Bauman Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated interests are civic participation, including voting rights, election protection and responses to election misinformation, so work in those areas is the clearest fit.
- It does not accept unsolicited proposals, so an approach should go through an introduction from a colleague or an existing relationship rather than a cold application.
- Most of its grants to organisations are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 30 grants fall between $25,000 and $150,000, with a median of $100,000, so a request within that band is a sensible starting point.
- Repeat funding is a large part of its giving, with 87% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in an earlier filing, so building a relationship before asking is worthwhile.
- No geographic focus is stated, so do not assume a geographic limit either way.
Overview
Bauman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fairfield, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (insidephilanthropy.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation focuses its giving on preserving civic participation, including voting rights, election protection and responses to election misinformation. It supports nonprofit organisations working for systemic reform and favours an activist, organising approach that collaborates with others. Its grantmaking includes ongoing general operating support, allowing grantees to meet basic needs, rather than being confined to time-limited projects. The foundation’s account presents sustained relationships and coordinated action as central to its approach, and describes the grantmaker’s role as encouraging larger foundations to be less cautious. Its grant-purpose descriptions classify its awards as sustaining support.
Themes
- Civic participation
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in the United States and District of Columbia.
How to apply
It does not accept unsolicited proposals; it learns of potential grantees through colleagues and other relationships.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 30 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation favours collaboration and support for nonprofits working for systemic reform. (as reported in other published sources)
- It values general support without artificial time limits, rather than limiting grants to specific projects. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 76% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations Bauman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 81% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Tides Foundation · Sustaining$6,800,0002023 tax year
- Neo Philanthropy · Sustaining$200,0002023 tax year
- Working America Education Fund · Sustaining$150,0002023 tax year
- State Leadership · Sustaining$150,0002023 tax year
- Voter Participation Center · Sustaining$150,0002023 tax year
- Blueprint North Carolina · Sustaining$100,0002023 tax year
- Western Organization of Resource Councils · Sustaining$100,0002023 tax year
- New Virginia Majority Education Fund · Sustaining$100,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Milad Bader — Vice President
- Larry Leaf — Director
- Rev Walter G Lewis — Director
- Rev Msgr Kevin W Irwin — Director
- John Landrum Bryant — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,504,077 | $1,900,000 | $24,147,842 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,879,764 | $8,495,000 | $15,903,832 | 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
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Contact
- Fairfield, NJ