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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6037402

The Bailey Wildlife Foundation

A private foundation in Roanoke, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $797,444 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
H Whitney Bailey
1600 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 901-3471
Form and materials
See statement for line 2a
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $797,444

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,291,985

  • Tax year 2024

    $419,171

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,872,757

  • Tax year 2023

    $698,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,736,117

  • Tax year 2022

    $904,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,347,500

  • Tax year 2021

    $801,568

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,104,350

  • Tax year 2020

    $864,384

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,932,895

  • Tax year 2019

    $586,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,008,498

  • Tax year 2018

    $301,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,851,970

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ZSL Amarica IncNew York, NY

    To support global science-driven conversation projects to restore willdlife, habitats and extinction

    $150,000
  2. Trustees of Tufts UniversityMedford, MA

    To foster education in scientific purposes

    $125,000
  3. Downeast Salmon FederationColumbia FLS, ME

    To support an abundant return of all sea-run fish species

    $115,000
  4. Usmf IncAdelphi, MD

    Promotes, galvanizes, and support advancement of public higher education in maryland through leadership and engagement in philanthropy, asset management and stewardship

    $100,000
  5. Redwook Parks ConservancyCrescent City, CA

    To foster understanding, enjoyment and stewardship by providing support to our partner agencies entrusted with the care of northern california's public land

    $100,000
  6. Friends of Conversation CarpathiaDurham, NC

    To contribute to the conversation, restoration, and protection of the natural ecosystem.

    $81,400
  7. The Memphiz ZooMemphis, TN

    Conservation projects apply the tools knowledge gained from scientific research to solve real-life problems threatening the world's wildlife

    $70,000
  8. Beachwood Center for WellbeingCharlestown, RI

    To cure mental or physical illness in humans

    $55,544
  9. Pierce Pond Watershed TrustAugusta, ME

    To protect watershed from development

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $115,000100% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $150,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $125,000
  3. Maine2 grants $115,500
  4. California1 grant $100,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $100,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $81,400
  7. Tennessee1 grant $70,000
  8. Rhode Island1 grant $55,544

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • H Whitney BaileyPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gordon BaileyTREASURER Hours 4Pay $57,045
  • John Bailey MaxwellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,250
  • Mary Margaret BaileyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,250
  • Merritt P Bailey IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $5,250

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