Bayer Family Foundation

BRIDGEVIEW, IL EIN: 06-1789656

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$19.1M

+30.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.3M

+33.8% YoY

Grant Count

38

-20.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$35K

+69.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$8M$11M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$19,053,619$14,570,248$15,385,275
Revenue$5,961,949$400,152$10,159,413
Expenses$1,478,578$1,215,179$986,249
Qualifying Distributions$1,347,650$1,007,175$915,150
Net Investment Income$4,222,691$290,415$6,510,774
Distributable Amount$933,718$856,151$422,638

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$337K$674K$1M$1M34 grants202042 grants202143 grants202248 grants202338 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FRANCIS W PARKER SCHOOL$400KCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF C…$250KUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$162KMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORY ART$128KANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY$50KCHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA$50KMETRO CHICAGO HILLEL$30KTROY HIGH SCHOOL$30KANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$25KILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEU…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

205 grants across all recorded years

184<$50K11$50–100K6$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MATTHEW BAYERPRES/SEC/TREAS/DIR0.25
WALTER BAYERDIRECTOR0.25
PRISCILLA BAYERDIRECTOR0.25
IRENE JOYCE YAUNGDIRECTOR0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

Ann ArborBaltimoreBay CityBloomfield HillsBoca RatonChicagoClayDallasEdinaEdinburgEl PasoElm GroveFalls ChurchHinsdaleIrvineManchesterMemphisMontgomeryNew BuffaloNew York

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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