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Private foundation (trust)EIN 810585669Est. 2003-09

WALTER & MERLE BAUM FOUNDATION INC

MILFORD, CT 06460

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$9.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$443K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$32K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$291K

Total Expenses

$535K

Qualifying Distributions

$452K

Distributable Amount

$456K

Min. Investment Return

$459K

Undistributed Income

$439K

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $20K to maximum $100K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $480K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

61 grants

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
$325K
4 grants
CONGREGATION BETH EL
$300K
4 grants
KOLBE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
$150K
4 grants
HOPKINS SCHOOL
$125K
3 grants
ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC
$95K
4 grants
MHA MERTON HOUSE LLC
$80K
3 grants
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
$75K
3 grants
SAINT CATHERINE ACADEMY
$75K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants

<$10K
20
grants
$10–50K
33
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Connecticut
$1.7M
97% of total
New York
$45K
3% of total

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