Private foundation · EIN 04-3535659 · Braintree, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Baker Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 31 grants paid, $357K total, median $10K. 87% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
31
$357K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MA
87%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.0M

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Renaissance Charitable FoundationIndianapolis, INSupport$100K
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MASupport$30K
Alzheimer Disease ResearchCharlestown, MASupport$20K
Dana Farber Cancer InstBrookline, MASupport$20K
Falmouth Road RaceFalmouth, MASupport$15K
Pine Street InnBoston, MASupport$12K
American Red CrossWashington, DCSupport$10K
Bancroft SchoolWorcester, MAsupport$10K
Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MASupport$10K
Children's School of ScienceWoods Hole, MASupport$10K
Curry CollegeMilton, MASupport$10K
Friends of the Blue HillsMilton, MASupport$10K
Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GASupport$10K
Italian Home for ChildrenBoston, MASupport$10K
Joslin Diabetes CtrBoston, MASupport$10K
Pan-Mass ChallengeNedham, MASupport$10K
Saint Rock Haiti FoundationMilton, MASupport$10K
Salvation ArmyCanton, MASupport$10K
UNICEFBoston, MASupport$10K
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MASupport$10K
Milton Bid Beth Isreal DeaconessMilton, MASupport$5,000
Milton High SchoolMilton, MASupport$5,000
WgbhBoston, MASupport$2,500
Falmouth Service CenterFalmouth, MASupport$1,000
Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLincoln, MASupport$1,000
Milton Rotary ClubNorth Quincy, MASupport$1,000
National Wildlife FederationReston, VASupport$1,000
New England Wildlife CenterSouth Weymouth, MASupport$1,000
Our Lady of the Visitation ChurchMilton, MASupport$1,000
St John the Evangelist ChurchPocasset, MASupport$1,000
Worcester County Food BankShrewsbury, MAsupport$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 27 · Indiana 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Georgia 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Baker Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Braintree, Massachusetts, administered in care of John Martinsen, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Baker Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Baker Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $357K across 31 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Baker Family Foundation Inc give?

Massachusetts (27 grants), Indiana (1 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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