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The Edward D Baker Foundation

Accepts applications San Francisco, California · EIN 201175382

The Edward D Baker Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $5,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $10,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$8,8002$126,726
2024$10,0003$120,462
2025$5,0001$88,020

How to apply

ContactEdward D Baker III
2164 Hyde Street Apt 510, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone or email(510) 507-2749
What to submitWritten information regarding purposes of organization
RestrictionsAwards may be made to provide financial support to qualifying charitable organizations, that are tax-exempt and not private foundations, that enhance the education and welfare of children, support or perform research in the mathematical sciences, provide medical care and support or perform medical research, promote the fine and performing arts, provide care for animals and promote the health of animals, or fund other projects that are consistent with the foundation's general charitable purposes. Written information regarding the purposes of the organization is required when submitting applications for contributions.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Edward D Baker Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of the British Museum
New York, NY
For raising awareness of the activities and collections of the british museum among americans in the u.s.$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Edward D Baker Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Edward D Baker Foundation give?

$5,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Edward D Baker Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Edward Baker IV (Ceo) and Edward D Baker III (Cfo and Secretary).

What does The Edward D Baker Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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