Funding search · EIN 946073163 · San Mateo, CA
Blume 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.
- 48
- grants reported
- $3.3M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $40,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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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Top recipients
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- Stanford Board of Trustees - Study of Parkinson'S Disease Fund3 grants · $1.2M
- Destiny Arts Center3 grants · $300,000
- Stanford Board of Trustees - Jene F Blume Parkinson'S Cargiver Support Fd3 grants · $300,000
- Stanford Board of Trustees - John a Blume Earthquake Engineering Center3 grants · $300,000
- Woman3 grants · $300,000
- Peninsula Humane Society & Spca3 grants · $240,000
- Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative John a Blume Earthquake Engineering3 grants · $150,000
- Planned Parenthood3 grants · $128,500
- Kqed Northern California Public Broadcast3 grants · $110,000
- Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club3 grants · $60,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $400,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - Study of Parkinson'S Disease Fund · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $400,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - Study of Parkinson'S Disease Fund · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $400,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - Study of Parkinson'S Disease Fund · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Destiny Arts Center · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - Jene F Blume Parkinson'S Cargiver Support Fd · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - John a Blume Earthquake Engineering Center · Stanford, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Woman · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Destiny Arts Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - Jene F Blume Parkinson'S Cargiver Support Fd · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - John a Blume Earthquake Engineering Center · Stanford, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Woman · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Destiny Arts Center · Oakland, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - Jene F Blume Parkinson'S Cargiver Support Fd · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Stanford Board of Trustees - John a Blume Earthquake Engineering Center · Stanford, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $100,000
Woman · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $80,000
Peninsula Humane Society & Spca · Burlingame, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $80,000
Peninsula Humane Society & Spca · Burlingame, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $80,000
Peninsula Humane Society & Spca · Burlingame, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $50,000
Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative John a Blume Earthquake Engineering · Stanford, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $50,000
Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative John a Blume Earthquake Engineering · Stanford, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $50,000
Kqed Northern California Public Broadcast · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $50,000
Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative John a Blume Earthquake Engineering · Stanford, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $48,500
Planned Parenthood · San Jose, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $40,000
Planned Parenthood · San Jose, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $40,000
Planned Parenthood · San Jose, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $30,000
Kqed Northern California Public Broadcast · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $30,000
Kqed Northern California Public Broadcast · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $20,000
Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club · San Mateo, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $20,000
St Anthony Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $20,000
Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club · San Mateo, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $20,000
St Anthony Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $20,000
Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls Club · San Mateo, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $20,000
St Anthony Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
Jasper Ridge Farm · Woodside, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
Mills Peninsula Hospital · Burlingame, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation · San Mateo, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
Jasper Ridge Farm · Woodside, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
Mills Peninsula Hospital · Burlingame, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation · San Mateo, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
Jasper Ridge Farm · Woodside, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
Mills Peninsula Hospital · Burlingame, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $10,000
San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation · San Mateo, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $5,000
Lowell School Alumni Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $5,000
Lowell School Alumni Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $5,000
Lowell School Alumni Association · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
- $2,000
The Bridge School · Hillsborough, CA · 2023
To support the organization's exempt function
- $2,000
The Bridge School · Hillsborough, CA · 2022
To support the organization's exempt function
- $2,000
The Bridge School · Hillsborough, CA · 2021
To support the organization's exempt function
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