Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 46-6346420

Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $128K in total assets.

Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$127,603
+4802.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$125,000
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

PhoenixScottsdale

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $8K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvest Compassion Center Phoenix, AZFood Help$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$127,603$125,000————
2024$2,603—$2,625$2,0001$2,000
2023$5,228$5,000$6,354$5,5001$5,500
2022$6,582$10,000$4,757$4,0001$4,000
2021$1,339$10,000$10,240$7,500Total only$7,500
2020$1,579—$5,500$5,5001—
2019$7,079—$2,796$2,5002—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation is led by Dennis Blum, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dennis Blum

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Gilman

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation

How large is Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation?

Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation reported $128K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $125K.

Where does Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation operate?

Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-6346420. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 18, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Dennis Blum Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/dennis-blum-charitable-foundation-morg_d14ede916f7f4534ab2843e988615ef0

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