· Private foundation
Blume Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k2 grants · $7k
- $10k–50k7 grants · $140k
- $50k–250k6 grants · $530k
- $250k+1 grant · $400k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| STANFORD BOARD OF TRUSTEES - STUDY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE FUND | $400,000 |
| STANFORD BOARD OF TRUSTEES - JENE F BLUME PARKINSON'S CARGIVER SUPPORT FD | $100,000 |
| STANFORD BOARD OF TRUSTEES - JOHN A BLUME EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING CENTER | $100,000 |
| DESTINY ARTS CENTER | $100,000 |
| WOMAN INC | $100,000 |
| PENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA | $80,000 |
| STANFORD URBAN RESILIENCE INITIATIVE JOHN A BLUME EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING | $50,000 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $40,000 |
| KQED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BROADCAST | $30,000 |
| MID PENINSULA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | $20,000 |
| ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| MILLS PENINSULA HOSPITAL | $10,000 |
| SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| JASPER RIDGE FARM | $10,000 |
| LOWELL SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
16 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WIWOMAN Inc7× · 2017–2024 · $800k · revenue +45%
- DADestiny Arts Center7× · 2017–2024 · $800k · revenue +114%
- PHPENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA7× · 2017–2024 · $640k · revenue +57%
Funded once
- SUSTANFORD UNIVERSITY - STANFORD BOARD OF TRUSTEESone grant, 2017 · $400k
- SBSTANFORD BOARD OF TRUSTEESone grant, 2017 · $100k
- SMSAN MATEO CNTY COM COLLEGES FOUNDATIONone grant, 2017 · $10k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…
Mission statement: mission: caring for our patients first and our people always. vision: to be the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. values: excellence - we deliver high-quality,…
The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.
To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.
PPS-SF's mission is to promote the fundamental value of public education and pursue the success of every public school by sharing knowledge, bridging communities, and informing policy.
The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…
The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…
MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…
Advancing human understanding through education, research, and practice in behavioral science
Our mission is to spark wonder and intellectual curiosity in each child. We achieve this through a purposeful blend of:Engaging academics custom-tailored to each child's abilities, strengths and interests;An unparalleled social-emotional…
To inspire and empower all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring adults.
How this is measured
10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds WOMAN Inc ↗
- Who funds Destiny Arts Center ↗
- Who funds PENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA ↗
- Who funds MID-PENINSULA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC ↗
- Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Jasper Ridge Farm ↗
- Who funds San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation ↗
- Who funds The Bridge School ↗
- Who funds MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Bothin Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Blume Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Blume Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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