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The CBJR Foundation

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 270445424

The CBJR Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $123,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $132,000 the year before.

11% of its 2024 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$132,00010$2.1 million
2024$123,0009$2.9 million

How to apply

ContactB Robert Baker
2726 Bissonnet St 240 Box 523, Houston, TX 77005
Phone or email(713) 533-9001
What to submitA letter can be submitted to a fund manager stating the purpose for which the funds will be used and the amount requested.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The CBJR Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas7$91,000
Florida1$20,000
Tennessee1$12,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Emerald Coast Autism Center
Valparaiso, FL
General use$20,000
Care Partners
Houston, TX
General use$15,000
Cristo Ray Jesuit
Houston, TX
General use$15,000
San Francisco Nativity Academy of Houston
Houston, TX
General use$15,000
Small Steps Nurturing Center
Houston, TX
General use$15,000
Yellowstone Academy
Houston, TX
General use$15,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General use$12,000
Houston SPCA
Houston, TX
General use$10,000
Yes Prep Public Schools
Houston, TX
General use$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The CBJR Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The CBJR Foundation give?

$123,000 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The CBJR Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists B Robert Baker (President), Carmody Cronin Baker (Vice President), Jackson Charles Baker (Secretary) and Ryan Baker (Treasurer).

What does The CBJR Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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