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Paul & Else Blum Private 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.

$65k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2024
29
Organizations funded FY2023
17%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$1.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 17% of the organizations Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesCrime & LegalEducationPhilanthropySocial ScienceEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving36$65k22%
FY202329$61k17%
FY202231$69k10%
FY202131$70k19%
FY202031$68k26%
FY201926$58k19%
FY201818$53k0%
FY201729$72kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$367kArts & Culture$37kHealth$28kCrime & Legal$16kEnvironment$14kYouth Development$11kInternational$7kPhilanthropy$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
MN
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
AZ
SC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 42 grantees
All grantees of Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Buffalo Prep Inc$220,00082%
Nichols School of Buffalo$58,00080%
Carleton College$15,50080%
The William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc$11,00080%
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy$10,00080%
Lehigh University$8,00080%
School Year Abroad Inc$8,00080%
Packer Collegiate Institute$7,75080%
Rosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus$7,50060%
Robin Hood Foundation$6,00050%
Bay Chamber Concerts Inc$6,00030%
Trustees of Tufts College$6,00060%
Buffalo Green Fund Inc$6,000511%
The Go Project Inc$6,00030%
The Hetrick-Martin Institute Inc$5,50040%
Warren Land Trust Inc$5,00081%
The Bail Project Inc$5,00040%
Atlantic Challenge Foundation Inc Dba the Apprenticeshop$5,00040%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$4,00030%
Last Prisoner Project$4,00040%
Women's Prison Association and Home$3,50040%
New World Symphony Inc$3,50030%
Common Justice Inc$3,00020%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$3,00030%
Uncommon Schools Inc$2,00010%
Henry Street Settlement$2,00020%
Case Western Reserve University$2,00020%
Christian Herald Association Inc$2,00020%
Ali Forney Center Inc$2,00020%
Georgetown University$1,80080%
Upwardly Global$1,00010%
Play Rugby Inc$1,00010%
Friends of Hudson River Park Inc$1,00010%
Team Rubicon Inc$1,00010%
Girls Education Collaborative Inc$1,00010%
Grace Church School$1,00040%
The Studio Museum in Harlem$1,00010%
Furman University$1,00010%
Life Camps Incorporated$1,00010%
Chore Service Inc$50010%
Seraphic Fire Inc$50010%
Avenues for Justice Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($75k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBuffalo Prep Inc: $220,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetNichols School of Buffalo: $58,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCarleton College: $15,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc: $11,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBuffalo Fine Arts Academy: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLehigh University: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSchool Year Abroad Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPacker Collegiate Institute: $7,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRosemont College of the Holy Child Jesus: $7,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBay Chamber Concerts Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBuffalo Green Fund Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetThe Go Project Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Hetrick-Martin Institute Inc: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWarren Land Trust Inc: $5,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetThe Bail Project Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAtlantic Challenge Foundation Inc Dba the Apprenticeshop: $5,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMedical Debt Resolution Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLast Prisoner Project: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWomen's Prison Association and Home: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew World Symphony Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommon Justice Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUncommon Schools Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHenry Street Settlement: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAli Forney Center Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $1,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUpwardly Global: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlay Rugby Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Hudson River Park Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls Education Collaborative Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGrace Church School: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Studio Museum in Harlem: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFurman University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLife Camps Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChore Service Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSeraphic Fire Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAvenues for Justice Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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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.

The Ayco Charitable FoundationNY17.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Robin Hood Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Express Foundation · The Thompson Family Foundation Inc · Pinkerton Foundation · Select Equity Group Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation

How much does Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation give?
Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $65,250 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (71%), Arts & Culture (7%), Health (5%).
Who are Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Buffalo Prep Inc ($220k), Nichols School of Buffalo ($58k), Carleton College ($16k).
Does Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ayco Charitable Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund.
Where is Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation based?
Paul & Else Blum Private Foundation is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 64 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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