The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an existing invitation should not send a cold request.
- In its most recent filing, 89% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before, so its giving is relationship-led rather than open.
- Half of its 131 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less, and the median grant was $75,000, so a request of that size fits its record; about 8 in 10 grants fell between $15,000 and $315,000, but the largest grant was $1,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- The filing shows grants mainly in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, but no geographic focus is stated, so those states describe where its giving has landed rather than who may apply.
Overview
The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Baltimore, MD.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded grants predominantly provide general support to a varied group of charitable organisations. Recipients include schools and universities, health and medical organisations, social-service charities, arts and cultural institutions, conservation organisations and community groups. The grant record therefore shows a broad mix of organisational recipients rather than one dominant named field; most grants are recorded simply as general support. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland, with substantial further support in Pennsylvania and Virginia and smaller grants reaching other states. The records span educational, health, food-assistance, environmental and cultural work.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
How to apply
It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 131 grants to organisations were $75,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Roland Park Country School · General support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Bucknell University · General support$600,0002024 tax year
- Living Classrooms · General support$547,7502024 tax year
- Boys' Latin School of Maryland · General support$313,7502024 tax year
- Irvine Natural Science Center Inc · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- St. Paul's School for Girls · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Washington and Lee University · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Johns Hopkins University · Women's Wellness & Healthy Aging Program and general support$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Theodore Wingate Bauer — Trustee
- Janet Bauer Hartman — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,840,529 | $5,994,750 | $118,730,916 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,599,177 | $4,883,550 | $125,155,790 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $7,633,957 | $6,121,700 | $131,382,014 | Filing for 2024 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Baltimore, MD