Private foundation · EIN 38-2710389 · Bingham Farms, Michigan

Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundaton Corporation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 69 grants paid, $1.8M total, median $3,500. 62% of grants stayed in Michigan.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
69
$1.8M
Median grant
$3,500
Stays in MI
62%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.2M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 69 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Metro DetroitBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$418K
Jewish Federation of Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$198K
Detroit Symphony OrchestraDetroit, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$175K
American Joint Distribution CommitteejdcNew York, NYUnrestricted charitable gift$161K
Brilliant DetroitDetroit, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$150K
AiefWashington, DCUnrestricted charitable gift$105K
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy NetworkWest Bloomfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$100K
Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWashington, DCUnrestricted charitable gift$78K
Morse Life FoundationWest Palm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$51K
Promise Fund of FloridaWest Palm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$30K
Yeshiva Beth YehudahSouthfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$25K
Friends of the Idf Palm BeachNew York, NYUnrestricted charitable gift$25K
Hillel Campus Alliance of MichiganEast Lansing, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$15K
Friends of the Idfisrael Defense ForcesWalled Lake, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$12K
Holocaust Memorial CenterFarmington Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$11K
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted charitable gift$11K
Tamarack CampsBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Farber Hebrew Day SchoolSouthfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Hillel Day SchoolFarmington Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Birmingham Bloomfield Chai CenterBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Isaac Agree Downtown SynagogueDetroit, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Michigan Israel Business AcceleratorDetroit, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
ORT America IncBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$10K
Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$9,655
Congregation Shaarey ZedekSouthfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$6,848
Yeshiva Darchei TorahSouthfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$5,100
Glazer HallPalm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$5,000
Hillel of Metro DetroitDetroit, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$5,000
Insight Through EducationPalm Beach Gardens, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$5,000
Jewish Free Loan AssociationBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$5,000
Jewish Senior Life of Metro DetroitWest Bloomfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$5,000
Planned Parenthood of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$3,500
Palm Beach Country Club FoundationPalm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$3,000
Schechter Institute of Jewish StudiesPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted charitable gift$3,000
Jewish Family ServicesWest Bloomfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$2,860
JarcBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$2,550
Kids Kicking CancerSouthfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$2,500
Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NYUnrestricted charitable gift$2,500
Starfish Family ServicesInkster, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$2,500
United Jewish FoundationBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$2,364
Hillel of Broward and Palm BeachBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$2,000
Michigan HillelAnn Arbor, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$2,000
United Way for Se MichiganDetroit, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$2,000
Yad EzraBerkley, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$1,400
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$1,000
Livingston's Way - Wavenaker ProgramPalm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$1,000
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXUnrestricted charitable gift$1,000
Chabad House Palm BeachPalm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$500
Friends of Pastour School DetroitHuntington Woods, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$500
Hydrocephalus AssociationNorth Bethesda, MDUnrestricted charitable gift$500
Jewish Agency for IsraelNew York, NYUnrestricted charitable gift$500
The Mariam Center at St Mary Orthodox BasilicaLivonia, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$500
Detroit Public TvWixom, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$360
Hebrew Free Loan DetroitBloomfield Hills, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$280
Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FLUnrestricted charitable gift$250
Jewish Historical Society of MichiganWest Bloomfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$200
Detroit ChesedSouthfield, MIUnrestricted charitable gift$180

By state: Michigan 43 · Florida 14 · New York 6 · District of Columbia 2 · Pennsylvania 1 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundaton Corporation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bingham Farms, Michigan, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundaton Corporation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundaton Corporation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.8M across 69 grants, a median of $3,500.

Where does Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundaton Corporation give?

Michigan (43 grants), Florida (14 grants), New York (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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