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Baker Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only St Cloud, Wisconsin · EIN 200529206

Baker Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in St Cloud, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.0 million in 12 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $905,200. 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 up from $203,200 the year before.

0% 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
2022$157,50011$3.2 million
2023$203,20013$3.8 million
2024$1.0 million12$3.0 million

How to apply

Baker Family Foundation Inc 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 Baker Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin12$1.0 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Mary's Springs Academy
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual fund and special events sponsor$905,200
Fond du Lac Family YMCA
Fond du Lac, WI
Operating budget$50,000
Friends of Sarnelli House
Milwaukee, WI
Outreach programs$20,000
Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual campaign$15,000
Shepherd of the Hills Parish & School
Eden, WI
Annual fund and special event dinner$9,500
Holy Family Parish
Fond du Lac, WI
Annual contribution$8,000
Agnesian Healthcare Foundation Inc
Fond du Lac, WI
Special events and raffle sponsor$7,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin
Appleton, WI
Special events sponsor$5,000
Plymouth Intergenerational Coalition LTD
Plymouth, WI
Operating budget$5,000
Holy Land Food Pantry
Malone, WI
Operating budget$2,500
Solutions Center
Fond du Lac, WI
Operating budget$2,500
Marian University
Fond du Lac, WI
Special events sponsor$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Baker Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Baker Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Baker Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard Baker (President/Director), Brian Baker (Vice President/Director), Kevin Baker (Secretary/Treasurer/Director) and Jeffrey Baker (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Baker Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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