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Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation

Accepts applications Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 476032560

Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2024 it gave $215,200 in 54 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $46,200. 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 $178,950 the year before.

30% 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
2022$161,04042$4.1 million
2023$178,95048$4.3 million
2024$215,20054$4.2 million

How to apply

ContactTed Baer Co Baer Foundation
9730 Ascot Drive, Omaha, NE 68114
Phone or email(402) 552-1001
What to submitNone specified
DeadlinesPlease allow 30 days prior to requested deadlines

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska46$186,200
Kansas1$20,000
Illinois2$3,500
California1$1,500
Georgia1$1,000
Iowa1$1,000
North Carolina1$1,000
Texas1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 54 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Nebraska Foundation
Omaha, NE
General operations$46,200
Valley Hope Association Foundation
Norton, KS
General operations$20,000
Lincoln Bowling Association
Lincoln, NE
General operations$15,000
Christ the King Church
Omaha, NE
General operations$10,000
Madonna School
Omaha, NE
General operations$10,000
Marian High School
Omaha, NE
General operations$10,000
Christ Child Society of Omaha Nebraska
Omaha, NE
General operations$5,000
Community Alliance
Omaha, NE
General operations$5,000
Durham Museum
Omaha, NE
General operations$5,000
Nebraska Youth Bowling Partnership
Omaha, NE
General operations$5,000
Omaha Public Library Fdn
Omaha, NE
General operations$5,000
Project Harmony
Omaha, NE
General operations$5,000
Siena Francis House
Omaha, NE
General operations$5,000
Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church
Omaha, NE
General operations$4,000
Great Plains Paralyzed Vets
Omaha, NE
General operations$3,500
Dibs for Kids
Omaha, NE
General operations$3,000
Youth Emergency Services
Omaha, NE
General operations$3,000
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,500
De Paul University
Chicago, IL
General operations$2,500
Food Bank for the Heartland
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,500
Radio Talking Book
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,500
Sacred Seed Nature Conservancy
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,500
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,500
The Bay
Lincoln, NE
General operations$2,500
Vna
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,500
Alliance Francaise D'omaha
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,000
Center for Legal Immigration Assisstance
Lincoln, NE
General operations$2,000
Crane River Theater
Kearney, NE
General operations$2,000
Film Streams
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,000
Metro Science and Engineering Fair Inc
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,000
Nebraska Diaper Bank
Omaha, NE
General operations$2,000
Dachshund Rescue Nebraska
Omaha, NE
General operations$1,500
Kios Public Radio
Omaha, NE
General operations$1,500
Middlebury Institute of Intl Studies
Monterey, CA
General operations$1,500
Alliance Francaise de Chicago
Chicago, IL
General operations$1,000
Blue Barn Theatre
Omaha, NE
General operations$1,000
Casa Douglas County
Omaha, NE
General operations$1,000
Cues-Christian Urban Ed Serv
Omaha, NE
General operations$1,000
First Responders Foundation
Omaha, NE
General operations$1,000
Greater Atlanta Usbc Association
Alpharetta, GA
General operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please allow 30 days prior to requested deadlines.

How much does Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation give?

$215,200 in tax year 2024, across 54 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Theodore Baer (President), Kathy Baer (Vice President/Secretary) and Zac Baer (Board Member).

What does Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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