The Edward D Baker Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 20-1175382

The Edward D Baker Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K.

The Edward D Baker Foundation at a glance

In short: The Edward D Baker Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,000
-50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,000
+50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$31,031
-69.2% 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 The Edward D Baker Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

American Friends of the British Museum: $5KAmerican Friends of theBritish Museum$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Friends of the British Museum ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkBerkeleyClaremontSan FranciscoMelrose

How The Edward D Baker Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 89% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K5 grants2019 2 grants2020 6 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $96K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of the British Museum New York, NYFor raising awareness of the activities and collections of the british museum among americans in the U.S.$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$31,031$-32,731$15,605$5,0001$5,000—$5,026
2024$100,608$5,569$20,599$10,0003$10,000—$6,001
2023$115,599$5,491$19,643$8,8002$8,800—$6,150
2022$129,581$23,009$56,608$45,0002$45,000$11,401$7,551
2021$164,362$27,562$85,204$63,5006$63,500$5,858$12,125
2020$222,004$-734$56,140$55,2752—$2,317$13,507
2019$278,892$35,068$105,417$96,0005—$25,651$17,928

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Edward D Baker Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Edward D Baker Foundation is led by Edward Baker IV, CEO on the 2025 filing; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edward Baker IV

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward D. Baker III

    CFO & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Rosemary Boccio Baker (2019–2024) — President

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 The Edward D Baker Foundation

How much does The Edward D Baker Foundation give each year?

The Edward D Baker Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 3 grants.

How large is The Edward D Baker Foundation?

The Edward D Baker Foundation reported $31K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (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.

Where does The Edward D Baker Foundation operate?

The Edward D Baker Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida, New York.

What is The Edward D Baker Foundation's EIN?

The Edward D Baker Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1175382. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 10, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 23, 2024)

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