The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein

Recent grants

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

• $650,000

  The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support for the 2024 Annual Campaign

• $450,000

  Accelerate Change · Boston, MA · 2024

  general support for a challenge grant

• $200,000

  Equis Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

  support for Equis Research

• $200,000

  Ground Game Fund · Austin, TX · 2024

  support for DJs at the Polls

• $150,000

  Verified Voting Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

  general support

• $150,000

  Ground Game Fund · Austin, TX · 2024

  support for the Focus for Democracy re-granting pool

• $150,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Sikkuy-Aufoq-For a Shared and Equal Society for activities in the Negev

• $115,000

  National Health Law Program · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  support for efforts to secure and protect equitable access to public health care programs for low-income people and emergency support for hiring of additional attorneys

• $110,000

  World Union for Progressive Judaism Ltd · New York, NY · 2024

  support for leadership development programs in the FSU

• $100,000

  Jewish Council for Public Affairs · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Resetting the Table for efforts to promote nuanced dialogue in the Jewish community about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

• $100,000

  Fund for Global Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2024

  general support to make grants to local and regional human rights groups around the world

• $100,000

  American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2024

  support for work on child, early, and forced marriage and unions

• $100,000

  Mental Health Association of Maryland · Lutherville, MD · 2024

  general support

• $100,000

  Asylum Access · Oakland, CA · 2024

  general support and support for the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative

• $100,000

  Repair the World · New York, NY · 2024

  support for activities in Baltimore

• $100,000

  Friends of Israel'S Environment · Dedham, MA · 2024

  support for Adam Teva V'Din - Israel Union for Environmental Defense

• $90,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for AJEEC-NISPED to promote development in the Bedouin community and positive intergroup relations in the Negev

• $90,000

  Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $80,000

  Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support and support for the fiscal sponsorship program

• $80,000

  Arts for Learning Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support for programming in Baltimore City, support for the Access for All program and support for the community schools program

• $75,000

  The Modern Classrooms Project · Washington, DC · 2024

  support for Modern Classrooms Baltimore

• $75,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Sapir Academic College for the Gateway to the Academy Program for Bedouin students

• $75,000

  Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice · New York, NY · 2024

  support to engage Jews in promoting economic opportunity and social justice for all Americans

• $75,000

  University of Massachusetts Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2024

  general support for the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production

• $75,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for El Yanabia for activities in the Negev

• $75,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Deseart Stars to build leadership among Bedouin young people in the Negev

• $75,000

  Jews of Color Initiative · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  general support

• $75,000

  Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2024

  support for Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action

• $75,000

  Roca · Chelsea, MA · 2024

  support for Roca Baltimore

• $75,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Siraj-Advancing Hi-Tech in the Bedouin Community to prepare young Bedouins in the Negev for careers in the tech sector

• $75,000

  New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

  support for the Israel Center for Educational Innocation for its work to promote literacy in Israeli elementary schools

• $75,000

  Public Justice Center · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for the Health and Benefits Equity Project

• $75,000

  Friends of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024

  support to promote religious pluralism and the rule of law through advocacy, research, public education and litigation

• $75,000

  Avodah the Jewish Service Corps · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

  general support

• $75,000

  The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues

• $75,000

  New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

  support for Bimkom-Planning and Human Rights for activities in the Negev

• $70,000

  Union for Reform Judaism · New York, NY · 2024

  general support

• $70,000

  City Teaching Alliance · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for the teacher training and certification program in Baltimore City

• $60,000

  American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for the Right to Education program

• $60,000

  Pro Bono Counseling · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $60,000

  Fusion Partnerships · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for the Intercultural Counseling Connection

• $55,000

  Friends of the Arava Institute · Newton Centre, MA · 2024

  support for the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

• $55,000

  Disability Rights International · Washington, DC · 2024

  renewed general support to promote the human rights of people with mental disabilities worldwide

• $50,000

  Lifebridge Health · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  capital support for the Center for Hope

