Baron Family Foundation
Baron Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Its 2024 filing reports 73 grants totaling $7,229,930, including support for organizations working in areas such as health care, education, humanitarian assistance, and arts and historic preservation. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 70 grants totaling $7.8 million.
Baron Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Baron Family Foundation gave $7.8M across 70 grants in 2025 (avg $112K), mostly in New York. 26% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,831,677
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 70
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $111,881
- +13.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,500
- Total assets
- $51,744,315
- +0.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 26% first-time grantees (18 of 70, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Baron Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 767 Fifth Avenue 49Th Fl, New York, NY 10153
Phone: (212) 583-2010
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Baron Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mayo Clinic ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $4.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
401 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 282 grants of 401 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, recipients in New York received 66% of grant dollars, followed by New Jersey at 14%, Florida at 8%, Massachusetts at 4%, and Pennsylvania at 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 70 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Baron Family Foundation open to new grantees?
26%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 18 of 70 grantees (26%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $140K; repeat grants $102K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $45K repeat.
- 57% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 65% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2020) to $7.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 70 grants totaling $7.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | General Support | $1,000,000 |
| Fidf New York, NY | General Support | $500,000 |
| Figs Awesome Humans Foundation Santa Monica, CA | General Support | $500,000 |
| Stephen Gaynor New York, NY | General Support | $400,000 |
| Brothers for Life Seattle, WA | General Support | $320,000 |
| New York-Presbyterian Box New York, NY | General Support | $305,000 |
| Central Synagogue New York, NY | General Support | $300,000 |
| UJA New York, NY | General Support | $300,000 |
| Jewish National Fund New York, NY | General Support | $265,863 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom New York, NY | General Support | $250,000 |
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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 | $51,744,315 | $8,272,944 | $7,936,393 | $7,831,677 | 70 | $7,845,672 | $1,817,009 | $12,010,358 |
| 2024 | $51,407,764 | $12,545,822 | $7,283,806 | $7,229,930 | 73 | $7,242,873 | $260,986 | $7,422,310 |
| 2023 | $46,145,748 | $7,682,467 | $5,628,112 | $5,603,714 | 88 | $5,616,593 | $28,159 | $5,770,887 |
| 2022 | $44,181,393 | $9,278,912 | $5,324,641 | $5,292,584 | 55 | $5,309,363 | $2,109,127 | $5,549,698 |
| 2021 | $40,227,122 | $20,481,460 | $4,012,890 | $3,638,754 | 115 | $3,654,554 | $10,843,817 | $5,037,674 |
| 2020 | $28,758,552 | $12,492,935 | $1,802,603 | $1,729,109 | 44 | — | $10,359,732 | $2,253,472 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Baron Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12.0M 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 grants include support for hospitals and health organizations, educational and humanitarian organizations, and cultural and historic-preservation institutions. For example, Morselife Foundation describes its mission as enhancing senior living in the spirit of Jewish tradition. La’Aretz says it provides humanitarian assistance in Israel, including financial aid to families in distress, scholarships, and support for new immigrants. HarmonIe Preservation Foundation describes its work as restoring, maintaining, preserving, and promoting a historically and architecturally significant building. The Museum at Eldridge Street says its mission includes maintaining the Eldridge Street Synagogue and developing programming about Jewish culture, Lower East Side immigrant history, and architectural preservation.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 73 grants totaling $7,229,930. Grant amounts ranged from $50 to $1,000,000, with a median of $40,000. Its largest reported grants included $1,000,000 to JGIVE–Friends of Keren Asor Fund USA Inc. for general support; $500,000 to FIDF for general support; $430,000 to Educational Alliance for general support; $415,000 to Morselife Foundation; and $350,000 to Weill Cornell for general support. Other notable grants included $325,000 to La’Aretz and $250,000 each to Magen David Adom, Southampton Hospital Foundation, Harmonie Preservation Foundation, and East Hampton Foundation. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 70 grants totaling $7.8 million.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Ronald Baron, Michael R. Baron, and David R. Baron as trustees.
Baron Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David R. Baron
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael R. Baron
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Baron
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 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 Baron Family Foundation
How much does Baron Family Foundation give each year?
Baron Family Foundation gave $7.8M across 70 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7.2M across 73 grants.
What is Baron Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Baron Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $32,500, and its average grant was $111,881, across 70 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Baron Family Foundation that year got $140K on average.
Where does Baron Family Foundation give grants?
Baron Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Minnesota (13%) and California (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (29 grants), East Hampton, NY (4 grants), West Palm Beach, FL (4 grants) and Santa Monica, CA (2 grants).
Does Baron Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Baron Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (70 of 70) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Baron Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Baron Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mayo Clinic ($1,000,000), Fidf ($500,000) and Figs Awesome Humans Foundation ($500,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 26% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Baron Family Foundation?
Baron Family Foundation reported $51.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12.0M (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 Baron Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for hospitals and health organizations, educational and humanitarian organizations, and cultural and historic-preservation institutions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Baron Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Baron Family Foundation's EIN?
Baron Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-2004657. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Baron Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Baron Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/baron-family-foundation-morg_227c64b719be44c99e94afdcd56024a6
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