed by a Trustee and a Board of Managers.
Since 1990, the Foundation has disbursed over $7.7 million in language grants. Blakemore Freeman Fellowships and Blakemore Refresher Grants are awarded to graduate students and professionals whose careers would benefit from fluency in an East or Southeast Asian language. Blakemore Fellows spend up to a year abroad in full-time intensive language study in programs such as the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama and the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
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