Baldridge Family Foundation
Baldridge Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Champaign, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $458K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $43K. Net investment income was $53K.
Baldridge Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Baldridge Family Foundation gave $43K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $43,000
- +19.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,750
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $458,388
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Baldridge Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Highland Club ($20K). Together the top 4 received $43K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Baldridge Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $64K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $43K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Club Shreveport, LA | Greatest Needs | $20,000 |
| Soul Soup Kitchen Deridder, LA | Greatest Needs | $10,000 |
| Ellis County Children's Advocacy Center Waxahachie, TX | Greatest Needs | $10,000 |
| Siloam Baptist Church Many, LA | Greatest Needs | $3,000 |
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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 | $458,388 | $60,595 | $50,407 | $43,000 | 4 | $43,000 | $53,188 | $41,923 |
| 2024 | $457,973 | $40,637 | $42,699 | $35,954 | 3 | $35,954 | $33,892 | $41,604 |
| 2023 | $464,601 | $16,059 | $42,369 | $36,516 | 4 | $36,516 | $10,206 | $35,954 |
| 2022 | $481,996 | $41,284 | $40,681 | $34,632 | 6 | $34,632 | $35,235 | $35,841 |
| 2021 | $480,088 | $77,326 | $71,336 | $64,200 | 7 | $64,200 | $70,190 | $41,225 |
| 2020 | $471,192 | $52,806 | $40,504 | $33,750 | 4 | — | $46,052 | $34,695 |
| 2019 | $464,558 | $25,675 | $12,571 | $7,000 | 6 | — | $20,104 | $32,781 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Baldridge Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Baldridge Family Foundation is led by Edwin T. Baldridge, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edwin T. Baldridge
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Amanda Lambert
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mary Pat Lafitte
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Melinda Hardy
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Melissa Hayes
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sherry Hornsby
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David B. Sholem
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Baldridge Family Foundation
How much does Baldridge Family Foundation give each year?
Baldridge Family Foundation gave $43K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 3 grants.
What is Baldridge Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Baldridge Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Baldridge Family Foundation give grants?
Baldridge Family Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (23%).
Does Baldridge Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Baldridge Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Greatest Needs" (4 grants).
How large is Baldridge Family Foundation?
Baldridge Family Foundation reported $458K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $43K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Baldridge Family Foundation's EIN?
Baldridge Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1309204. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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