Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Rochester, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $103K. Net investment income was $3K.
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund gave $103K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $103,000
- +104.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,750
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $20,265
- -63.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% 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 Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Willow Domestic Violence Center ($100K).
Organizations only. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($3,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $103K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $103K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Willow Domestic Violence Center Rochester, NY | Support for Domestic Violence Preven | $100,000 |
| 3 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $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 | $20,265 | $106,186 | $142,062 | $103,000 | 4 | $103,000 | $2,596 | $3,016 |
| 2024 | $56,141 | $119,136 | $87,767 | $50,500 | 2 | $50,500 | $2,753 | $2,862 |
| 2023 | $24,772 | $116,431 | $91,659 | $50,450 | 2 | $50,450 | $48 | $1,690 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund is led by Claire Baker, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Claire Baker
President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jillian Hutchinson
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Julie Clas
Secretary
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Teresa Clas
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund
How much does Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund give each year?
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund gave $103K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $51K across 2 grants.
What is Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund's typical grant size?
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $25,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund give grants?
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).
How large is Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund?
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund reported $20K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $103K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund?
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Rochester, NY. It holds $20K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund's EIN?
Julie and Dick Baker Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-1825759. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024
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