Funding search · EIN 621871174 · Nashville, TN
The Blum Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 308
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients
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- Joan B Shayne Fund2 grants · $172,000
- Haslett Family Charitable Fund2 grants · $125,000
- Choosing Justice Initiative2 grants · $110,000
- Raphah Institute2 grants · $100,000
- Blum-Merten Family Fund1 grant · $75,000
- Blum Family Fund1 grant · $75,000
- The Blum Family Fund1 grant · $44,000
- Broome Street Academy3 grants · $40,000
- Central Synagogue3 grants · $18,200
- Doctors Without Borders2 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 308 grants.
- $135,000
Joan B Shayne Fund · Nashville, TN · 2025
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $75,000
Blum Family Fund · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $75,000
Blum-Merten Family Fund · New York, NY · 2025
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $75,000
Haslett Family Charitable Fund · Lincoln, MA · 2025
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $60,000
Choosing Justice Initiative · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $50,000
Choosing Justice Initiative · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $50,000
Haslett Family Charitable Fund · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $50,000
Raphah Institute · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $50,000
Raphah Institute · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $44,000
The Blum Family Fund · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $37,000
Joan B Shayne Fund · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $20,000
Broome Street Academy · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $12,500
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $10,000
Ssp International · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $10,000
Broome Street Academy · New York, NY · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $10,000
American Pardes Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $10,000
Broome Street Academy · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $10,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $8,500
Center for Scholars & Storytellers · Ventura, CA · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $8,500
Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $8,500
Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $7,500
Vumc Development · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $7,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $6,900
Central Synagogue · Manhattan, NY · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $6,800
Planned Parenthood · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $6,700
Central Synagogue · Manhattan, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
City Year Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Maine Seacoast Mission · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Summer Science Program · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Women for Healthy Rural Living · Machias, ME · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
City Year · Boston, MA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Maine Seacoast Mission · Northeast Harbor, ME · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Summer Science Program · Morrisville, NC · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $5,000
Women for Healthy Rural Living · Milbridge, ME · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $4,600
Central Synagogue · Manhattan, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $4,500
Canterbury School · New Milford, CT · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $4,250
Jewish Middle School · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,500
Dartmouth Alumni Fund · Hanover, NH · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,500
Aclu Foundation of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,500
Dartmouth Alumni Fund · Hanover, NH · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,500
Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,500
The Doe Fund · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,400
Akiva School · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,000
The Doe Fund · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,000
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,000
Ready To Succeed · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,000
The Legal Aid Society · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,000
The Tennessee Innocence Project · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $3,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,750
Age Well Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,710
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Age Well Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Boston Food Forest Coalition · Boston, MA · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
City Sprouts · Cambridge, MA · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Food Project · Lynn, MA · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Jewish Family Services · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association · Unity, ME · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Nashville Community Bail Fund · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
The Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Jewish Family Services · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies · New York, NY · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Truah · New York, NY · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
City Sprouts · Cambridge, MA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Jewish Family Services · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association · Unity, ME · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Nashville Community Bail Fund · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Ncjw Nashville Section · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Studio in a School · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,400
The Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,400
Akiva School · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,250
Jewish Middle School · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,250
Age Well Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,000
Kehilla High School · Nashville, TN · 2025
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,000
Alive Hospice · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,000
Kehilla High School · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,000
Nashville Public Television · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $2,000
Ready To Succeed · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $1,750
Friends of Warner Park · Nashville, TN · 2023
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $1,500
92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $1,500
Abe'S Garden Community · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $1,500
Gilda'S Club Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
- $1,500
Tennessee Justice Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 501(c)(3)
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Similar grant size
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