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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1363067

The Baker Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Dexter City, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $41,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mr Carl L Baker Jr
41712 State Route 821
Caldwell, OH 43724
(740) 783-3575
Form and materials
Applications should be in letter form. Include the name, address, and tax exempt status of the organization; state the reason the grant is being requested and the intended use of the monies if received.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Requesting organization must be an approved tax exempt organization.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $360,463

  • Tax year 2023

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $374,791

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $403,477

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $426,287

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $455,558

  • Tax year 2019

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $467,467

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $481,338

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Caldwell Volunteer Fire DepartmentCaldwell, OH

    Donation

    $6,000
  2. Cancer Support Community Central OhioColumbus, OH

    Donation

    $5,000
  3. Harp MissionCaldwell, OH

    Donation

    $5,000
  4. Salem Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentLower Salem, OH

    Donation

    $5,000
  5. Macksburg United MethodistMacksburg, OH

    Donation

    $3,000
  6. Akc Canine Health FoundationRaliegh, NC

    Donation

    $2,500
  7. Paws of Noble CountyCaldwell, OH

    Donation

    $2,500
  8. Ohio Fuzzy Pawz Shih Tzu RescuePataskala, OH

    Donation

    $2,000
  9. OSU College of Veterinary MedicineColumbus, OH

    Donation

    $2,000
  10. Summerfield Vol Fire DepartmentSummerfield, OH

    Donation

    $2,000
  11. Noble County Sheriff K-9 FundCaldwell, OH

    Donation

    $2,000
  12. Belle Valley Area Historical PreservationBelle Valley, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  13. Caldwell VFWCaldwell, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  14. Dexter City American LegionDexter City, OH

    Donation

    $1,000
  15. The Noble Learning CenterCaldwell, OH

    Donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,00062% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $2,00025% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $1,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio14 grants $38,500
  2. North Carolina1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Carl L Baker JrPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert CunninghamSEC. - TREAS. Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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