The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc
Historical FunderBaltimore, Maryland · EIN 52-1607300 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$4.9M
Organizations funded68
Typical grant$60,000
Total assets$60.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $80,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | Jeanne P Blaustein President CO Ms |
|---|---|
| Address | BPG One South Street Ste 2900, Baltimore MD 212023334 |
| Phone | 4103477201 |
| Form and materials | Letter |
| Deadlines | None |
| Restrictions | This organization does not make gifts or grants to individuals. |
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.
Where it gives
85% of grants went outside Maryland.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate Change | Boston, MA | general support for voter engagement | $400,000 |
| Immigrant Justice Corps | New York, NY | support for two consecutive cohorts of three Jane Blaustein Justice Fellows | $285,000 |
| Equis Institute | Washington, DC | general support for Voter Engagement research | $200,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | renewed support for the Voting Rights Project | $150,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | renewed support for the Voting Rights Project | $150,000 |
| NEO Philanthropy | New York, NY | support for the Analyst Institute Civic Engagement Research & Dissemination Hub | $150,000 |
| Arizona Public Media | Tucson, AZ | support for the Bridging Communities Capital Campaign | $115,000 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | support for two consecutive two-year Jane Blaustein Law Fellows | $113,500 |
| Ground Game Fund | Austin, TX | support for DJs at the Polls | $100,000 |
| Ground Game Fund | Austin, TX | support for Focus for Democracy regranting fund | $100,000 |
| 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… | $100,000 |
| The BrotherhoodSister Sol | New York, NY | renewed general support for education and social justice opportunities for youth in Harlem | $90,000 |
| 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 |
| Anera | Washington, DC | emergency support for humanitarian aid in Gaza | $80,000 |
| 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… | $80,000 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | renewed support for an environmental reporter covering Baltimore and Maryland | $80,000 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | emergency support for humanitarian aid in Gaza | $80,000 |
| Partners for Dignity & Rights | New York, NY | renewed support for the Dignity in Schools Campaign - New York coalition | $80,000 |
| Physicians for Human Rights | New York, NY | support for a research and capacity development project to investigate attacks on health care workers in Gaza | $80,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | renewed support for the Immigration Legal Services program at the Esperanza Center | $75,000 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | renewed general support for regional campaigns to promote clean energy | $75,000 |
| 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 | $75,000 |
| 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 |
| Imagine North Carolina First | Raleigh, NC | general support | $75,000 |
| 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… | $75,000 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | general support for HEAL | $75,000 |
| 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 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | renewed support to defend human rights and democratic institutions in Israel | $75,000 |
| New York Immigration Coalition | New York, NY | renewed general support to promote immigrants' civic participation, leadership and unified voice | $75,000 |
| Our Climate Education Fund | Washington, DC | renewed general support | $75,000 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | general support | $75,000 |
| 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… | $75,000 |
| West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | New York, NY | renewed general support to build community power to fight environmental racism | $75,000 |
| The Sentencing Project | Washington, DC | renewed general support for the organization's work reforming criminal justice policies and practice | $65,000 |
| 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… | $60,000 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | renewed general support to provide asylum seekers with comprehensive, trauma informed, and culturally and linguistically appropriate case… | $60,000 |
| Environmental Advocates NY | Albany, NY | renewed general support for broad and inclusive advocacy efforts for a clean and just energy policy | $60,000 |
| The Fund for Investigative Journalism Inc | Washington, DC | renewed general support for the organization's efforts to sustain investigative journalism | $60,000 |
| 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 | $60,000 |
| The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | renewed general support to provide pro bono legal services to journalists | $60,000 |
| West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | New York, NY | support for capital campaign and renewed general support | $55,000 |
| Auburn Seminary | New York, NY | renewed general support for leadership development for faith-rooted justice leaders | $50,000 |
| Ayuda | Washington, DC | renewed general support for legal services for low-income immigrants in the Maryland/DC/Virginia region, especially women and families | $50,000 |
| 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 | $50,000 |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Annapolis, MD | renewed general support | $50,000 |
| 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 | $50,000 |
| 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… | $50,000 |
| Reconsider | Wawasing, NY | support to produce the documentary film, "There is Another Way" | $50,000 |
| T'ruah | New York, NY | renewed general support to bring the moral voice of rabbis to pressing human rights issues | $50,000 |
| 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… | $50,000 |
| Jews United for Justice | Washington, DC | renewed general support for community organizing to fight against inequality in Maryland and DC | $45,000 |
| Interfaith Power and Light | Washington, DC | renewed general support to advocate for climate change solutions through regional faith communities | $40,000 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Fund Inc | Astoria, NY | renewed general support to assist newly-arrived asylum seekers | $40,000 |
| 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… | $35,000 |
| J Street Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | renewed general support to build a movement in the US for pro-Israel, pro-peace foreign policy | $35,000 |
| Pace University Elisabeth Haub School Law | New York, NY | support for the Corwin Environmental Law Externship in memory of Rosemary Corwin | $25,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | renewed general support | $20,000 |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | renewed general support | $20,000 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | renewed support for the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute | $20,000 |
| Women In Need | New York, NY | renewed general support | $20,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 68 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | renewed support for the Voting Rights Project | $150,000 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | support for two consecutive two-year Jane Blaustein Law Fellows | $115,500 |
| The BrotherhoodSister Sol | New York, NY | renewed general support for education and social justice opportunities for youth in Harlem | $90,000 |
| 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… | $80,000 |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | renewed support for an environmental reporter covering Baltimore and Maryland | $80,000 |
| Partners for Dignity & Rights | New York, NY | renewed support for the Dignity in Schools Campaign - New York coalition | $80,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | renewed support for the Immigration Legal Services program at the Esperanza Center | $75,000 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | support for the HEAL Refugee Health & Asylum Collaborative | $75,000 |
| 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 |
| 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… | $75,000 |
| 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… | $60,000 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | renewed general support to provide asylum seekers with comprehensive, trauma informed, and culturally and linguistically appropriate case… | $60,000 |
| 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 | $60,000 |
| T'ruah | New York, NY | renewed general support to bring the moral voice of rabbis to pressing human rights issues | $50,000 |
| Jews United for Justice | Washington, DC | renewed general support for community organizing to fight against inequality in Maryland and DC | $45,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,866,230 | 83 |
| 2023 | $4,057,092 | 80 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503189349103060
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1607300
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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