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Robert J Bauer Family Foundation

Accepts applications St Augustine, Florida · EIN 226784245

Robert J Bauer Family Foundation is a private foundation in St Augustine, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.6 million in 55 grants; the typical grant was $16,000 and the largest $167,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $717,000 the year before.

60% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$729,00049$18.3 million
2023$717,00049$20.8 million
2024$1.6 million55$24.8 million

How to apply

ContactRichard N Bauer
PO Box 168, St Augustine, FL 32085
Phone or email(732) 837-8347
What to submitRequests should be in letter form with supporting materials enclosed.
DeadlinesSeptember 15
RestrictionsGrants are not made to individuals.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert J Bauer Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$444,000
Virginia4$289,000
District of Columbia9$211,000
Massachusetts4$160,000
California7$112,000
Delaware2$106,000
New Jersey4$70,000
Pennsylvania2$41,000
Connecticut5$34,000
Maryland1$31,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 55 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New York University
New York, NY
Unrestricted$167,000
Northern Virginia Community College (Nova)
Annandale, VA
Unrestricted$167,000
Karl Schmitz University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Unrestricted$100,000
Clean Air Task Force
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$88,000
Goodwin Living Foundation
Alexandria, VA
Unrestricted$67,000
Planned Parenthood
New York, NY
Unrestricted$67,000
Prevention of Blindness Society (DC
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$67,000
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Unrestricted$46,000
American Civil Liberties Union
Newark, NJ
Unrestricted$40,000
Give Directly
New York, NY
Unrestricted$40,000
Terrapraxis
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted$38,000
Bernnan Center for Justice
New York, NY
Unrestricted$36,000
Public Broadcasting Service Foundat
Arlington, VA
Unrestricted$36,000
Dunkard Brethren Church
Bethel, PA
Unrestricted$31,000
National Public Radio
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$31,000
Center for Biological Diversity
Tucson, AZ
Unrestricted$30,000
Direct Relief
Santa Barbara, CA
Unrestricted$30,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Manhatten Beach, CA
Unrestricted$29,000
Deployus Inc
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$28,000
Wikimedia Foundation Inc Wikipedia
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$28,000
American Assoc for the Aaas
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$25,000
Cancer Research Institute
New York, NY
Unrestricted$20,000
Electonic Frontier Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted$20,000
Project on Governmnet Oversight (Pogo)
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$20,000
Save the Children
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$20,000
Rainforest Trust
Warrenton, VA
Unrestricted$19,000
Center for Ecological Consciousness Paul Stamets
Shelton, WA
Unrestricted$16,000
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF)
New York, NY
Unrestricted$16,000
Mountain Shadows Equine Revival
Laramie, WY
Unrestricted$16,000
National Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Unrestricted$16,000
Protect Democracy Project
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$16,000
Alzheimers Association
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$14,000
The Ocean Conservancy
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$13,000
Against Malaria Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Unrestricted$10,000
Coalition for Rainforest Nations
New York, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Engineers Without Borders
Denver, CO
Unrestricted$10,000
Farmington River Watershed Associat
St Simsbury, CT
Unrestricted$10,000
Khan Academy
Mountain View, CA
Unrestricted$10,000
Linden United Methodist Church
Linden, NJ
Unrestricted$10,000
New Incentives
Covina, CA
Unrestricted$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert J Bauer Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: September 15.

How much does Robert J Bauer Family Foundation give?

$1.6 million in tax year 2024, across 55 grants, with a typical grant of $16,000.

Who runs Robert J Bauer Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists George W Bauer (Trustee), Nancy Bauer Howell (Trustee), Richard N Bauer (Trustee) and Kimberly B Howell (Trustee).

What does Robert J Bauer Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and international.

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