Baker Brook Foundation
The Baker Family Foundation is a family foundation that provides funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and around the world. The Foundation and its Board of Directors are directly involved in the community with innovative projects that further its mission to make the world a better place by helping develop effective ways to create awareness by communicating ideas and knowledge.
Baker Brook Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $567,442
- -18.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $19,320
- -73.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $19,320
- -73.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Baker Brook Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Baker Brook Foundation gives
- In 2024 it paid out 134% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2022) to $74K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $74K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Washington, DC | Support for civil rights | $30,000 |
| Earthjustice San Francisco, CA | Support for environmental justice | $25,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY | Support for reproductive rights | $19,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $567,442 | $19,320 | — | — | — | — | $19,320 | $4,429 |
| 2024 | $697,623 | $73,304 | $76,135 | $74,000 | 3 | $74,000 | $73,304 | $55,290 |
| 2023 | $700,454 | $20,398 | $206 | — | — | $206 | $20,021 | $48,093 |
| 2022 | $680,262 | $18,126 | $535 | $500 | 1 | $535 | $18,091 | $47,749 |
| 2021 | $662,671 | $13,381 | $259 | — | — | — | $12,885 | $48,992 |
| 2020 | $649,549 | $74,439 | $59,035 | $59,000 | 9 | — | $74,369 | $39,231 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Baker Brook Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
About Baker Brook Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Baker Brook Foundation is a private foundation, based in Concord, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $567K in total assets. Net investment income was $19K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Baker Brook Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dana A Leonard
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Herman B Leonard
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn A Angell
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney A Leonard
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Baker Brook Foundation
How large is Baker Brook Foundation?
Baker Brook Foundation reported $567K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $19K.
Where does Baker Brook Foundation operate?
Baker Brook Foundation has awarded grants in Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.
How much is Baker Brook Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Baker Brook Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Baker Brook Foundation's EIN?
Baker Brook Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6879863. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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