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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4218007

Margaret Baker Foundation

A private foundation in Northfield, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $135,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,224,914

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,964,825

  • Tax year 2023

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,531,024

  • Tax year 2022

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,382,339

  • Tax year 2021

    $99,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $769,159

  • Tax year 2020

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $566,179

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $895,931

  • Tax year 2018

    $77,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $859,176

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Regina Dominican High SchoolWilmette, IL

    Scholarships for girls in high school

    $25,000
  2. Mothers Trust FoundationLake Forest, IL

    Help single monthers unable to afford health necessities

    $25,000
  3. Individual

    Educating boys and girls for suicide prevention

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    Educating boys and girls for suicide prevention

    $25,000
  5. Individual

    Support programs for children with cancer

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    Support programs for boys and girls in need of food and housing

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Albert BakerDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • David SnyderTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jessica BertoldiDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Madelyn DaneilakSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary Beth SheaDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy PurpuraDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carroll B BennettDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael BakerPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Esther YahnigSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • A Brennan BakerDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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