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 20212023. 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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  • 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

$1.1M
2021
$1.1M
2022
$1.1M
2023

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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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.