Illinois · Private foundation
William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $66k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2025
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 7%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $4,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $8,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 17
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel 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; $2k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 14 | $66k | 7% |
| FY2024 | 14 | $33k | 7% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $58k | 6% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $68k | 6% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $65k | 13% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $65k | 6% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $78k | 13% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $78k | 13% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | $77,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Ondessonk Camp | $44,500 | 9 | n/a |
| West End Community Development Corp | $25,000 | 2 | 11% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $22,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Kids Community Bible Study | $21,500 | 9 | 2% |
| Philos Foundation Inc | $21,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Greater St Louis Boy Scout Trust Fund | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Althoff Catholic High School | $17,500 | 7 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $15,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $11,500 | 5 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | $77,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Ondessonk Camp | $44,500 | 9 | n/a |
| West End Community Development Corp | $25,000 | 2 | 11% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $22,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Kids Community Bible Study | $21,500 | 9 | 2% |
| Philos Foundation Inc | $21,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Greater St Louis Boy Scout Trust Fund | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Althoff Catholic High School | $17,500 | 7 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $15,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $11,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Catholic Diocese of Belleville General Fund | $7,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Robert L Emig Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($315k), not named here.
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel
- How much does William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel give?
- William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel reported 14 grants totaling $66,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (31%), Education (14%), Recreation & Sports (8%).
- Who are William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ($77k), Ondessonk Camp ($45k), West End Community Development Corp ($25k).
- Does William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel 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 William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel based?
- William H and Mary E Baker Charitable Trust C/O Mike Wenzel is based in IL.
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