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Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation

Accepts applications Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 362476143

Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation is a private foundation in Washington, District of Columbia. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.3 million in 142 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $864,416. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $5.5 million the year before.

41% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5.5 million146$127 million
2024$5.3 million142$140 million

How to apply

ContactJudy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundati
1025 Thomas Jefferson St NW 400W, Washington, DC 20007
Phone or email(202) 466-0581
What to submitSubmit a 1-2 page written proposal and a copy of your determination letter for consideration.
DeadlinesBy november 1st to be considered for the current year.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 20 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia60$2.9 million
Virginia7$763,500
Maryland11$437,000
New York13$406,048
Massachusetts10$208,353
California14$207,000
Illinois10$169,500
New Hampshire2$51,000
Ohio2$50,000
Connecticut1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 142 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Civic Nation
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$864,416
Washington Educational Telecommunications Association
Arlington, VA
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$490,780
Fair Elections
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$294,510
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$260,000
Washington Educational Telecommunications Association
Arlington, VA
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$247,561
Children's Hospital Foundation
Silver Springs, MD
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$210,000
Civic Nation
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$194,360
National Democratic Institute
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$145,080
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$120,000
American Friends of the Louvre
New York, NY
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$115,000
Albertine Foundation
New York, NY
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$100,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Brookline, MA
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$100,000
Foundation for the National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$100,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-Pancan
Manhattan Beach, CA
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$100,000
National Democratic Institute
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$96,005
National Democratic Institute
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$94,245
Razom Inc - Ukraine Aid
New York, NY
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$80,428
Heartland Alliance
Chicago, IL
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$70,000
National Democratic Institute
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$59,866
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$55,000
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation
New York, NY
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$50,620
Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris Inc
Etna, NH
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$50,000
George Washington University
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$50,000
Yale University
New Haven, CT
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$50,000
Yahadin Unum Mid America
Cincinnati, OH
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$47,000
FDR Memorial Legacy Committee
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$44,000
Fair Elections
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$40,490
Medglobal Inc
Chicago Ridge, IL
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$35,000
Georgetwon University Hospital - Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$30,000
Matthew H Ornstein Memorial Fnd
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$30,000
Black Voters Matter
Atlanta, GA
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
District of Columbia Public Library Foundation
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
Friends of Cancer Research
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
Friends of Princeton Lacrosse
Princeton, NJ
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
Museum of Language Arts
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
National Endowment for Democracy
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc
Washington, DC
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
Smithsonian Institution
Boston, MA
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
Tides Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: By november 1st to be considered for the current year.

How much does Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation give?

$5.3 million in tax year 2024, across 142 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Peter Kovler (Chairman), Judy Lansing Kovler (President), Dan Kovler (Vice President) and Mark Kovler (Vice President) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and health.

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