FUNDER
BLS FAMILY FOUNDATION
21recipients FY2016–24
$3Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 82% of giving in Illinois
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A local funder — 82% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, IL, NY.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ARK | IL | 8 | 2024 | $490,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - CHICAGO | IL | 4 | 2024 | $455,000 |
| JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | IL | 8 | 2024 | $430,000 |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL INC | NY | 5 | 2024 | $270,000 |
| NEW ISRAEL FUND | NY | 5 | 2024 | $130,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC | IL | 1 | 2024 | $115,000 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | IL | 2 | 2024 | $107,500 |
| STOP STALKING US INC | CA | 2 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES | IL | 2 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN LEGAL CENTER | IL | 1 | 2024 | $25,000 |
| PROJECT UNLOADED INC | IL | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE CHICAGO | IL | 5 | 2023 | $127,500 |
| OROT THE CENTER FOR NEW JEWISH LEARNING | IL | 2 | 2023 | $32,500 |
| THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST | IL | 2 | 2023 | $25,000 |
| SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM | IL | 3 | 2022 | $70,000 |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC | NY | 1 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| YOGACARE | IL | 2 | 2022 | $15,000 |
| BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO NFP | IL | 1 | 2021 | $7,500 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER | IL | 3 | 2020 | $330,000 |
| COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY | IL | 1 | 2020 | $12,000 |
| JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL | DC | 1 | 2018 | $20,000 |