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The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2025
51
Organizations funded FY2024
14%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$12,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$380,309
Organizations funded a year
34 to 51
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$28M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 14% of the organizations The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $74k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationCommunity ImprovementPublic BenefitHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving43$1.1M5%
FY202451$1.2M14%
FY202341$1.1M24%
FY202034$1.1M9%
FY201947$1.0M21%
FY201849$1.0M47%
FY201736$886kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$6.6MPhilanthropy$1.7MEducation$326kCrime & Legal$123kSocial Science$113kCommunity Improvement$92kReligion$30kPublic Benefit$28kOther$0

Top grantees

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

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All grantees of The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Inc$2,109,091743%
Center Stage Associates Inc$303,00071%
Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc$284,000766%
The Producers Club of Md Inc$277,00065%
Creative Alliance Inc$259,00072%
Everyman Theatre Inc$240,50063%
Baltimore Museum of Art$206,50050%
Baltimore Museum of Industry Inc$199,00073%
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc$199,00060%
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company$187,00072%
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City$185,00060%
Baltimore Theatre Project$160,500715%
Maryland Citizens for the Arts$158,00068%
Baltimore Public Media Corporation$157,50051%
Baltimore Concert Opera Inc$149,19577%
Jewish Museum of Maryland Inc$115,00062%
Spin Off Public Media Inc$107,50042%
Baltimore Choral Arts Society Inc$101,00065%
Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre Inc$80,000614%
Bach Concert Series Inc$80,000610%
Single Carrot Theatre Inc$78,00045%
Community Concerts at Second Inc$68,000710%
Maryland Humanities Council Inc$60,00041%
ArtsCentric Inc$55,00076%
Le Mondo$51,50068%
Contemporary Arts Inc$47,500516%
Maryland Art Place Inc$46,80066%
Towson University Foundation Inc$46,00030%
Shriver Hall Concert Series Inc$41,50053%
Wide Angle Youth Media Inc$41,25030%
Charm City Fringe$40,5005n/a
The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture Inc$40,000126%
Baltimore Clayworks Inc$40,00031%
Maryland Lawyers for the Arts Inc$37,00039%
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc$35,00030%
Healthy Neighborhoods Inc$34,50040%
In Series Inc$33,50032%
Baltimore Improv Group$32,50033%
Baltimore Classical Guitar Society Inc$32,000514%
Emmanuel Episcopal Church$30,0003n/a
Station North Arts & Entertainment Inc$30,000112%
Pikesville Armory Foundation Inc$27,50020%
Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation$25,00021%
The Baltimore Children's Museum Inc$25,00030%
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Inc$20,00035%
Chesapeake Arts Center Inc$20,00021%
Baltimore Rock Opera Society Inc$18,50044%
Handel Choir of Baltimore Inc$17,50043%
Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation Inc$17,25010%
Iron Crow Theatre Company Inc$15,00043%
Jewish Community Center of Baltimore Inc$15,00010%
Chamber Music Maryland Inc$15,00023%
Baltimore Jewelry Center$14,50032%
Mind on Fire$14,0002n/a
Strong City Baltimore Inc$12,50030%
The American Visionary Art Museum Inc$12,00020%
Southern Methodist University$12,00020%
Fractured Atlas Inc$12,00030%
Maryland Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Inc$10,00013%
CityLit Project Inc$10,000115%
Maryland Opera Inc$10,00012%
The Trustees of the Ladew Topiary Gardens Inc$10,00010%
High Zero Foundation Inc$9,500218%
Baltimore Heritage Incorporated$7,50021%
Cultural Data Project$6,00010%
Baltimore County Historical Society Inc$5,40017%
Lorelei Ensemble Inc$5,00012%
Center for Cultural Vibrancy$5,00012%
American Friends of Lafayette$5,00011%
Arts Every Day Inc$5,00010%
Grantmakers in the Arts$4,10020%
Strand Theater Company Inc$4,0003n/a
Fire Museum of Maryland Inc$3,50021%
Baltimore Jazz Alliance Incorporated$3,0001n/a
Baltimore Collegetown Network Inc$2,50010%
New Wave Singers of Baltimore Inc$2,5002n/a
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute & Cultural Center$1,50011%
Baltimore Design School Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($433k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 72 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGreater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Inc: $2,109,091 over 7y, 43% of budgetCenter Stage Associates Inc: $303,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetWalters Art Museum Foundation Inc: $284,000 over 7y, 66% of budgetThe Producers Club of Md Inc: $277,000 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetCreative Alliance Inc: $259,000 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetEveryman Theatre Inc: $240,500 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetBaltimore Museum of Art: $206,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBaltimore Museum of Industry Inc: $199,000 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetBaltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc: $199,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetChesapeake Shakespeare Company: $187,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetEnoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City: $185,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBaltimore Theatre Project: $160,500 over 7y, 15% of budgetMaryland Citizens for the Arts: $158,000 over 6y, 7.8% of budgetBaltimore Public Media Corporation: $157,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetBaltimore Concert Opera Inc: $149,195 over 7y, 6.9% of budgetJewish Museum of Maryland Inc: $115,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetSpin Off Public Media Inc: $107,500 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetBaltimore Choral Arts Society Inc: $101,000 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetAudrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 14% of budgetBach Concert Series Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 9.6% of budgetSingle Carrot Theatre Inc: $78,000 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetCommunity Concerts at Second Inc: $68,000 over 7y, 10% of budgetMaryland Humanities Council Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetArtsCentric Inc: $55,000 over 7y, 5.5% of budgetLe Mondo: $51,500 over 6y, 8.4% of budgetContemporary Arts Inc: $47,500 over 5y, 16% of budgetMaryland Art Place Inc: $46,800 over 6y, 6.0% of budgetTowson University Foundation Inc: $46,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetShriver Hall Concert Series Inc: $41,500 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetWide Angle Youth Media Inc: $41,250 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetBaltimore Clayworks Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMaryland Lawyers for the Arts Inc: $37,000 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetWaterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHealthy Neighborhoods Inc: $34,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetIn Series Inc: $33,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetBaltimore Improv Group: $32,500 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetBaltimore Classical Guitar Society Inc: $32,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetStation North Arts & Entertainment Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetPikesville Armory Foundation Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBaltimore Arts Realty Corporation: $25,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetThe Baltimore Children's Museum Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBaltimore Chamber Orchestra Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetChesapeake Arts Center Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBaltimore Rock Opera Society Inc: $18,500 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetHandel Choir of Baltimore Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetBaltimore School for the Arts Foundation Inc: $17,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIron Crow Theatre Company Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 2.8% 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 72.

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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 IncMD78.1× affinity40 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 Foundation · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The John J Leidy Foundation Inc · Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts Inc · Robert W Deutsch Foundation · The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Baltimore Heritage Area Association Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore

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 William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund

How much does The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund give?
The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund reported 44 grants totaling $1,434,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 51 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (55%), Philanthropy (15%), Education (3%).
Who are The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Inc ($2.1M), Center Stage Associates Inc ($303k), Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc ($284k).
Does The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, T Rowe Price Foundation, France-Merrick Foundation Inc.
Where is The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund based?
The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund is based in PA.

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 92 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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