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Dr Bobby and Julie Baker Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Dr Bobby and Julie Baker Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$51k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$132kYouth Development$28kHealth$15kEducation$14kAnimals$5kCommunity Improvement$5kHuman Services$1kFood & Nutrition$500
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$380k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GAILLARD PERFORMANCE HALL FOUNDATION$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC$10,000
COASTAL CAROLINA BSA$10,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY$6,091
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 91% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%NATIONAL ATAXIA FOUNDATION: $3k → 11%SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $1k → 22%EMAR: $1k → 9%DORCHESTER PAWS: $1k → 11%GAILLARD PERFORMANCE HALL FOUNDATION: $25k → 12%SCA 27B ATAXIA FOUNDATION: $1k → 9%SHRINERS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $500 → 9%ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL: $1k → 7%UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 15%NATIONAL ATAXIA FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%PACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $5k → 9%GAILLARD PERFORMANCE HALL FOUNDATION: $25k → 12%PACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $1k → 9%GAILLARD PERFORMANCE HALL FOUNDATION: $25k → 12%GAILLARD PERFORMANCE HALL FOUNDATION: $25k → 12%RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CHARLESTON: $1k → 12%CONFEDERATE MUSEUM UDC: $1k → 12%COASTAL CAROLINA BSA: $10k → 12%BSA COASTAL CAROLINA COUNCIL: $5k → 12%BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $3k → 12%COASTAL CAROLINA BSA: $3k → 12%COASTAL CAROLINA BSA: $3k → 12%COASTAL CAROLINA BSA: $2k → 12%BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $2k → 12%THE CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $1k → 12%CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $1k → 12%BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY: $6k → 12%LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK: $500 → 12%CHARLESTON DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: $3k → 12%GOOD CHEER FUND: $1k → 12%EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: $617 → 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

MN
PA
KY
WV
VA
TN
SC
HI
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 100% of Dr Bobby and Julie Baker Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 87% of the giving stays in SC; by stated purpose, 0%.

Dr Bobby and Julie Baker Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$159k · 5 repeat orgs$41k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

5 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
16

Total granted

$159k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+36%

Still filing today

100%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsArts & CultureEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentMembership BenefitOther
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

  • CS
    CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    2× · 2020–2021 · $30k · revenue +63%
  • PC
    PACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $6k · revenue +126%
  • CA
    CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY
    2× · 2019–2022 · $2k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • BC
    BSA COASTAL CAROLINA COUNCIL
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • NA
    National Ataxia Foundation Incorporatedgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $4k · revenue +88%
  • CD
    CHARLESTON DEVELOPMENT ACADEMYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +36%
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
The South Carolina Historical Society

The schs mission is to expand, preserve, and make accessible our invaluable collection, and to encourage interest and pride in the rich history of our state.

Arts & Culture
2
Mcleod Health

To operate a health care system providing medical excellence to the eastern region of south carolina and the extreme southeastern region of north carolina.

Health
3
Mcleod Physician Associates Ii

Mcleod physician associates ii operates as a part of the mcleod health system. the mission of mcleod health is to improve the overall health and well being of people living within south carolina and eastern north carolina by providing…

Health
4
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

Fort Sanders Regional 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 a patient's ability to pay.

Health
5
South Carolina Research Authority

Fuel south carolina's innovation economy by accelerating technology enabled growth in research, academia, entrepreneurship and industry.

Science & Tech
6
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
7
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
8
Charleston Moves

Charleston Moves is a nonprofit organization that advocates for bicycle, pedestrian and public transit infrastructure and policies across Charleston County. We envision a connected community where safe transportation choice enhances access…

Recreation & Sports
9
Scbio

Scbio is a member organization that exists to support and advance the south carolina life sciences industry through collaboration, economic development initiaties, advocacy, workforce development, enhanced purchasing power and education.…

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10
Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence Found ation
Health
11
Charleston Southern University

Charleston southern university (csu) is a private, four-year co-educational institution organized under the laws of the state of south carolina as a non-profit organization and sponsored by the south carolina baptist convention. the…

Education
12
Sara's Cure Clear Cell Sarcoma Foundation

The clear cell sarcoma foundation is dedicated to making clear cell sarcoma survivable through education and scientific research. we strive to provide a voice and platform for all patients and caregivers impacted by this rare cancer,…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Charleston Animal Society; the most unlike its peers is SCA27B Ataxia Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

16 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. 16 of the 23 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
10/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Martha and John M Rivers Performance Hall Foundation: $100,000 · Arts & CultureThe Martha and John M Rivers Performance Hall FoundationCHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $30,000 · Arts & CultureCHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACOASTAL CAROLINA COUNCIL BSA: $21,000 · OtherCOASTAL CAROLINA COUNCIL…PACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $6,000 · OtherPACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATIO…BSA COASTAL CAROLINA COUNCIL: $5,000 · OtherBSA COASTAL CAROLINA COU…National Ataxia Foundation Incorporated: $4,000 · OtherNational Ataxia Foundati…+8 more: $6,617 · Other+8 moreUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · EducationCHARLESTON DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: $3,074 · EducationBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry: $6,091 · Youth DevelopmentCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $2,000 · AnimalsMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,000 · AnimalsDorchester Paws: $1,000 · AnimalsRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA INC: $1,471 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 · HealthSCA27B ATAXIA FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Membership Benefit
Arts & Culture$130,000Other$42,617Education$13,074Youth Development$6,091Animals$5,000Health$2,471Membership Benefit$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Martha and John M Rivers Performance Hall Foundation: $100,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetCHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $30,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCOASTAL CAROLINA COUNCIL BSA: $21,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry: $6,091 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPACIFIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetNational Ataxia Foundation Incorporated: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHARLESTON DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: $3,074 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA INC: $1,471 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCA27B ATAXIA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetCONFEDERATE MUSEUM UDC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetDorchester Paws: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK INC: $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.

Coastal Community Fou…Dominion Energy Chari…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncSC19.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Dr Bobby and Julie Baker Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dr Bobby and Julie Baker Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
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.

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 23 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The camps
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