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Baker Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$151k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$173kPublic Benefit$139kHealth$110kReligion$77kArts & Culture$63kEducation$37kInternational$23kEnvironment$11kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $61k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$6,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Collier County Community Fdn$50,000
Highlands Cashiers Health Fdn$16,000
Community Fdn of Greater Decatur$15,000
Country Club of Bham Employee Assistance Foundation$10,000
The Rotary Foundation$10,000
Parkinson Association of Alabama$10,000
City of Decatur Cemetery Project$9,300
Highlands Biological Foundation$6,000
United Way of Central Alabama$5,000
City of Highlands Highlands Community Playground$5,000
Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundatio$5,000
Phillips Brooks House Association$4,000
Carnegie Visual Arts Center$2,500
DecaturMorgan County Minority Dev$2,500
Decatur Public Library$850
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Phillips Brooks House Association: $4k → 8%Collier County Community Fdn: $50k → 10%Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundatio: $5k → 12%Daniel Memorial Inc: $3k → 14%Hillsdale College: $2k → 14%First Bible Church: $500 → 13%Country Club of Bham Employee Assistance Foundation: $10k → 16%Vanderbilt Transplant Center: $250 → 14%North Carolina Community Fdn: $5k → 8%Church of the Incarnation: $25k → 12%The Rotary Foundation: $10k → 14%American Morgan Horse Ed Charitable: $2k → 15%Phillip Brooks House Association: $4k → 8%St Matthews House: $7k → 10%Daniel Memorial Inc: $3k → 14%Decatur Public Library: $4k → 13%American Cancer Society: $1k → 16%Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Churc: $25k → 12%The Rotary Foundation: $10k → 14%NCH Healthcare System: $15k → 10%Decatur Public Library: $4k → 13%Church of the Incarnation: $25k → 12%Center for Philanthropy: $8k → 10%First Presbyterian Church: $1k → 13%Highlands Cashiers Health Fdn: $16k → 12%Decatur Public Library: $850 → 13%Highlands Cashiers Health Fdn: $16k → 12%Highlands Cashier Hospital: $11k → 12%Bascom Museum: $10k → 12%Highlands Cashiers Health Fdn: $10k → 12%Highlands Biological Foundation: $6k → 12%The Literacy and Learning Center: $5k → 12%City of Highlands Highlands Community Playground: $5k → 12%Highlands Historical Society: $2k → 12%Highlands Historical Society: $1k → 12%Literacy and Learning Center: $1k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
KY
TN
NC
AL
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$417k · 14 repeat orgs$171k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
16

Total granted

$417k
$135k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+119%

Still filing today

79%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyEducationHousing & ShelterEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER
    4× · 2020–2024 · $90k · revenue +51%
  • DM
    DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL
    3× · 2020–2022 · $24k · revenue +27%
  • UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $20k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • CM
    COOK MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
    one grant, 2020 · $40k · revenue -70%
  • TB
    Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Churc
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • NCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +721%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame
Arts & Culture
2
Conway Hospital Community Services

Conway hospital community services provides outpatient health care services to horry county and the surrounding community in conjunction with conway hospital, inc., a non-profit acute care hospital system.

Health
3
Conway Hospital Foundation Inc

The conway hospital foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1988 as a charitable organization to provide support to conway hospital in its effort to fullfill its mission and goals. (see schedule o) description of…

Health
4
Decatur Memorial Hospital

Decatur memorial hospital (dmh) serves the healthcare needs of the people of central illinois through operation of a 280-bed acute care hospital and related facilities providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and physician services.

Health
5
Gaston Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc

To engage and inspire our community to support caromont health in providing compassionate, exceptional and highly reliable care.

Health
6
Nantahala Health Foundation

Improving health and well-being for those living in westernmost North Carolina.

Health
7
Cumberland Medical Center

Cumberland Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.

Health
8
Decatur Memorial Foundation

The foundation's mission is to support and benefit decatur memorial hospital (a 280-bed acute care hospital and related facilities providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and physician service). it does this by conducting fund…

Health
9
The Children's Hospital of Alabama

The mission of Children's of Alabama is to provide the finest pediatric health services to all children in an environment that fosters excellence in research and medical education. Children's will be an advocate for all children and work…

Health
10
Ncha Inc

To improve the health of the communities where we live and work by advocating for sound public policy and collaborative partnerships.

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11
North Georgia Community Foundation Inc

The north georgia community foundation helps people and non-profits invest generously in the lives of those who call our community home.

Philanthropy
12
Medical Center of Central Georgia Inc

To enhance the health status of those we serve in partnership with medical staff and other community organizations by providing wellness services, health education, training, and access to safe high quality health care services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nch Healthcare System Inc; the most unlike its peers is Cook Museum of Natural Science. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
17/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

City of Decatur - Cemetery Project: $138,901 · OtherCity of Decatur - Cemetery ProjectTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER: $90,000 · OtherTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATERCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · OtherCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCChurch of the Incarnation: $50,000 · OtherChurch of the IncarnationTrinity by the Cove Episcopal Churc: $25,000 · OtherTrinity by the Cove Episcopal Churc+13 more: $56,600 · Other+13 moreHighlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc: $42,000 · HealthHighlands Cashie…DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL: $24,000 · HealthDECATUR MORGAN H…NCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC: $15,000 · HealthNCH HEALTHCARE S…ANC HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL INC: $10,750 · HealthANC HIGHLANDS-CA…DANIEL MEMORIAL INC: $6,000 · HealthDANIEL MEMORIAL …+1 more: $500 · HealthUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WA…PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF ALABAMA INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyPARKINSON…DECATUR CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyDECATUR C…DECATUR MORGAN COUNTY MINORITY: $10,000 · PhilanthropyDECATUR M…NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyNORTH CAR…COOK MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE: $40,000 · Arts & CultureCOOK MUSE…DECATUR YOUTH SYMPHONY INC: $5,500 · Arts & CultureDECATUR Y…CARNEGIE VISUAL ARTS CENTER INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCARNEGIE …HIGHLANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 · InternationalPHILLIPS BROOKS HOUSE ASSOCIATION INC: $8,000 · EducationLiteracy Council of Highlands Inc: $6,000 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $6,500 · Housing & ShelterFlorida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc: $5,000 · Environment
Other$410,501Health$98,250Philanthropy$55,000Arts & Culture$53,000International$20,000Education$16,000Housing & Shelter$6,500Environment$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER: $90,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHighlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc: $42,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCOOK MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL: $24,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetPARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF ALABAMA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDECATUR CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDECATUR MORGAN COUNTY MINORITY: $10,000 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetPHILLIPS BROOKS HOUSE ASSOCIATION INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiteracy Council of Highlands Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHighlands Biological Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDANIEL MEMORIAL INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDECATUR YOUTH SYMPHONY INC: $5,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARNEGIE VISUAL ARTS CENTER INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFlorida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHIGHLANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The H FoundationSexton Family Charita…Haskins Curl Foundati…The Bell Family Found…The Klamon Family Fou…Ashcourt Family Found…The Daniel Foundation…The Community Foundat…Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…Natl Christian Charit…Donor Advised Charita…
The H FoundationFL17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The H Foundation · Sexton Family Charitable Foundation · Haskins Curl Foundation · The Bell Family Foundation · The Klamon Family Foundation Inc · Ashcourt Family Foundation Inc · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Baker Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Baker Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Baker Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Baker Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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