Open Foundations · Maryland

The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 521607300. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.6M across 66 grants in 2024, a median of $60K each.

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$4.6M
paid in 2024
66
grants paid
$60K
median grant
16%
to first-time recipients
$48.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Jeanne P Blaustein President CO Ms
Address
BPG One South Street Ste 2900, Baltimore, MD, 212023334
Phone
4103477201
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Letter
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
This organization does not make gifts or grants to individuals.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503189349103060. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

renewed legalhuman rightsasylum seekersjusticemarylandadvocacycareenvironmental

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 66 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Accelerate ChangeMA$400,000general support for voter engagement
2Immigrant Justice CorpsNY$285,000support for two consecutive cohorts of three Jane Blaustein Justice Fellows
3Equis InstituteDC$200,000general support for Voter Engagement research
4American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNY$150,000renewed support for the Voting Rights Project
5Neo PhilanthropyNY$150,000support for the Analyst Institute Civic Engagement Research & Dissemination Hub
6Arizona Public MediaAZ$115,000support for the Bridging Communities Capital Campaign
7Native American Rights FundCO$113,500support for two consecutive two-year Jane Blaustein Law Fellows
8Ground Game FundTX$100,000support for DJs at the Polls
9Physicians for Human RightsNY$100,000renewed support for the project, "Do No Harm: Countering Violations of Medical Ethics, Standards of Care, and Human Rights in the Post-Dobbs United States"
10The Brotherhoodsister SolNY$90,000renewed general support for education and social justice opportunities for youth in Harlem
11Amica Center for Immigrant RightsDC$80,000renewed general support to provide legal assistance and advocacy for immigrants at risk for deportation in Maryland and the DC Region
12AneraDC$80,000emergency support for humanitarian aid in Gaza
13Disability Rights MarylandMD$80,000renewed support to expand legal services and advocacy to the disproportionate number of students with disabilities involved in the school discipline process
14Inside Climate NewsNY$80,000renewed support for an environmental reporter covering Baltimore and Maryland
15International Medical CorpsCA$80,000emergency support for humanitarian aid in Gaza

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202085$6.5M
202170$3.8M
202274$4.8M
202361$4.1M
202466$4.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York47%
District of Columbia20%
Maryland15%
California5%
Arizona3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alan BerlowTrustee & Vice President · 2024
Jeanne P BlausteinTrustee & President · 2024
Jennifer L BoveTreasurer · 2024
Jennifer a PrattAssistant Secretary · 2024
Peter E BokorTrustee & Vice President · 2024
Regan E RalphSecretary · 2024
Sandra L GlockAssistant Treasurer · 2024
Scott L SoffenAssistant Secretary · 2024
Stephen J BassAssistant Secretary · 2024
Susan M BlausteinTrustee & Vice President · 2024
Tanya C HerbickAssistant Secretary · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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