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The George W Bauer Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
77
Grants FY2025
72
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
45 to 72
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$27M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations The George W Bauer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $127k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthEnvironmentAnimalsHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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
FY2025still arriving77$1.4M10%
FY202472$1.4M15%
FY202368$1.4M16%
FY202264$1.1M41%
FY202149$856k16%
FY202048$863k13%
FY201949$881k20%
FY201845$725k51%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$2.0MHuman Services$1.4MEnvironment$993kEducation$939kReligion$665kAnimals$446kArts & Culture$371kInternational$368kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trinitas Foundation$470,00092%
Parker Family Health Center Inc$371,53193%
Young Men's Christian Association of Eastern Union County$275,00090%
Rutgers University Foundation$235,09440%
United Methodist Church of Red Bank$235,0007n/a
Clean Air Task Force Inc$217,72640%
Americas Grow-A-Row$205,68891%
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation$183,50050%
Newark Day Center Inc$160,00090%
People's Resource Center$145,00060%
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All grantees of The George W Bauer Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trinitas Foundation$470,00092%
Parker Family Health Center Inc$371,53193%
Young Men's Christian Association of Eastern Union County$275,00090%
Rutgers University Foundation$235,09440%
United Methodist Church of Red Bank$235,0007n/a
Clean Air Task Force Inc$217,72640%
Americas Grow-A-Row$205,68891%
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation$183,50050%
Newark Day Center Inc$160,00090%
People's Resource Center$145,00060%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$140,00090%
Cranford First Aid Squad Inc$140,000917%
Union County College Foundation$140,00061%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$140,00090%
Placer Land Trust$137,50071%
Reformed Church of Linden$135,0009n/a
United Methodist Church of Linden$130,0008n/a
Frost Valley YMCA$130,00070%
Center for Carbon Removal$129,34341%
The Junior League of Summit Inc$126,60095%
Great Swamp Watershed Association$125,00082%
Gold Country Wildlife Rescue Inc$120,00063%
Occupational Center of Union County Inc$110,00070%
Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat$108,38251%
Furniture Assist Inc$97,00095%
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$95,00020%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$95,00040%
Samaritan's Purse$91,00040%
Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc$90,00063%
YMCA of Greater Monmouth County Inc$90,00050%
Terrapraxis Inc$88,38241%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$82,50050%
International Rescue Committee INC$80,00050%
Opera Carolina$73,00041%
The Valerie Fund$70,00040%
Assistance League of Greater Placer$68,00044%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$64,52260%
Givedirectly Inc$64,19150%
Overlook Foundation$55,00040%
Placer Nature Center$50,000516%
Johns Hopkins University$50,00060%
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Inc$50,00031%
Community Brickworks Inc$47,0003n/a
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$46,00010%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$45,00050%
A Wider Circle Inc$45,00040%
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee$45,00010%
Sage Eldercare$45,00031%
Room to Read$42,80740%
Prevent Child Abuse- New Jersey Chapter Inc$42,56340%
North Naples United Methodist Church$40,0004n/a
The Matheny School and Hospital Inc$40,00040%
The Humanitarian Service Project$40,00041%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$40,00040%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$40,00020%
Some Inc$35,00040%
Museum of American Finance$35,00021%
Wall United Methodist Church$35,0004n/a
The Maryland School for the Blind$30,00010%
Wellness House$30,00040%
Khan Academy Inc$26,23840%
Bucknell University$25,00010%
Slide Ranch$23,00041%
Fetching Tails Foundation$21,00042%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$20,70030%
Mystic Vision Players Inc$20,0002n/a
Mystic Seaport Museum Inc$20,0001n/a
Alzheimer's New Jersey Inc$20,00020%
Manna Food Center Inc$20,00040%
Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc$20,00010%
Center for Hope Hospice Inc$20,00010%
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc$17,95340%
New Incentives$17,26140%
The Against Malaria Foundation$17,26140%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Bay Area$16,50020%
Caldwell University Inc$15,00010%
Unchained at Last Inc$15,00023%
Humane Society of Sedona Inc$11,25011%
Western Environmental Law Center$11,00020%
National Organization for Rare Disorders Inc$10,00010%
Summit Conservancy a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation$10,0001n/a
Emory University$10,00010%
Burning Man Project$7,50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$5,50010%
Cmak Sandy Hook Memorial Foundation Inc$5,00012%
Tourette Association of America Inc$5,00020%
Gasol Foundation$5,00011%
Kitten Central of Placer County Inc$5,00013%
The Peninsula Bridge Program$5,00010%
Safe and Sound A Sandy Hook Initiative Inc$5,00010%
Wide Horizons for Children Inc$5,00010%
Connections for the Homeless Inc$3,00010%
The Humane League$3,00010%
FieldHaven Feline Center$2,5001n/a
Project Linus$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 44 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The George W Bauer Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTrinitas Foundation: $470,000 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetParker Family Health Center Inc: $371,531 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Eastern Union County: $275,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetRutgers University Foundation: $235,094 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $217,726 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmericas Grow-A-Row: $205,688 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $183,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNewark Day Center Inc: $160,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetPeople's Resource Center: $145,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $140,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCranford First Aid Squad Inc: $140,000 over 9y, 17% of budgetUnion County College Foundation: $140,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution: $140,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPlacer Land Trust: $137,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetFrost Valley YMCA: $130,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Carbon Removal: $129,343 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThe Junior League of Summit Inc: $126,600 over 9y, 5.3% of budgetGreat Swamp Watershed Association: $125,000 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetGold Country Wildlife Rescue Inc: $120,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetOccupational Center of Union County Inc: $110,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCoalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat: $108,382 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetFurniture Assist Inc: $97,000 over 9y, 4.7% of budgetThe Wild Animal Sanctuary: $95,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $95,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $91,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSummit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc: $90,000 over 6y, 3.2% of budgetYMCA of Greater Monmouth County Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTerrapraxis Inc: $88,382 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $82,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $80,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOpera Carolina: $73,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe Valerie Fund: $70,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAssistance League of Greater Placer: $68,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $64,522 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGivedirectly Inc: $64,191 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOverlook Foundation: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPlacer Nature Center: $50,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $50,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $46,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetA Wider Circle Inc: $45,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee: $45,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSage Eldercare: $45,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetRoom to Read: $42,807 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPrevent Child Abuse- New Jersey Chapter Inc: $42,563 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Matheny School and Hospital Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Humanitarian Service Project: $40,000 over 4y, 0.8% 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 85.

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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 Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ29.3× affinity13 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Columbia Bank Foundation · Investors Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Summit Foundation · Ej Grassmann Trust · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · Robert J Bauer Family Foundation · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · John a and Margaret Post Foundation · Placer Community Foundation · The Provident Bank 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 The George W Bauer Family Foundation

How much does The George W Bauer Family Foundation give?
The George W Bauer Family Foundation reported 77 grants totaling $1,450,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 45 and 72 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The George W Bauer Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (22%), Human Services (16%), Environment (11%).
Who are The George W Bauer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Trinitas Foundation ($470k), Parker Family Health Center Inc ($372k), Young Men's Christian Association of Eastern Union County ($275k).
Does The George W Bauer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The George W Bauer Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The George W Bauer Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Hyde and Watson Foundation, Columbia Bank Foundation, Investors Foundation Inc.
Where is The George W Bauer Family Foundation based?
The George W Bauer Family Foundation is based in NJ.

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 139 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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