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The Bailey Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 474085149

The Bailey Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $162,500 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $240,000 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$240,00012$3.5 million
2024$162,50015$4.3 million

How to apply

The Bailey Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Bailey Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire13$135,000
New York1$15,000
Vermont1$12,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Northern Woodlands
Lyme, NH
Annual fund$20,000
Town of Stoddard Treasurer
Stoddard, NH
Little big forest fund$20,000
Town of Stoddard Treasurer
Stoddard, NH
Little big forest fund$20,000
Mohonk Preserve
New Paltz, NY
The daniel smiley research center$15,000
New Hampshire PBS
Durham, NH
The willem lange endowment fund$15,000
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
Woodstock, VT
Annual fund$12,500
Antioch University
Keene, NH
Annual fund$10,000
Antioch University
Keene, NH
Annual fund$10,000
Distant Hill Gardens & Nature Trail
Walpole, NH
Annual fund$10,000
The Harris Center for Conservation Education
Hancock, NH
Annual fund$10,000
Hanover Conservancy
Hanover, NH
Adams farm$5,000
Hanover Conservancy
Hanover, NH
Annual fund$5,000
The Lyme Foundation
Lyme, NH
Annual fund$5,000
Utility Club of Lyme
Lyme, NH
Annual fund$2,500
Lyme Historians
Lyme, NH
Annual fund$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bailey Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Bailey Charitable Foundation give?

$162,500 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Bailey Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Sidney S Craven (President), Michael Morgan (Treasurer) and Kim Record (Secretary).

What does The Bailey Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and science and research.

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