Private foundation · EIN 94-6073163

Blume Foundation

Preselected only

San Mateo, CA

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Tax year 2023 (period ending 2024-11-30) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202512699349101011
Total assets (EOY)$17,151,481
Grants paid$1,077,000
Typical (median) grant$35,000
Grants listed16
Giving in home state (CA)100%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K1
$5K–$25K6
$25K–$100K4
$100K+5

Smallest $2,000 · Largest $400,000

Geographic focus

CA
100%

Common purposes

organizationexemptfunction

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2022$1,077,000$17,418,68616
2023$1,077,000$17,151,48116

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2023.

Top recipients (tax year 2023)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Stanford Board Of Trustees - Study Of Parkinson'S Disease FundPALO ALTO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$400,000
Destiny Arts CenterOAKLAND, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$100,000
Stanford Board Of Trustees - Jene F Blume Parkinson'S Cargiver Support FdPALO ALTO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$100,000
Stanford Board Of Trustees - John A Blume Earthquake Engineering CenterSTANFORD, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$100,000
Woman IncSAN FRANCISCO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$100,000
Peninsula Humane Society & SpcaBURLINGAME, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$80,000
Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative John A Blume Earthquake EngineeringSTANFORD, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$50,000
Planned ParenthoodSAN JOSE, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$40,000
Kqed Northern California Public BroadcastSAN FRANCISCO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$30,000
Mid Peninsula Boys & Girls ClubSAN MATEO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$20,000
St Anthony FoundationSAN FRANCISCO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$20,000
Jasper Ridge FarmWOODSIDE, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$10,000
Mills Peninsula HospitalBURLINGAME, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$10,000
San Mateo County Community Colleges FoundationSAN MATEO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$10,000
Lowell School Alumni AssociationSAN FRANCISCO, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$5,000
The Bridge SchoolHILLSBOROUGH, CATO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FUNCTION$2,000
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