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The Bluhm Family Foundation

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$37.7M
in grants paid: 181
grants: 119
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$4.5M
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$4.0M
Milken Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$700,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$609,960
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$500,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$275,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$250,000
The Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$250,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$200,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$150,000
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$125,790
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$100,000
Youth Guidance · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$100,000
Onegoal · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$100,000
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$100,000
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program · Westport, CT · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Access Living · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Bright Star Community Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Glenkirk Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$49,600
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$48,000
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$42,200
The Studio Museum in Harlem · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$30,000
Youth Job Center · Evanston, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Helphopelive · Radnor, PA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Harris Theater for Music and Dance · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
The Dovetail Project · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$24,000
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$20,000
Intrinsic Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Intonation Music Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Child Mind Institute · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Wttw and Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Gateway for Cancer Research · Schaumburg, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Huntington Beach Police Officers' Foundation · Huntington Beach, CA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
March To the Top - Africa · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Guitars Over Guns · Miami, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Esperanza Health Centers · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Dignitas Ukraine · Cranford, NJ · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Chef Angels · San Diego, CA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Marwen Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$8,500
Chicago Children'S Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5,000
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5,000
Waukegan Public Schools Foundation · Waukegan, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5,000
American Friends of Lubavitch · Washington, DC · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5,000
Illinois Arts Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5,000
Storm King Art Center · New Windsor, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$1,000
Summit54 · Aspen, CO · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$7.0M
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$2.6M
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$550,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$272,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$250,000
Choose Chicago Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$250,000
The Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$220,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$200,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$150,000
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$150,000
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$101,619
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$55,000
Chicago Public Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Milken Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Dolphins Challenge Cancer · Miami Gardens, FL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Chicago Architecture Biennial · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Pullman Community Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$50,000
Education Reform Now · Washington, DC · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$43,404
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$35,000
Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$30,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$26,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
Lotus Endowment Fund · Overtown Miami, FL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$23,260
One Goal · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$20,000
Youth Job Center · Evanston, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Intonation Music Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Noah'S Arc Foundation · Wilmette, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$15,000
Wttw and Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
US Against Alzheimer'S · Washington, DC · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Chai Lifeline · Lincolnwood, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Team Impact · Quincy, MA · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
The Civic Federation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$10,000
Uniting Voices Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.