California · Public charity
The Baum Foundation
The mission of The Baum Foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives by supporting programs in the arts, education and the environment.
- $38k
- Granted FY2019
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Itemized, FY2019
- $36k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $25,816
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $25,816
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations The Baum Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 2 | $36k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $190k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $269k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanelders Inc | $127,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sylvia Earle AllianceMission Blue | $100,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Eyak Preservation Council dba Cultural Defense Fund | $50,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Ocean Doctor Inc | $30,032 | 1 | 13% |
| Green Forests Work Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Native Conservancy | $25,816 | 1 | 10% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hydrous | $18,600 | 1 | 7% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $16,600 | 2 | 0% |
| The Exploratorium | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanelders Inc | $127,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sylvia Earle AllianceMission Blue | $100,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Eyak Preservation Council dba Cultural Defense Fund | $50,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Ocean Doctor Inc | $30,032 | 1 | 13% |
| Green Forests Work Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Native Conservancy | $25,816 | 1 | 10% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hydrous | $18,600 | 1 | 7% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $16,600 | 2 | 0% |
| The Exploratorium | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The 5 Gyres Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard Cl | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aspen Art Museum | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Big Green | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | $7,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Oceanic Society Expeditions | $6,790 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Baum Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Baum Foundation
- How much does The Baum Foundation give?
- The Baum Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $35,816, out of $37,516 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Baum Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Environment (85%), Community Improvement (4%), Social Science (3%).
- Who are The Baum Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Oceanelders Inc ($127k), Sylvia Earle AllianceMission Blue ($100k), Eyak Preservation Council dba Cultural Defense Fund ($50k).
- Does The Baum Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Baum Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is The Baum Foundation based?
- The Baum Foundation is based in CA.
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