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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3495996

The Baker Hostetler Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $185,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,253,087

  • Tax year 2024

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,858,608

  • Tax year 2023

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,489,756

  • Tax year 2022

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,326,909

  • Tax year 2021

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,131,867

  • Tax year 2020

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,820,545

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of AmericaAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $25,000
  2. Children of Fallen Patriots FoundationReston, VA

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Georgetown University Rise ProgramWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  4. The Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Widener University Delaware Law SchoolWilmington, DE

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Boys & Girls Club of Greater WashingtonWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Cleveland State University College of LawCleveland, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Columbia Law SchoolNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Marquette University Law SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $5,000
  11. New York University School of LawNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Seton Hall University School of LawNewark, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  13. South Texas College of LawHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  14. University of Cincinnati College of LawCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $5,000
  15. University of Iowa College of LawIowa City, IA

    General support

    $5,000
  16. University of Miami School of LawCoral Gables, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  17. University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $5,000
  18. University of South Carolina School of LawColumbia, SC

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $35,00058% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $25,00042% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $35,000
  2. California1 grant $25,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  5. Delaware1 grant $10,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  7. New York2 grants $10,000
  8. Ohio2 grants $10,000
  9. Florida1 grant $5,000
  10. Iowa1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Paul M SchmidtDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hewitt B ShawDIRECTOR & SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian W SongDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily C CrosbyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brett WallDIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alex CampbellASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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