Private foundation
Blue Foundation
CHICAGO, ILCity and state as stated on its FY2018 returnEIN
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Private foundation
CHICAGO, ILCity and state as stated on its FY2018 returnEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2018 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $183,986 | $2,674,131 | $2,566,090 | $0 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 41% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Museum of ArtMatched to this organization because 48 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL FUND | $550 | 2016 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| $0 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $452,509 | $562,473 | $537,822 | $2,510,589 | $2,510,589 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $395,610 | $629,341 | $604,248 | $2,620,553 | $2,620,553 |
| ASPEN INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC | 2017 IC SUMMER GATHERING - ASPEN MEADOWS | $530 | 2017 |
| FREE SPIRIT MEDIAMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | 2018 CONTRIBUTION | $500 | 2018 |
| CHICAGO UNITEDCHICAGO, IL | 2018 GALA | $500 | 2018 |
| United Way of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL | General Fund | $500 | 2016 |
| MARIACHI HERITAGE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, IL | 2018 MEMBERSHIP | $500 | 2018 |
| COLAB THEATER GROUPNEW YORK, NY | 2017 GIVING/ON BEHALF OF SAM MCCARTNEY | $500 | 2017 |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | 2018 HOT PINK PARTY | $500 | 2018 |
| CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMENCHICAGO, IL | 2018 LUNCHEON | $500 | 2018 |
| Natural Resources Defense CouncilChicago, IL | 2016 Petcoke Photography Exhibit | $500 | 2016 |
| INACOLVIENNA, VA | 2017 MEMBERSHIP | $500 | 2017 |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | 2018 SYMPOSIUM AND AWARDS LUNCHEON | $500 | 2018 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCILCHICAGO, IL | 2017 NRDC MIDWEST | $500 | 2017 |
| Chicago Historical SocietyChicago, IL | 2016 Awards Dinner | $500 | 2016 |
| THE WOMEN'S BOARD OF NW MEMORIAL HOSPITALCHICAGO, IL | 2017 ANNUAL FUND | $500 | 2017 |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | 2017 AWARDS LUNCHEON | $500 | 2017 |
| LATINO POLICY FORUMCHICAGO, IL | 2017 ANNUAL BREAKFAST | $500 | 2017 |
| Theatre Development FundNew York, NY | 2016 Autism Theatre Initiative | $500 | 2016 |
| CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETYCHICAGO, IL | 2018 AWARDS DINNER | $500 | 2018 |
| CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETYCHICAGO, IL | 2017 AWARDS DINNER | $500 | 2017 |
| Patrick Kelly Family FundAspen, CO | 2016 Patrick Kelly Family Fund | $500 | 2016 |
| ERIE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSECHICAGO, IL | 2018 ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER | $500 | 2018 |
| FREE SPIRIT MEDIAMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CHICAGO, IL | 2017 FOUNDERS CIRCLE EVENT | $500 | 2017 |
| METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICESCHICAGO, IL | 2017 MPOWER THE NIGHT GALA | $500 | 2017 |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | 2017 HOT PINK PARTY | $500 | 2017 |
Filing id 201811079349101121
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201700899349100505
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.