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Julie & Doug Baker Jr 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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
10%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$192,000
Organizations funded a year
41 to 59
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$22M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 10% of the organizations Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving32$1.1M16%
FY202341$1.3M10%
FY202245$2.9M20%
FY202159$2.2M25%
FY202056$2.9M45%
FY201741$1.6Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$4.7MArts & Culture$1.5MPhilanthropy$1.4MHuman Services$1.4MReligion$1.1MHealth$862kEnvironment$556kCrime & Legal$400kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
MN
IL
WI
MA
OH
UT
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Minnesota Orchestral Association$1,210,00052%
Duke University$1,030,00060%
St Stephens Episcopal Church$1,014,0006n/a
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$770,00040%
Greater Twin Cities United Way$600,00050%
Way to Grow$551,90063%
Great Mn Schools$550,00053%
Northside Achievement Zone$400,00061%
University of St Thomas$320,00050%
The Constellation Fund$300,00032%
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All grantees of Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Minnesota Orchestral Association$1,210,00052%
Duke University$1,030,00060%
St Stephens Episcopal Church$1,014,0006n/a
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$770,00040%
Greater Twin Cities United Way$600,00050%
Way to Grow$551,90063%
Great Mn Schools$550,00053%
Northside Achievement Zone$400,00061%
University of St Thomas$320,00050%
The Constellation Fund$300,00032%
Twin Cities Rise$260,00043%
Second Harvest Heartland$250,00010%
Young Mens Christian Association of the North$150,00010%
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative$105,00041%
The Museum of Russian Art$105,00062%
Close Gaps by 5$100,000220%
Upturnships Inc$90,00056%
Greenlight Fund Inc$80,00040%
Page Education Foundation$78,50051%
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity$75,00030%
Twin Cities Public Television Inc$75,00010%
Ed Allies$72,50063%
YWCA of Minneapolis$64,00040%
Edina Give and Go$62,50066%
University of Minnesota Foundation$60,00010%
Think Small$55,00020%
Catholic Charities Inc Diocese of Madison$50,00010%
Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis$50,0001n/a
Baby's Space a Place to Grow$40,50061%
The Banyan Foundation$40,00061%
Oasis for Youth$34,50061%
Wallin Education Partners$30,00010%
Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us$25,00010%
Summit Academy Oic$25,00010%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$25,000125%
Penumbra Theatre Company Inc$22,50021%
KIPP Minnesota$21,00030%
Protez Foundation$20,00020%
Youth Frontiers Inc$12,00060%
Holy Cross Education Foundation$11,00026%
Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Dba Minneapolis Institute of Arts$10,00010%
Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media$10,00050%
Foundation for Children With Neuroimmune Disorders Inc$10,00012%
Minneapolis Hockey Association Inc$10,00011%
Lion's Fire$10,00016%
The Bridge for Youth$10,00040%
American Heart Association Inc$10,00010%
Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc$10,00010%
Citizens League$9,00051%
Treehouse Inc$8,50030%
Compas Inc$7,50060%
Aeon$7,50020%
Onevillage Partners$7,00060%
Minnesota Historical Society$6,00050%
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery$6,00030%
The Lift Garage$5,00010%
United Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
Microgrants$5,00020%
Milkweed Editions Inc$5,00050%
Kinship of Cumberland Inc$4,00042%
Edina Education Fund$4,00040%
Fresh Energy$3,00010%
Innercity Tennis Foundation$2,50010%
Hiawatha Academies$2,00020%
The Cowles Center$2,00010%
The Sheltering Arms Foundation$2,00020%
The Grief Club of Minnesota$2,00020%
St Luke's Episcopal Church$1,0001n/a
Jeremiah Program$1,00010%
Minnesota Youth Symphonies$1,00010%
Partners in Health$1,00012%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$1,00020%
Project for Pride in Living Inc$1,00010%
Sharing and Caring Hands Inc$50010%
Roland Park Community Foundation Inc$50010%
Sponsor a Family Minnesota$50010%
The Trustees of the Smith College$50010%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMinnesota Orchestral Association: $1,210,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetDuke University: $1,030,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of the College of the Holy Cross: $770,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Twin Cities United Way: $600,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetWay to Grow: $551,900 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetGreat Mn Schools: $550,000 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetNorthside Achievement Zone: $400,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $320,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Constellation Fund: $300,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetTwin Cities Rise: $260,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetSecond Harvest Heartland: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of the North: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBeacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative: $105,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Museum of Russian Art: $105,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetClose Gaps by 5: $100,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetUpturnships Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetGreenlight Fund Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPage Education Foundation: $78,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetTwin Cities Habitat for Humanity: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTwin Cities Public Television Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEd Allies: $72,500 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetYWCA of Minneapolis: $64,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetEdina Give and Go: $62,500 over 6y, 6.5% of budgetUniversity of Minnesota Foundation: $60,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThink Small: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities Inc Diocese of Madison: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBaby's Space a Place to Grow: $40,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetThe Banyan Foundation: $40,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetOasis for Youth: $34,500 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetWallin Education Partners: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOpportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSummit Academy Oic: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetPenumbra Theatre Company Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetKIPP Minnesota: $21,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetProtez Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetYouth Frontiers Inc: $12,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHoly Cross Education Foundation: $11,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetMinneapolis Society of Fine Arts Dba Minneapolis Institute of Arts: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Public Radio American Public Media: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Children With Neuroimmune Disorders Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMinneapolis Hockey Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetLion's Fire: $10,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetThe Bridge for Youth: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCitizens League: $9,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTreehouse Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 75.

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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 Minneapolis FoundationMN61.3× affinity36 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Mortenson Family Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Wem Foundation · The Walser Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Frey Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Xcel Energy 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.

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About Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation

How much does Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation give?
Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $1,133,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 59 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (35%), Arts & Culture (11%), Philanthropy (11%).
Who are Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Minnesota Orchestral Association ($1.2M), Duke University ($1.0M), St Stephens Episcopal Church ($1.0M).
Does Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Minneapolis Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Mortenson Family Foundation.
Where is Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation based?
Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation is based in WI.

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 103 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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