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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 63-0843636

Baker Foundation

A private foundation in Decatur, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $151,150 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $151,150

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,651,405

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,635,608

  • Tax year 2022

    $71,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,791,730

  • Tax year 2021

    $186,005

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,949,384

  • Tax year 2020

    $173,346

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,371,114

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Collier County Community FdnNaplies, FL

    Charitable

    $50,000
  2. Highlands Cashiers Health FdnHighlands, NC

    Charitable

    $16,000
  3. Community Fdn of Greater DecaturDecatur, AL

    Charitable

    $15,000
  4. The Rotary FoundationEvanston, IL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Parkinson Association of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Country Club of Bham Employee Assistance FoundationBirmingham, AL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. City of Decatur Cemetery ProjectDecatur, AL

    Charitable

    $9,300
  8. Highlands Biological FoundationHighlands, NC

    Charitable

    $6,000
  9. United Way of Central AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. Florida Wildlife Corridor FoundatioSt Petersburg, FL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. City of Highlands Highlands Community PlaygroundHighlands, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. Phillips Brooks House AssociationCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $4,000
  13. Carnegie Visual Arts CenterDecatur, AL

    Charitable

    $2,500
  14. DecaturMorgan County Minority DevDecatur, AL

    Charitable

    $2,500
  15. Decatur Public LibraryDecatur, AL

    Charitable

    $850

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $15,00070% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $4,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama8 grants $55,150
  2. Florida2 grants $55,000
  3. North Carolina3 grants $27,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Cindy B StricklandPresident Director Hours 5Pay $0
  • Becky B WachholzDirector Chairman of the Board Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles R PalerDirector Secretary Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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