The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation Inc
EIN 526057035
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$14.3M
272 grants · $3.6M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$50K
grant size
23%
balanced · 46/200 multi-year
repeat
$17.7M
Assets (2023)
200
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(410) 576-4151
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.7M | $22.1M | $4.7M | 43 |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $24.2M | $3.6M | 44 |
| 2022 | $3.9M | $15.7M | $1.6M | 93 |
| 2023 | $5.0M | $17.7M | $5.7M | 92 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 272 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$53K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$1.7M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.7% of US grants
· Rank #16 of 30 states
$35K across
2 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 El Paso
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (272 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,701,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,508,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| The Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,463,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Uc Berkeley Human Rights Center | Berkeley, CA | $320,000 | FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $310,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Winward Fund | Washington, DC | $230,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $219,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Fusion Fbo Teachers Development Project (Tdp) | Baltimore, MD | $204,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Georgia Alliance Education Fund | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| New York University Law School | New York, NY | $200,000 | CENTER FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE | 2022 |
| Fusion Partnerships Fiscal Sponsor for Teachers' Democracy Project | Baltimore, MD | $175,428 | PROJECT SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Imagine Nc First | Raleigh, NC | $175,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Conflict Awareness Project | Hartfield, VA | $130,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Common Defense Education Fund | New York, NY | $125,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Pa Alliance Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT | 2023 |
| The Human Rights Center Uc Berkeley School of Law | Berkeley, CA | $125,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Transportation Alternatives | New York, NY | $125,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Common Defense Education Fund | New York, NY | $110,000 | VETERANS ORGANIZING INSTITUTE | 2022 |
| Uc Berkeley Human Rights Center | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 2020 |
| Uc Berkeley Human Rights Center | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 2021 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 | NEW WORKER ORGANIZING FUND/FIONA COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND | 2022 |
| Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | PROJECT SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Riders Alliance | New York, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $82,500 | PROJECT SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $80,000 | BEIT BERL COLLEGE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN ISRAEL | 2021 |