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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0136525

Louis Blum Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $20,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $498,100
  • Tax year 2024

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $492,033
  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $435,443
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $444,130
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $506,641
  • Tax year 2020

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $456,821
  • Tax year 2019

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $498,443
  • Tax year 2018

    $9,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $433,243

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Rotary FoundationEvanston, IL

    Donation

    $15,000
  2. Coastal Encinitas Rotary ClubEncinitas, CA

    Donation

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $15,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert BlumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $6,000
  • Carl TroschDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $6,000

The return

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