Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation

Historical Funder

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 36-2476143 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$5.3M

Organizations funded142

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$140.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $25,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	JUDY AND PETER BLUM KOVLER FOUNDATI
Address	1025 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST NW 400W, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Phone	2024660581
Form and materials	SUBMIT A 1-2 PAGE WRITTEN PROPOSAL AND A COPY OF YOUR DETERMINATION LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION.
Deadlines	BY NOVEMBER 1ST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
Restrictions	NONE.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education11
Arts & Culture10
Health9
Human Services9
Children & Youth2
Environment2

Where it gives

57% of grants went outside District of Columbia.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
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
Washington Office on Latin America	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$25,000
Edward M Kennedy Institute	Boston, MA	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,353
American Friends Musee Dorsay	New York, NY	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
Commission on Presidential Debates	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
Diaspora Arts Connection Inc	Pleasant Hill, CA	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
Georgetown University	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
J Street Education Fund	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc	White Horse Beach, MA	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
Stanford University - Standford in Washington	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
Wendt Center	Baltimore, MD	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$20,000
Temple Sinai	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$16,000
Arena Stage	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000
Challenged Athletes Foundation	San Diego, CA	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000
DC Diaper Bank	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000
Friendship Place	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000
Landon School	Bethesda, MD	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000
National Center for Jewish Film	Waltham, MA	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000
Reading Partners	Washington, DC	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000
University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization	$15,000

Showing the 60 largest of 142 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$5,301,881	142
2023	$5,523,854	146

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 (amended) - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543169349101519
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-2476143
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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