Funding search · EIN 261572776 · Chicago, IL

Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation

Name: Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

181
grants reported: $37.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “digestive” · $100,000

$50,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
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
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Northwestern Memorial Foundation3 grants · $16.6M
Milken Institute3 grants · $4.1M
Jewish United Fund2 grants · $3.3M
Northwestern University2 grants · $2.7M
University of Pennsylvania2 grants · $1.4M
Steppenwolf Theatre Co3 grants · $819,000
The Chicago Community Trust3 grants · $750,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago1 grant · $609,960
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum3 grants · $600,000
American Jewish Committee1 grant · $550,000

Giving over time

$12.0M

2022

$12.8M

2023

$13.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 181 grants.

$7.0M
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$5.0M
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$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
$2.6M
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$2.5M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$700,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$700,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$650,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$609,960
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
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
$500,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$500,000
Children First Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$275,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$272,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$272,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Co · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$250,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 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
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
$250,000
The Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$225,000
American Israel Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of 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 · 2024
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
$200,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$200,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Wachington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$150,000
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2024
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
$150,000
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$150,000
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$150,000
One Goal · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$125,790
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
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
$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
$100,000
Onegoal · 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
$77,819
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$55,000
Chicago Public Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$55,000
Chicago Public Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$55,000
Education Reform Now · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Access Living · 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
Bright Star Community Outreach · Chicago, IL · 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
Digestive Health Foundation · 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
$50,000
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2024
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
Dolphins Challenge Cancer · Miami Gardens, FL · 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
$50,000
Milken Institute · Washington, DC · 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
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Milken Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$49,600
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$48,500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$48,500
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$48,000
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$47,000
Friends of the High Line · New York, NY · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$43,404
Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
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
$35,000
Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$35,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$34,000
Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$30,000
Youth Job Center · Evanston, IL · 2024
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$30,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$30,000
High Jump · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$27,440
Robert F Kennedy Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$26,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
After School Matters · 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
Chicago Public Library Foundation · 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
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
Merit School of Music · 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
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
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 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
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, 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
$25,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$25,000
After School Matters · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Bernard Zell - Anshe Emet Day School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Chicago Architecture Biennial · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Digestive Health Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Embarc · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Glenkirk · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$25,000
Northshore Congregation Israel · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Exempt purpose of 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.