The Elinor Patterson Baker Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 06-6276403 · since 1986·United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.7M

Annual giving, 2023 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$2,500 to $150k

Grant range

From published sources

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The foundation funds animal-related work, including animal welfare and protection, animal care, rescue, spay/neuter programmes, wildlife conservation, and habitat and environmental protection, so a group working in these fields fits its stated purpose.
Its grants have ranged from $2,500 to $150,000, and it paid $2,655,000 in the most recent filing, so a request sized to a specific need within that range is a sensible starting point.
Its stated eligibility is U.S.-based nonprofits with charitable status under Section 501(c)(3), so organisations outside that description should not apply.
It usually makes general support grants, though it also funds project grants, capital campaigns, building or renovation work, and equipment, so frame your request around what your organisation needs.
The filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications; you can request its application guidelines from the foundation before you write.

Overview

The Elinor Patterson Baker Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, BNY Mellon NA, in Greenwich, CT.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (philanthropydelaware.org, cslib.contentdm.oclc.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation supports a wide range of nonprofit organisations across the country whose work benefits animals. Its stated fields include animal welfare and protection, animal care, rescue, spay/neuter programmes, wildlife conservation, habitat and environmental protection. It usually makes grants for general support, with funds available for the recipient organisation to use at its discretion. It describes its reach as national and its eligible organisations as U.S.-based nonprofits with charitable status under Section 501(c)(3). Assistance can also include project grants, capital campaigns, building or renovation work, and equipment.

Themes

Animal welfare and protection
Animal care
Animal rescue
Spay/neuter programs
Wildlife conservation
Environmental protection

Geographic Focus

U.S. (as reported in other published sources)

How to apply

Application guidelines may be requested from the Foundation.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

It usually makes grants for general support, leaving the recipient organisation discretion over how the funds are used. (as reported in other published sources)

Officers and directors

Administered by its trustee, BNY Mellon NA.

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$3,559,754	$3,128,000	$52,207,957	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,040,729	$2,655,000	$59,221,339	Filing for 2023 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

Registers and filings

Other sources

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