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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 36-6042924

Baird Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 2 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Feb 28, 2021), 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
Trust for Public Land
1007 East Main Street Ste 300
Bozeman, MT 59715
(312) 857-9600
Form and materials
None
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2020 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,406,209

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2020

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    To establish the john w. Baird arts fund of the trust for public land to support the integration of art into community spaces in chicago through various strategies. To support the chicago program of the trust for public land and activities to identify and carry out projects furthering the trails and greenways and neighborhood parks initiatives. To the trust for public land's community trails program in colorado to create the john w baird access fund which will support the trust for public lands work to enhance the non-motorized outdoor recreation visitor experience in the hunter creek smuggler mountain area located near aspen, colorado.

    $1,400,000
  2. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $6,209

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $1,406,209100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Montana2 grants $1,406,209

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Olive B McKaySECRETARY Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Stephen W BairdPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Katharine MannTREASURER Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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