Public Charity

LEON A & ESTHER F BLUM FOUNDATION

LEON A & ESTHER F BLUM FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN MATEO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.2M revenue, $641K expenses, $12.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 31 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $5.7M.

EIN: 942819074 SAN MATEO, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$641K
Total Assets$12.9M
Grants Given31
Grant Total$5.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BLUM FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT BENEFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION THROUGH VOLUNTARY GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, OR STUDENT LOANS WHICH AID WORTHY STUDENTS REGISTERED AT THE THREE ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Where $100 goes at Leon a & Esther F Blum Foundation

How Leon a & Esther F Blum Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $91 for programs

$91
The sole purpose of the foundation is to disburse the available interest from the estate of leon a
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE AND CFO David Faigman
PRESIDENT David G Finkelstein
TRUSTEE AND SECRETARY Johanna Kalb
TRUSTEE Mark Yates

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$5,676,441 27 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $641K $12.9M
2024 $308K $608K $12.1M
2023 $343K $580K $11.2M
2022 $592K $649K $10.7M
2021 $1.5M $1.0M $13.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.5M to $1.2M (-20%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA.

CA

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