The Texas State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-6044967

Sylvan T Baer Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $188,000 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 2026), 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
Bank of America N A Co DJCF
12700 Hillcrest Road Ste 201
Dallas, TX 75230
(214) 615-5268
n/a
Form and materials
GO TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS PAGE FROM THE HOME PAGE OF DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: www.djcf.org SHORT APPLICATION - PHASE 1 & FULL APPLICATION - PHASE 2
Deadlines
June 15 at noon - phase i; august 31 - full application
Restrictions
Limited to texas jewish organizations to benefit needy & deserving jewish individuals for 501(c)(3) purposes; applicants must be in operation for at least 3 years; preference to dallas county area

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $188,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,847,423

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,645,851

  • Tax year 2023

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,491,815

  • Tax year 2022

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,614,097

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,924,884

  • Tax year 2020

    $138,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,411,518

  • Tax year 2019

    $173,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,329,050

  • Tax year 2018

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,337,096

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Homes for Adults (chai)Dallas, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  2. Jewish Family Service of DallasDallas, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $43,000
  3. Akiba Yavneh Academy of DallasDallas, TX

    For SSS & MLP programs

    $25,000
  4. Dallas Jewish Burial FundDallas, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  5. Hillel of DallasAddison, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  6. Dallas Hebrew Free Loan AssociationDallas, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  7. Moishe HouseEncinitas, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $68,00093% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $183,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of AmericaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $51,892

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (human services), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Dake Fred L Trust UW FLDDallas, TX 13 grants Preselected only $187,646 giving
  2. Wilkins Charitable FoundationDallas, TX 38 grants Accepts applications $192,666 giving
  3. Tua Creda Heppe FBO CatherineDallas, TX 11 grants Preselected only $179,740 giving
  4. Trester Family FoundationDallas, TX 7 grants Preselected only $179,488 giving
  5. Tua Fred & Irene Michel Charitable TrustDallas, TX 14 grants Preselected only $198,539 giving