EIN 261919507

BLUE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606033041

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

FY 2018

Annual Giving

$2.6M

FY 2018

Grants Made

59

FY 2018

Avg Grant

$43K

FY 2018

Grant Range

$100–$2.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2018 filing

Total Revenue

$184K

Total Expenses

$2.7M

Distributable Amount

$122K

Min. Investment Return

$124K

Grant Range

59 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $3K to maximum $2.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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

Top Recipients

59 grants

BLUE FUND
$2.1M
1 grant
ASPEN INSTITUTE
$102K
7 grants
METROSQUASH
$75K
3 grants
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$50K
1 grant
MIDDLE EAST INVESTMENT INITIATIVE
$45K
3 grants
CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS
$26K
2 grants
AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS
$23K
2 grants
THE FIELD MUSEUM
$20K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants

<$10K
49
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Florida
$2.1M
84% of total
Illinois
$186K
7% of total
District of Columbia
$147K
6% of total
California
$50K
2% of total
New York
$13K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total
Virginia
$5K
0% of total
Maryland
$5K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$2K
0% of total
New Jersey
$1K
0% of total

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