Barbara Bluhm-kaul Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-7435405

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.0M

+56.4% YoY

Grant Count

16

-40.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$64K

+164.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$257K$515K$772K$1M21 grants202021 grants202126 grants202227 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ASPEN ART MUSEUM$537KORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF …$185KART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$90KJEWISH UNITED FUND$50KRELIGIOUS ACTION CENTER …$50KPEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN …$25KTHE WASHINGTON INSTITUE …$25KSEGERSTROM CENTER FOR TH…$24KCHICAGO CARES$20KASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL & S…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants across all recorded years

99<$50K7$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BARBARA BLUHM-KAULTRUSTEE2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ASPENBASALTCEDARHURSTCHICAGOCLARKSBURGCOSTA MESAEVANSTONGLENCOEHARTSDALEHIGHLAND PARTYIRVINCEIRVINELOS ANGELESMILWAUKEENEW WINDSORNEW YORKNW WASHINGTONORANGESANTA ANASKOKIE

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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