Nathan & Emily Blum Foundation Harris Trust & Savings Bank TTEE
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6706638 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Nathan & Emily Blum Fund
15grants reported
$102Kmedian award
$68Klower quartile
$59Ksmallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IL. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 15 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $769K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 95672
Chicago, IL 60694-5672
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 131 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $204,848 |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Elgin, IL | $204,848 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $194,821 |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Elgin, IL | $194,821 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $177,266 |
| Michael Reese Health Trust | Elgin, IL | $177,266 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $102,424 |
| United Way of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $102,424 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $97,410 |
| United Way of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $97,410 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $88,633 |
| United Way of Metropolitan | Chicago, IL | $88,633 |
| Jewish United Fund Israel | Chicago, IL | $68,283 |
| Jewish United Fund Israel | Chicago, IL | $64,940 |
| Jewish United Fund Israel | Chicago, IL | $59,089 |
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