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Private foundation (trust)EIN 367435405Est. 2005-08

BARBARA BLUHM-KAUL FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Total Assets

$23K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$64K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$145–$537K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.0M

Distributable Amount

$4K

Min. Investment Return

$4K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $145 through median $22K to maximum $537K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.0M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

111 grants

ASPEN ART MUSEUM
$724K
5 grants
ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$716K
7 grants
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
$254K
11 grants
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION
$131K
5 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$100K
2 grants
CHICAGO CARES
$90K
5 grants
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$75K
4 grants
RELIGIOUS ACTION CENTER OF REFORM JUDAISM
$70K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants

<$10K
73
grants
$10–50K
31
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Colorado
$764K
29% of total
California
$762K
29% of total
Illinois
$667K
26% of total
District of Columbia
$271K
10% of total
New York
$116K
4% of total
Washington
$15K
1% of total
Maryland
$500
0% of total
Wisconsin
$108
0% of total

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