Julie & Doug Baker Jr Foundation

• The filing says contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
• Its recorded giving is general operating support to a varied mix of charitable organisations, with no stated programme theme, though most of its recorded grants went to organisations in Minnesota, Massachusetts and North Carolina.
• About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $1,000 and $100,000, and half of its 125 grants were $10,000 or less, so a modest request fits its usual pattern; the largest grant was $1,050,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.
• In its latest filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so its giving leans heavily on existing relationships.
• The filings give no deadlines or timing, so any approach should start with finding a route to being invited.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Saint Stephens Episcopal Church · General operating
  $192,0002024 tax year
• Way to Grow · General operating
  $170,0002024 tax year
• Great Minnesota Schools · General operating
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Duke University · General operating
  $140,0002024 tax year
• University of Saint Thomas · General operating
  $80,0002024 tax year
• Northside Economic Opportunity -- · General operating
  $50,0002024 tax year
• EdAllies · General operating
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Catholic Charities · General operating
  $50,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.