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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3448306

Bauer Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 49 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,243,530

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $26,274,024
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,114,755

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $23,363,762
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,302,530

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $23,899,448
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,081,030

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $24,494,838
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,258,030

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $22,159,203

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Donor Advised Charitable GivingLone Tree, CO

    Jon & Nancy Bauer FUND

    $346,000
  2. Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts IncKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $175,000
  3. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    Guardianship of Stuyvesant Town

    $100,000
  4. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection

    $100,000
  5. Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NY

    Annual appeal

    $100,000
  6. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $65,000
  7. Community Center of Northern Westchester IncKatonah, NY

    Community Center expansion capital campaign

    $50,000
  8. Success Academy Charter Schools IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  9. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Feeding Westchester IncElmsford, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Temple Shaaray Tefila of WestchesterBedford Cors, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Americares Foundation IncStamford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  13. Bridge Fund of New York IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  14. Katonah Village LibraryKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  15. Facing History and OurselvesBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation

    $10,000
  17. Jacob Burns Film Center IncPleasantville, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NY

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  19. Northern Westchester Hospital AssociationMount Kisco, NY

    NWH child and adolescent mental health initiative

    $10,000
  20. Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association IncNew York, NY

    Stuyvesant class of 73 50-for-50 Campaign

    $10,000
  21. Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NY

    Charitable Event

    $9,000
  22. The Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm and EnvironmenYorktown HTS, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  23. Barth Syndrome Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. Katonah Museum of Art IncKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  25. Neighbors Link CorpMount Kisco, NY

    Paddle raise FUND

    $5,000
  26. Recorder News IncKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Rehabilitation Through the Arts IncPurchase, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Westchester Land Trust IncBedford Hills, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. Bedford Audubon SocietyKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  30. Boys & Girls Club of Northern WestchesterMount Kisco, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  31. Dorot IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  32. Riverkeeper IncOssining, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  33. The Actors Fund of AmericaNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  34. Wolf Conservation Center IncSouth Salem, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  35. Bedford 2030 IncBedford Hills, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,030
  36. Bedford Playhouse IncBedford, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  37. East Coast Assistance Dogs IncTorrington, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  38. Friends of John Jay HomesteadKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  39. Guiding Eyes for the Blind IncYorktown HTS, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  40. Katonah Fire DepartmentKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  41. Katonah Village Improvement Society IncKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  42. Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance CorpsKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  43. Latino U College AccessWhite Plains, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. Lewisboro Land Trust IncSouth Salem, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  45. Music Maker Relief Foundation IncHillsborough, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  46. Prospects Opportunity and Enrichment IncRidgefield, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  47. Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ

    Economics department

    $1,000
  48. SPCA of Westchester IncBriarcliff, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  49. Westchester Community Christmas Day DinnerKatonah, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $346,00030% of the total
  2. Arts and culture8 grants $208,00018% of the total
  3. Education7 grants $170,50015% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture2 grants $165,00014% of the total
  5. Human services9 grants $144,50013% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,0004% of the total
  7. 8 other causes15 grants $69,5306% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York39 grants $738,530
  2. Nebraska1 grant $346,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000
  4. Rhode Island1 grant $25,000
  5. Connecticut3 grants $17,000
  6. Massachusetts2 grants $15,000
  7. North Carolina1 grant $1,000
  8. New Jersey1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jeff BauerVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jon R BauerPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura BauerVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy A BauerDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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