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The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc: 68 grants to organizations, $4.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Baltimore, MD, paid 68 grants to organizations totaling $4,866,230 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $400,000 to Accelerate Change in Boston, MA for general support for voter engagement.
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- EIN
- 521607300
- Based in
- Baltimore, MD
- Assets
- $60,203,281
- Grants paid
- $4,866,230
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349103060. It reported $4,866,230 in grants paid; 68 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate Change | Boston, MA | general support for voter engagement | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigrant Justice Corps | New York, NY | support for two consecutive cohorts of three Jane Blaustein Justice Fellows | Crime and legal-related | $285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equis Institute | Washington, DC | general support for Voter Engagement research | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | renewed support for the Voting Rights Project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | renewed support for the Voting Rights Project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | support for the Analyst Institute Civic Engagement Research & Dissemination Hub | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arizona Public Media | Tucson, AZ | support for the Bridging Communities Capital Campaign | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | support for two consecutive two-year Jane Blaustein Law Fellows | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $113,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ground Game Fund | Austin, TX | support for DJs at the Polls | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ground Game Fund | Austin, TX | support for Focus for Democracy regranting fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Physicians for Human Rights | New York, NY | renewed support for the project, "Do No Harm: Countering Violations of Medical Ethics, Standards of Care, and Human Rights in the Post-Dobbs United States" | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brotherhoodsister Sol | New York, NY | renewed general support for education and social justice opportunities for youth in Harlem | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amica Center for Immigrant Rights | Washington, DC | renewed general support to provide legal assistance and advocacy for immigrants at risk for deportation in Maryland and the DC Region | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anera | Washington, DC | emergency support for humanitarian aid in Gaza | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Disability Rights Maryland | Baltimore, MD | renewed support to expand legal services and advocacy to the disproportionate number of students with disabilities involved in the school discipline process | Crime and legal-related | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | renewed support for an environmental reporter covering Baltimore and Maryland | Social science | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | emergency support for humanitarian aid in Gaza | International, foreign affairs and national security | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners for Dignity & Rights | New York, NY | renewed support for the Dignity in Schools Campaign - New York coalition | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Physicians for Human Rights | New York, NY | support for a research and capacity development project to investigate attacks on health care workers in Gaza | International, foreign affairs and national security | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | renewed support for the Immigration Legal Services program at the Esperanza Center | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | renewed general support for regional campaigns to promote clean energy | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Inc | Tucson, AZ | renewed general support for free legal and social services for immigrant individuals and families in detention | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imagine North Carolina First | Raleigh, NC | general support | Social science | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Saludhealth & Opportunities for Latinos | Baltimore, MD | support to replicate Terra Firma in Baltimore, a model program to provide legal representation, health and mental health care for unaccompanied immigrant children | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids in Need of Defense | Washington, DC | renewed support for KIND's Baltimore office to provide legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children in Maryland | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | renewed support to defend human rights and democratic institutions in Israel | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Immigration Coalition | New York, NY | renewed general support to promote immigrants' civic participation, leadership and unified voice | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Climate Education Fund | Washington, DC | renewed general support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | general support | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fund for New Citizens at the New York Community Trust | New York, NY | renewed support for the Fund for New Citizens, a funding collaborative providing grants to small, immigrant-led non-profits in New York City | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | general support for HEAL | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | support for NY Renews, a state-wide coalition of environmental, labor, and community groups that aims to achieve an environmentally sustainable and just New York State economy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | New York, NY | renewed general support to build community power to fight environmental racism | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sentencing Project | Washington, DC | renewed general support for the organization's work reforming criminal justice policies and practice | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Advocates for Children of New York Inc | New York, NY | renewed support for the School Justice Project to provide advocacy and representation for youth facing court involvement, school suspension and/or emotional challenges | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | renewed general support to provide asylum seekers with comprehensive, trauma informed, and culturally and linguistically appropriate case management and immigration legal services | International, foreign affairs and national security | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Advocates Ny | Albany, NY | renewed general support for broad and inclusive advocacy efforts for a clean and just energy policy | Environment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Law and Economic Justice | New York, NY | renewed general support for policy advocacy and litigation to advance economic justice for low-income families, individuals and communities | Crime and legal-related | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fund for Investigative Journalism Inc | Washington, DC | renewed general support for the organization's efforts to sustain investigative journalism | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | renewed general support to provide pro bono legal services to journalists | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | New York, NY | support for capital campaign and renewed general support | Environment | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Auburn Seminary | New York, NY | renewed general support for leadership development for faith-rooted justice leaders | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ayuda | Washington, DC | renewed general support for legal services for low-income immigrants in the Maryland/DC/Virginia region, especially women and families | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bend the Arc A Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | renewed general support to engage Jews in promoting opportunity and social justice for all Americans | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Annapolis, MD | renewed general support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Refugee Assistance Project | New York, NY | renewed project support for IRAPs efforts challenging policies threatening the rights of asylum seekers in the United States | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | renewed support for Climate Partners, a collaborative effort to ensure Maryland's Climate Solutions Now Act is implemented fully and with equity | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reconsider | Wawasing, NY | support to produce the documentary film, "There is Another Way" | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| T'ruah | New York, NY | renewed general support to bring the moral voice of rabbis to pressing human rights issues | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Type Media Center | New York, NY | renewed support for Type Investigations to facilitate the development and publication of socially significant reporting with an emphasis on human and civil rights | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jews United for Justice | Washington, DC | renewed general support for community organizing to fight against inequality in Maryland and DC | Religion-related | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interfaith Power and Light | Washington, DC | renewed general support to advocate for climate change solutions through regional faith communities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Refugee and Immigrant Fund Inc | Astoria, NY | renewed general support to assist newly-arrived asylum seekers | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Comprehensive Youth Development | New York, NY | renewed support for the Legal Information Clinic for immigrant and refugee students at the Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day School and its high school network | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| J Street Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | renewed general support to build a movement in the US for pro-Israel, pro-peace foreign policy | Religion-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pace University Elisabeth Haub School Law | New York, NY | support for the Corwin Environmental Law Externship in memory of Rosemary Corwin | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | renewed general support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | renewed general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | renewed support for the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women in Need | New York, NY | renewed general support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverside Immigrant Services and Empowerment | New York, NY | general support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Service Society of New York | New York, NY | renewed general support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| End of Life Choices New York | New York, NY | general support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharsheret | Teaneck, NJ | general support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | renewed support for the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | support for documentary "Hollywood Does Abortion" | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | renewed general support through 2025 membership | $5,730 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | renewed general support through 2025 membership | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $813,500 |
| Crime and legal-related | $500,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $370,000 |
| Environment | $315,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $260,000 |
| Human services | $205,000 |
| Social science | $155,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $150,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $2,112,000 |
| District of Columbia | $885,000 |
| Maryland | $565,730 |
| Massachusetts | $400,000 |
| California | $230,000 |
| Texas | $200,000 |
| Arizona | $190,000 |
| Colorado | $113,500 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.