• $50,000

  Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2024

  support for Base

• $50,000

  Adamah · Reisterstown, MD · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  International Refugee Assistance Project · New York, NY · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  International Medical Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  support for emergency response to the Israel-Hamas war, in the form of humanitarian medical relief in Gaza

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Co-impact-The Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab Employment for programs to increase Negev Bedouin employment

• $50,000

  Americans for Ben-Gurion University · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Bridge to the Academy, a program for gifted Bedouin high school students at the Jusidman Science Center for Youth at Ben Gurion University

• $50,000

  National Caucus of Environmental Legislators · Washington, DC · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project · New York, NY · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

  general support for the Maryland chapter

• $50,000

  Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2024

  support for the Science Program

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Tamar Center for educational programs that help Bedouin high school youth to access higher education

• $50,000

  Shalom Hartman Institute of North America · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Wellspring, a suite of Israel education programs for high school and college students and educators who work with them

• $50,000

  Disability Rights Fund · Boston, MA · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Shoresh Fund for emergency response to the Israel-Hamas war

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Project Wadi Attir

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Life and Environment for coalition building for the environmental movement in Israel

• $50,000

  Americans for Ben-Gurion University · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Gateway to the Academy, a preparatory year for Bedouin students at Ben Gurion University

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for AJEEC-NISPED for a project manager to facilitate the purchase of a building in Beersheva

• $50,000

  Tntp · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Baltimore City Teaching Residency

• $50,000

  Americans for Ben-Gurion University · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Shared Life Lab at Ben Gurion University

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Israel Climate Fund

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for Ahed-The Association of Academic Arabs in the Negev for the Ahed Bedouin High School for Science

• $50,000

  New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

  support for Green Course for its programs that engage Israeli young people in environmental issues

• $50,000

  Americans for Ben-Gurion University · New York, NY · 2024

  support for fellowships for Bedouin students pursuing master's degrees in urban planning

• $50,000

  Roberta'S House · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  The Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  support for A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy

• $50,000

  Maryland Pesticide Education Network · Annapolis, MD · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Encounter Programs · New York, NY · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

  support for Shatil's activities in the Negev

• $50,000

  Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for Strong Schools Maryland

• $50,000

  Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2024

  general support for legal advocacy on behalf of refugee women and girls fleeing gender-based violence in Baltimore, DC, Atlanta, Houston and San Francisco

• $50,000

  The American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024

  annual support

• $50,000

  Children'S Environmental Health Network · Washington, DC · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Jews United for Justice · Washington, DC · 2024

  support for activities in Baltimore

• $50,000

  Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2024

  general support

• $50,000

  Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment · Oakland, CA · 2024

  support for Clearya

• $50,000

  Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Shamsuna Center to bring solar power to the Negev Bedouin community

• $50,000

  Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2024

  support for the Baltimore Environmental Justice Campaign

• $45,000

  The Everyman Theatre · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $42,500

  Holistic Life Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for mindfulness programming in Baltimore City schools

• $40,000

  Maryland Dental Action Coalition · Columbia, MD · 2024

  support for the Medicaid Adult Dental Collaborative

• $40,000

  Maryland Institute College of Art · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for the Master of Fine Arts in Community Arts program

• $40,000

  Nami Metropolitan Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $40,000

  Jewish Studio Project · Berkeley, CA · 2024

  general support for programs to promote creativity in the Jewish world

• $40,000

  The New School · New York, NY · 2024

  support for the Global Strategic Litigation Council for Refugee Rights

• $40,000

  The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $35,000

  Join for Justice · Quincy, MA · 2024

  general support

• $35,000

  Chesapeake Climate Action Network · Takoma Park, MD · 2024

  support for the Maryland program

• $35,000

  Baltimore Clayworks · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $35,000

  Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Annapolis, MD · 2024

  support to deepen relationships with Baltimore area Black-led and/or Black-serving organizations

• $35,000

  Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support

• $35,000

  Child First Authority · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  support for the community schools program

• $35,000

  Ecopeace Friends of the Earth Middle East · Alexandria, VA · 2024

  general support

• $35,000

  Arts Every Day · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  general support