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Clark and Ruby Baker Foundation

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 581429097

Clark and Ruby Baker Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $199,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $182,000 the year before.

27% of its 2025 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$187,00014$4.0 million
2024$182,00013$4.4 million
2025$199,00015$4.8 million

How to apply

ContactClark Ruby Baker Fdn
3414 Peachtree Rd NE Monarch Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30326-1113
Phone or email(404) 264-1377
What to submitLetter request

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Clark and Ruby Baker Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia14$184,000
Colorado1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Young Harris College
Young Harris, GA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Murphy-Harpst Children's Centers Inc
Cedartown, GA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Must Ministries Inc
Marietta, GA
Unrestricted general$25,000
Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
Unrestricted general$20,000
Crossroads Ministries USA Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
Unrestricted general$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Central Georgia
Macon, GA
Unrestricted general$15,000
Lagrange College
Lagrange, GA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Foundation of Wesley Woods
Atlanta, GA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Make-A-Wish Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Unrestricted general$10,000
East Lake Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Kidz to Leaders Inc
Marietta, GA
Unrestrictd general support$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier
Gainesville, GA
Unrestricted general$7,000
Youth Villages
Douglasville, GA
Unrestricted general$7,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia
Macon, GA
Unrestricted general$5,000
Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo Inc
Atlanta, GA
Unrestricted general$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clark and Ruby Baker Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Clark and Ruby Baker Foundation give?

$199,000 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Clark and Ruby Baker Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does Clark and Ruby Baker Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and faith communities.

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