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Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Hot Springs, Arkansas · EIN 836408777

Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $38,935 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $450 and the largest $20,275. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $40,385 the year before.

8% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4,7759$97,588
2024$40,38528$83,689
2025$38,93524$70,112

How to apply

Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama1$20,275
Virginia4$4,600
Illinois3$2,600
Arkansas5$2,100
North Carolina1$2,000
Tennessee1$2,000
Colorado1$1,500
Mississippi1$1,500
Georgia2$600
Louisiana1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Crown Financial Ministries
Birminham, AL
Charitable$20,275
Bible Truth Publishers
Addison, IL
Charitable$2,000
Operation Smile
Norfolk, VA
Charitable$2,000
Prison Fellowship Ministries
Merrifield, VA
Charitable$2,000
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Charitable$2,000
St Jude Children's Hospital
Memphis, TN
Charitable$2,000
The Navigators
Colorado Springs, CO
Charitable$1,500
World Gospel Outreach
Hattiesburg, MS
Charitable$1,500
Arkansas Food Bank
Little Rock, AR
Charitable$500
Garland County Jail Ministries
Hot Springs, AR
Chartibale$500
The Salvation Army
Hot Springs, AR
Charitable$500
Delivering Hope Ministries
Benton, LA
Charitable$500
Little Rock Comparison Center
Little Rock, AR
Charitable$400
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
Charitable$360
American Bible Society
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$300
ASPCA
Washington, DC
Charitable$300
Care
Merrifield, VA
Charitable$300
Habitat for Humanity
Americus, GA
Charitable$300
In Touch Ministries
Atlanta, GA
Charitable$300
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL
Charitable$300
National Audubon Society
New York, NY
Charitable$300
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
Charitable$300
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
Charitable$300
Make A Wish Foundation
Little Rock, AR
Charitable$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust give?

$38,935 in tax year 2025, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $450.

Who runs Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Elizabeth Blumer (Trustee).

What does Jacob Blumer Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, food and hunger and environment and conservation.

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