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Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 36-2476143. Reported 585 grants totalling $21.8M to 296 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$21.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
296organizations funded
56%of grantees funded again the next year
$140.1Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 296 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,405,792 | 16 | 3 | 2023 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | $1,856,698 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington Educational Telecommunications Association | Arlington, VA | $1,163,146 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heartland Alliance | Chicago, IL | $787,686 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Democratic Institute | Washington, DC | $585,923 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association | Arlington, VA | $497,520 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital | Washington, DC | $493,404 | 9 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fair Elections | Washington, DC | $475,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $419,978 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $361,445 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $358,022 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-Pancan | Manhattan Beach, CA | $350,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $350,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commission on Presidential Debates | Washington, DC | $320,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC | $320,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens National Medical Center | Washington, DC | $258,555 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medglobal Inc | Chicago Ridge, IL | $245,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Louvre | New York, NY | $214,999 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| I Am Als | Washngton, DC | $201,144 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Razom Inc - Ukraine Aid | New York, NY | $190,429 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fdr Memorial Legacy Committee | Washington, DC | $184,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Nat'l Inst of Health | North Bethesda, MD | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Americans for Peace Now | Washington, DC | $170,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris Inc | Etna, NH | $151,192 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | New York, NY | $150,620 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom House Inc | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Face Foundation | New York, NY | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington Office on Latin America | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| King Baudouin Foundation | New York, NY | $122,040 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $106,867 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the National Institute of Health | Bethesda, MD | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Albertine Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Cancer Research | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| DC Diaper Bank | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yahadin Unum Mid America | Cincinnati, OH | $92,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| DC Public Library Foundation | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Matthew H Ornstein Memorial Fnd | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Edward M Kennedy Institute | Boston, MA | $70,353 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ten Thousand Villages | Akron, PA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diaspora Arts Connection Inc | Pleasant Hill, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Princeton Lacrosse | Princeton, NJ | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brem Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc | White Horse Beach, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University Hospital Foundation | Ashburn, VA | $52,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's National Medical Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinton Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Washington Univ School of Med | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Landon School | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medglobal Inc - Ukraine Relief | Chicago Ridge, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Language Arts | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Worldwide Friends Foundation | Jonesboro, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sidwell Friends School | Washington, DC | $45,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arena Stage | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Jewish Film | Waltham, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins Department of Pathology | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medglobal Chicago | Chicago Ridge, IL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wendt Center | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Freshfarm Markets | Washington, DC | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Prep Academy | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Sinai | Saratoga Springs, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends Musee Dorsay | New York, NY | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| George Washington University | Ashburn, VA | $32,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joey's Foundation | Washington, DC | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Prep | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Equal Justice Works | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgetwon University Hospital - Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope for Children Inc | Pueblo, CO | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Martha's Table Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Missd - Suicide Prevention | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nec Society Davis | Davis, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pcd Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Studio Theater | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Als Association | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Society of International Law | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Voters Matter | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central American Resource Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| District of Columbia Public Library Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edward Kennedy Institute | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship Place | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Giffords Law Center Prevent Gun Violance | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lieber Institute | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Endowment for Democracy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Institute of Health | Bethesda, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Opportunities for Refugees in America | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington National Cathedral Beauvoir | Washington, DC | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angels for Change | Valrico, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breast Cancer Center Gbmc | Towson, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cavendish Impact Foundation | Hingham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charlottesville Area Community Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Foundation for Group Homes | Rockville, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Isreal Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| No Stomach for Cancer Inc | Madison, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Manhattan Beach, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Foundation | Hopedale, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford University - Standford in Washington | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Princeton | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Against Alzheimers | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wendt Center | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Citybridge Education | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dignitas Ukraine Inc | Roselle Park, NJ | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple Sinai | Washington, DC | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center Disease Dynamics Econ & Policy | Silver Spring, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Arms Controlnon Proliferation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Challenged Athletes | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Partners | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School of Leadership Afghanistan Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Drama Society Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wendt Center for Loss & Hearing | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodley Housing Corporation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Rodham Institute at George Washingon University School of Medicine | Washington, DC | $13,133 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberities Union | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joybound People and Pets | Walnut Creek, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lac USC Medical Center Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| DC Affordable Law Firm | Washington, DC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| John Eaton Home and School Association | Washington, DC | $10,204 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John F Kennedy Center | Washington, DC | $10,001 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Mesa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dtcare | Coraopolis, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Partnership for Paterson Inc | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hirshhorn Gallery | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Icahn School of Medicine | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Global Network | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kind Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lookingglass Theatre | Davis, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lookingglass Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Center School for Mental Health | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Council for Independent Living | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nec Society | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Isreal Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pcd Foundation | Rochester, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rock Creek Conservancy | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School Justice Project | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Syrian Community Network | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Torture Abolition & Survivors Support | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Van Ness Elementary School PTO | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Nationals Dream Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women in Film and Video | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Tee of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wykoff House Museum | Brooklyn, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asian University for Women Support Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fondation De France | New York, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Many Hands Inc | Pasadena, MA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Survivors Empowered Inc | Denver, CO | $8,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Defiant Requiem Foundation | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vera Institute for Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Children's Museum | Washington, DC | $7,750 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Hospital of Paris Foundation | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Pediatric Surgical Assn Fndn | East Dundee, IL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Center for Health Research | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Signature Theatre Inc | Arlington, VA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Responsive Politics | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins Universitydevelopment | Baltimore, MD | $6,978 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicago Parks Foundation | Chicago, IL | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Camping Association | Martinsville, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Fund of DC | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Centre Pompidou | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Pediatric Surgical Association Foundation | East Dundee, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ana Care and Education | Chantilly, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association for Academic Surgery Fndn | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association for Academic Surgery Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bender Jcc of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center City Public Charter Schools | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Tutor DC | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| EMPOWERK12 | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gridiron Club and Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Eaton Elementary School | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Koolen De Vries Syndrome | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Koolen De Vries Syndrome Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leiber Institute | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miriam's Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Naral Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Naral Pro Choice America | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Brain Tumor Society | Newton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Immigrant Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rescue Now | Long Grove, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rsf Social Finance Inc | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South African American Org | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The New York Center for Children | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Teacher Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uyghur American Association | Mclean, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uyghur Human Rights Project | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Refugee Commission | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodley Housing Corporation - Chronic Mental Illness | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Working America Education Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen - Ukraine Relief | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tregaron Conservancy | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woodland Normanstone Neigborhood Assn | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arf Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Association for Indias Development | College Park, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charityvision International | Provo, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Following Frances | Lafeyette, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hephzibah Childrens Association | Oak Park, IL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lucky Dog Animal Rescue | Arlington, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Hosptial Association - North American Fellowship | Arlington Heights, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Family Foundation | Richmond, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Help Ukraine | Fairfax, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wycoff House Museum | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Health Research | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
113 of 296 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 56%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Barack Obama Foundation
TO AID IN THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION - Razom Inc - Ukraine Aid
TO PROVIDE UKRAINE RELIEF - American Friends of the Louvre
EMMANUELLE POLACK WWII ERA LOOTED ART RECOVERY - National Democratic Institute
AFGHANISTAN EMERGENCY SUPPORT - Association for Indias Development
TO SUPPORT COVID WORK IN INDIA
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 377 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 134 | $4,448,092 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 163 | $6,537,052 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 146 | $5,523,854 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 142 | $5,301,881 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 37% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1025 Thomas Jefferson St Nw 400W, Washington, DC, 20007. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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