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12 funders with a record of paying for “bluhm”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to Bluhm E — educational scholarship
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $6.4M · through 2022Largest: $6.1M to Northwestern University — general operating support, support of woman's board of northwestern university, minds matter benefit event (no tickets or tangible benefits), kellogg school of management annual fu…
Largest: $93,046 to NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — to support the work of dr. preeti kansal in the bluhm cardiovascular institute
Largest: $15,000 to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — in appreciation of dean hari m. osofsky and professor leonard s. rubinowitz for the bluhm legal clinic
Largest: $25,000 to NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — school of law bluhm
Bluhm County Park Endowment FundMichigan City, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $57,283 · through 2024Largest: $20,578 to LAPORTE COUNTY PARK FOUNDATION — maintain & enhance bluhm county park
Wonderful Life FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY — bluhm cardiovascular institute
Largest: $50,000 to NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW BLUHM LEGAL CLINIC CHILDREN AND FAMILY — general operating support
J Christopher andWest Palm Beach, FL
1 matching grant · $100,465 · through 2022Largest: $100,465 to NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — bluhm cardiovascular institute
Largest: $10,000 to BLUHM LEGAL CLINIC - NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — support for the center on wrongful convictions
Largest: $10,000 to BLUHM CV INSTITUTE OF NORTHWESTERN — to achieve superior results for all of our patients and to improve their overall quality of life
Oscar & Elsa Mayer Family FoundationArlington Heights, IL
1 matching grant · $5,000 · through 2022Largest: $5,000 to NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — bluhm cardiovascular institute / general
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →