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Blue Guitar Foundation

Fort Lee, NJ  ·  EIN 461630463  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$18.6M

Total Giving

$11.8M

Grants on File

39

Average Grant

$304K

Giving Radius

Where Blue Guitar Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $500K across 4 grants CA — no grants on file CO — no grants on file CT — $1.0M across 2 grants DC — $125K across 1 grant DE — no grants on file FL — $2.6M across 8 grants GA — $150K across 1 grant HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $122K across 3 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $10K across 1 grant ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $235K across 1 grant NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $7.1M across 16 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $20K across 2 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 24 recipients across 10 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($6.7M, 11 grants), CORAL GABLES ($2.4M, 2 grants), NEW HAVEN ($1.0M, 2 grants), PHOENIX ($500K, 4 grants), FRANKLIN LAKES ($235K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Chabad West Village $50K 2020
Make-A-Wish Foundation $125K 2020
Jdc $1.5M 2020
Frost School of Music $1.4M 2020
Help a Diabetic Child $1K 2020
Fire $10K 2020
Chabad at Yale $500K 2020
Nyu School of Laws Future Needs Fund $1.0M 2020
Chabad Loft $10K 2020
Gsd Advisers INC $20K 2021
Chabad at Yale $500K 2021
Chabad Loft $10K 2021
Make-A-Wish Foundation $125K 2021
Chabad West Village $60K 2021
Fire $10K 2021
Frost School of Music $1.0M 2021
Jdc $1.5M 2021
Yeshiva of South Shore $100K 2021
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $20K 2021
Nantucket Community Sailing INC $12K 2021
Make-A-Wish Foundation $125K 2022
Yeshiva of South Shore $100K 2022
Jdc $1.5M 2022
Community Foundation for Nantucket $10K 2022
Chabad West Village $300K 2022

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $21.2M $1.0M $407K $1.8M
2022 $22.5M $1.3M $1.8M $2.2M
2021 $22.9M $1.6M $-347,543 $3.4M
2020 $26.6M $1.6M $774K $4.6M
2019 $30.5M $1.8M $825K $3.2M
2015 $38.5M $2.1M $1.1M $2.7M
2014 $40.2M $2.5M $23.0M $2.9M
2013 $20.0M $909K $20.1M $50K

Section VII

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