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Bailey Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Vero Beach, FL EIN: 59-3154364 Website
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Bailey Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Vero Beach, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports 143 grants totaling $488,000 to charitable organizations, including schools, faith-based organizations, health providers, and conservation groups.

Bailey Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Bailey Family Foundation Inc gave $488K across 143 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Florida. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$488,000
+51.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
143
+60.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,413
-5.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$2,877,787
+11.6% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
17% first-time grantees (24 of 143, 2025)
Primary geography
Florida (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Bailey Family Foundation Inc

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. No application process or required materials are specified.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 3486, Vero Beach, FL 32964
Phone: (772) 562-4158

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Bailey Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Saint Edward's School: $35KSaint Edward's School$35KSamaritans Purse: $25KSamaritans Purse$25KCommunity Church of Vero Beach: $12KCommunity Church of Vero Beach$12KMountaintrue: $10KMountaintrue$10KPisgah Area Sorba: $10KPisgah Area Sorba$10KAbccm Doctors Medical Clinic Inc: $9KAbccm Doctors Medical ClinicInc$9KHope for Families Center: $7KHope for Families Center$7KVNA Hospice of Indian River County Inc: $7KVNA Hospice of Indian RiverCounty Inc$7KMoody Bible Institute of Chicago: $6KMoody Bible Institute ofChicago$6KAsheville-Buncombe Comm Christian Min: $6KAsheville-Buncombe CommChristian Min$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Edward's School ($35K). Together the top 10 received $127K.

Grant Size Distribution

699 grants across all recorded years

696<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 696 grants of 699 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, Florida recipients received 38% of grant dollars and North Carolina recipients received 32%. Virginia received 6%, the District of Columbia 5%, and Colorado 3%.

Grant Distribution by State

34states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 143 itemized grants.

Cities

Vero BeachWashingtonAshevilleBrevardArlingtonOrlandoNew YorkColorado SpringsColumbusFairviewMount DoraAtlantaChicagoSkylandAltonCharlotteCollinsvilleDullesStaten IslandBoone

Is Bailey Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

17%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 24 of 143 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $2K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M220 grants2020 178 grants2021 165 grants2022 124 grants2023 89 grants2024 143 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $323K (2024) to $852K (2020). In 2025 it made 143 grants totaling $488K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Edward's School Vero Beach, FLCharitable Purposes$35,000
Samaritans Purse Boone, NCCharitable Purposes$25,000
Community Church of Vero Beach Vero Beach, FLCharitable Purposes$12,075
Mountaintrue Asheville, NCCharitable Purposes$10,000
Pisgah Area Sorba Skyland, NCCharitable Purposes$10,000
Abccm Doctors Medical Clinic Inc Asheville, NCCharitable Purposes$8,500
Hope for Families Center Vero Beach, FLCharitable Purposes$7,000
VNA Hospice of Indian River County Inc Vero Beach, FLCharitable Purposes$7,000
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Chicago, ILCharitable Purposes$6,050
Asheville-Buncombe Comm Christian Min Arden, NCCharitable Purposes$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,877,787$842,157$542,238$488,000143$541,569$917,794$549,452
2024$2,578,794$211,034$387,602$322,78289$377,267$210,383$521,143
2023$2,755,965$566,776$513,824$447,500124$504,863$567,226$445,768
2022$2,692,385$438,618$585,911$530,955165$583,406$437,978$464,675
2021$2,841,403$320,816$695,711$637,740178$691,594$278,092$614,881
2020$5,424,111$506,230$944,095$852,155220—$421,098$750,069

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bailey Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $549K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for education, religious organizations, health care, children and families, and environmental conservation. These describe the kinds of organizations represented among its grantees, not stated foundation priorities.

For example, Saint Edward’s School describes its mission as promoting lifelong learning, critical thinking, collaboration, and preparation for college and the future. MountainTrue says it champions resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge. VNA Hospice of Indian River County says it provides compassionate, innovative hospice care. Black Mountain Home for Children says it cares for children, youth, and families.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 143 grants totaling $488,000. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $35,000, with a median grant of $2,500.

Among the largest reported grants were $35,000 to Saint Edward’s School in Vero Beach, Florida; $25,000 to Samaritan’s Purse in Boone, North Carolina; $12,075 to Community Church of Vero Beach; and $10,000 each to MountainTrue and Pisgah Area SORBA. Other notable grants included $8,500 to ABCCM Doctors Medical Clinic, $7,000 each to Hope for Families Center and VNA Hospice of Indian River County, and $6,050 to Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. The listed grant purposes were “charitable purposes.”

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Lucia H. Bailey as president and director, Blythe L. Burge as secretary and director, and J. Vincent Boyle as vice president, treasurer, and director.

Bailey Family Foundation Inc is led by Lucia H. Bailey, President & Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lucia H. Bailey

    President & Director

    V.p. & Secretary → President & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blythe L. Burge

    Secretary & Director

    V.p. & Director → Secretary & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $77K (2020) → $50K (2025)

  • J. Vincent Boyle

    V.p., Treasurer & Director

    V.p. & Director → V.p., Treasurer & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Stephen M. Bailey (2020) — President & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Blythe L Burge — Sec/Director: $50KBlythe L BurgeSec/Director$50K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Blythe L Burge (Sec/Director).

Frequently asked questions about Bailey Family Foundation Inc

How much does Bailey Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Bailey Family Foundation Inc gave $488K across 143 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $323K across 89 grants.

What is Bailey Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Bailey Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,413, across 143 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bailey Family Foundation Inc that year got $2K on average.

Where does Bailey Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Bailey Family Foundation Inc's top state is Florida, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were North Carolina (32%) and Virginia (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Vero Beach, FL (40 grants), Asheville, NC (13 grants), Washington, DC (8 grants) and Arlington, VA (3 grants).

Who are Bailey Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Bailey Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Saint Edward's School ($35,000), Samaritans Purse ($25,000) and Community Church of Vero Beach ($12,075), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Bailey Family Foundation Inc?

Bailey Family Foundation Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $542K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $549K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Bailey Family Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for education, religious organizations, health care, children and families, and environmental conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Bailey Family Foundation Inc?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Bailey Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Bailey Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3154364. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Bailey Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Bailey Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/bailey-family-foundation-inc-morg_33924ed7820945579e7958f5dbaea392

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