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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261572776Est. 2009-12

BLUHM FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606116539

Total Assets

$8.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$12.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

58

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$220K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$7.0M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$14.9M

Total Expenses

$13.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$12.8M

Distributable Amount

$436K

Min. Investment Return

$504K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

58 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $25K to maximum $7.0M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $12.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

238 grants

NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$12.1M
3 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$4.9M
4 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$3.9M
4 grants
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$2.9M
2 grants
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION - CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
$2.5M
1 grant
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CHICAGO
$1.4M
4 grants
CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST
$1M
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$700K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

238 grants

<$10K
78
grants
$10–50K
105
grants
$50–250K
34
grants
$250K–1M
13
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

12 states

Illinois
$32.4M
81% of total
New York
$4.0M
10% of total
District of Columbia
$1.8M
5% of total
Pennsylvania
$700K
2% of total
California
$326K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$240K
1% of total
Colorado
$172K
0% of total
Florida
$85K
0% of total
Maryland
$55K
0% of total
Virginia
$28K
0% of total

+2 more states

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