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Private foundation (trust)EIN 166023080Est. 1957-08

The Baird Foundation

Buffalo, NY 14209

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$12.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$598K

FY 2024

Grants Made

116

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$222–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$710K

Total Expenses

$850K

Qualifying Distributions

$737K

Distributable Amount

$572K

Min. Investment Return

$580K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

116 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $222 through median $3K to maximum $40K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $598K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc
$207K
12 grants
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Inc
$187K
12 grants
US National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
$110K
6 grants
Graycliff Conservancy Inc
$107K
11 grants
New England Ski Museum
$104K
6 grants
Kleinhans Music Hall Management Inc
$85K
5 grants
Burchfield Penney Art Center
$79K
4 grants
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Inc
$75K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
448
grants
$10–50K
49
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

New York
$2.1M
81% of total
Michigan
$110K
4% of total
New Hampshire
$104K
4% of total
Maine
$91K
4% of total
Florida
$78K
3% of total
Minnesota
$40K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$18K
1% of total
Ohio
$16K
1% of total
Vermont
$13K
0% of total
Colorado
$6K
0% of total

+2 more states

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