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The Charles T Bauer Charitable 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.

$6.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
46
Grants FY2024
35
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$100,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 41
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$106M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $560k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentHealthEducationAnimalsCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving38$5.9M16%
FY202335$4.8M14%
FY202241$5.7M17%
FY202139$6.0M15%
FY202036$6.2M14%
FY201941$6.0M22%
FY201841$5.2M24%
FY201738$5.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$27MEnvironment$4.6MHealth$4.4MHuman Services$2.0MScience & Tech$1.8MYouth Development$1.4MFood & Nutrition$1.2MPhilanthropy$1.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
TX
FL

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
Roland Park Country School Inc$5,983,23284%
Johns Hopkins University$5,695,29380%
Bucknell University$2,820,00080%
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Inc$2,385,00082%
Washington and Lee University$2,075,00070%
Irvine Natural Science Center Inc$1,790,000811%
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School$1,600,0007n/a
Washington College$1,535,00070%
Biotechnical Institute of Maryland Inc$1,400,000831%
The Girls Charter School Inc dba Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter$1,087,107811%
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All grantees of The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Roland Park Country School Inc$5,983,23284%
Johns Hopkins University$5,695,29380%
Bucknell University$2,820,00080%
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Inc$2,385,00082%
Washington and Lee University$2,075,00070%
Irvine Natural Science Center Inc$1,790,000811%
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School$1,600,0007n/a
Washington College$1,535,00070%
Biotechnical Institute of Maryland Inc$1,400,000831%
The Girls Charter School Inc dba Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter$1,087,107811%
National Aquarium Inc$950,00081%
Art With a Heart Inc$940,00086%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Inc$800,00050%
Kennedy Krieger Foundation Inc$742,98762%
Cool Kids Campaign Foundation Inc$705,000810%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$700,00070%
Paul's Place Inc$675,00083%
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc$645,00081%
Next One Up Foundation Inc$570,000816%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$550,00060%
Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc$500,00080%
North Shore Holiday House Inc$450,000814%
Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc$450,000224%
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc$410,00080%
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc$400,00051%
United Community Centers Inc$390,00087%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$365,00040%
Blood Cancer United Inc$335,00040%
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc$300,00051%
The Family Tree Inc$254,20082%
Pathfinders for Autism$250,000310%
The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc$250,00031%
Keep Punching Inc$250,000246%
The Roxbury Latin School$250,00021%
Maryland Historical Society Inc$220,00024%
Young Life$215,00030%
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School Inc$200,00016%
Friends of the Sea Lions Inc Dba Pacific Marine Mammal Center$200,00023%
St Paul's School for Girls Inc$200,0001n/a
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc$170,0003n/a
Caroline Center Inc$165,00031%
Caroline Friess Center Inc$151,7683n/a
Second Chance - Last Opportunity$150,000512%
Maryland Zoological Society Inc$100,00010%
Rubicon Productions Inc$100,000112%
Camp Puhtok for Boys and Girls Inc$100,00025%
The Johns Hopkins Hospital$100,00010%
Maryland Community Health Initiatives$100,0001n/a
Longboat Key Garden Club Inc$65,000612%
New Hour for Women & Children Li I$61,00065%
Land Preservation Trust Inc$60,00012%
Charm City Youth Lacrosse League Inc$55,0002n/a
Baltimore Curriculum Project Inc$50,00011%
Loyola Blakefield Aquatics$50,000125%
The St Pauls Schools Inc$40,0001n/a
The Epiphany School Inc$40,00020%
The Loyola School Inc$40,0001n/a
Pink Aid Inc$35,00021%
Pathfinders Inc$30,0001n/a
American Bird Conservancy$30,00010%
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc$30,0001n/a
The Maryland Spca Inc$25,00020%
Worldwide Orphans Foundation$25,00011%
The Bay Park Conservancy Inc$25,00010%
Echo Hill Outdoor School Inc$22,00011%
The Baltimore Children's Museum Inc$20,00010%
Institute of Notre Dame$18,0001n/a
St Paul's Plus Inc$15,00011%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$10,00010%
Tri Community and Youth Agency Inc$10,00011%
Maryland Institute$10,00010%
Alumni & Friends of Roland Park Ele$10,00014%
The Samaritan Community Inc$4,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRoland Park Country School Inc: $5,983,232 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $5,695,293 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $2,820,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetThe Boys' Latin School of Maryland Inc: $2,385,000 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $2,075,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetIrvine Natural Science Center Inc: $1,790,000 over 8y, 11% of budgetWashington College: $1,535,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetBiotechnical Institute of Maryland Inc: $1,400,000 over 8y, 31% of budgetThe Girls Charter School Inc dba Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter: $1,087,107 over 8y, 11% of budgetNational Aquarium Inc: $950,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetArt With a Heart Inc: $940,000 over 8y, 6.4% of budgetGreater Baltimore Medical Center Inc: $800,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKennedy Krieger Foundation Inc: $742,987 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetCool Kids Campaign Foundation Inc: $705,000 over 8y, 10% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $700,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetPaul's Place Inc: $675,000 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetBaltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc: $645,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetNext One Up Foundation Inc: $570,000 over 8y, 16% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $550,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGilchrist Hospice Care Inc: $500,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Shore Holiday House Inc: $450,000 over 8y, 14% of budgetCylburn Arboretum Friends Inc: $450,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetMote Marine Laboratory Inc: $410,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetRett Syndrome Research Trust Inc: $400,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetUnited Community Centers Inc: $390,000 over 8y, 6.9% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $365,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $335,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc: $300,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Family Tree Inc: $254,200 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetPathfinders for Autism: $250,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetThe Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: $250,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetKeep Punching Inc: $250,000 over 2y, 46% of budgetThe Roxbury Latin School: $250,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMaryland Historical Society Inc: $220,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetYoung Life: $215,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Outward Bound School Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetFriends of the Sea Lions Inc Dba Pacific Marine Mammal Center: $200,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetCaroline Center Inc: $165,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetSecond Chance - Last Opportunity: $150,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetMaryland Zoological Society Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRubicon Productions Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetCamp Puhtok for Boys and Girls Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetThe Johns Hopkins Hospital: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLongboat Key Garden Club Inc: $65,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetNew Hour for Women & Children Li I: $61,000 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetLand Preservation Trust Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetBaltimore Curriculum Project Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetLoyola Blakefield Aquatics: $50,000 over 1y, 25% 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 62.

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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.

Baltimore Community Foundation IncMD56.2× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The Marion I & Henry J Knott Foundation Inc · Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc · The John J Leidy Foundation Inc · The Bunting Family Foundation · The Kahlert Foundation Inc · Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore City · Edward St John Foundation 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.

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About The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation

How much does The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation give?
The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation reported 46 grants totaling $6,121,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 41 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (59%), Environment (10%), Health (10%).
Who are The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Roland Park Country School Inc ($6.0M), Johns Hopkins University ($5.7M), Bucknell University ($2.8M).
Does The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Charles T Bauer Charitable 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 The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc, The United Way of Central Maryland Inc.
Where is The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation based?
The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation is based in MD.

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 90 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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