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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3723119

The Bauman Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $60,000 paid in grants.

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

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $890,185
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $893,887
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $930,866
  • Tax year 2022

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $980,570
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $926,635
  • Tax year 2020

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $924,165
  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $952,574
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $986,910

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House IncColorado SPGS, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  2. St Lukes Methodist Church IncOklahoma City, OK

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  3. Christ United Methodist ChurchPlano, TX

    CUMC Music Department

    $7,500
  4. Frisco Community BandFrisco, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  5. Furry Friends Animal RescuePlano, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  6. Insync Exotics IncWylie, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  7. North Texas Cat RescueMcKinney, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  8. North Texas Food BankPlano, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $22,50045% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $20,00040% of the total
  3. Animals3 grants $7,50015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $20,000
  3. Texas6 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dianne R BaumanChairman, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marion C BaumanPres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark C BaumanDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tracy E ZimmermanDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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