Clayton Baker Trust
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-6054237. Reported 320 grants totalling $8,275,210 to 143 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Clayton Baker Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $12,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Climate Change Communication George Mason University Foundation | Fairfax, MD | $265,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Scholarship Fund Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Baltimore, MD | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bikemore | Baltimore, MD | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $172,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | $157,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| B More Clubhouse | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upsurge Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rebuild Metro | Baltimore, MD | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Middle Grades Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridges Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Orchkidsl | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| I-Mentor | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Collegebound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Church | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Sacred | Annapolis, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rebuild Metro Baltimore Neighborhood Development Corp | Baltimore, MD | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Maryland Transportation Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Climate Access Fund | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Law Center | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, MD | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Patterson Park | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Leaders | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Charlottsville, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Baltimore, MD | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $94,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| No Boundaries Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Patterson Park Audubon Center | Baltimore, MD | $83,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders- USA | Hagerstown, MD | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Baltimore Learning Center | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Healthcare for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $77,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 4 My City Inc | Taneytown, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downtown Sailing Center | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rails-to-Trails Conservancy | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Public Media Public Radio Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Water Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Church Outreach Fund Baltimore Community Foundation Fiscal Ag | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Game Conservancy USA Inc | Westport, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake | Annapolis, MD | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cylburn Arboretum Friends | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Nonprofits | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Justice Center | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| No One Left Behind | Merrifield, MD | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Neighborhood Development Corpo | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition Maryland Philanthropy Network Fiscal Ag | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Family Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central MD Transportation Alliance Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Annapolis, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hampden Family Center | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| KIPP Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Teachers Montgomery Park | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts Education in Maryland Schools | Baltimore, MD | $47,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers and Sisters Program YMCA of Central Maryland Association Off | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridges St Paul's School | Lutherville, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Teaching Alliance Urban Teachers | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Book Bank | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society | Pittsburgh, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Transit Campaign Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Irvine Nature Center | Owings Mills, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literacy Lab | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Vernon Place Conservancy | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritan Community | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shorerivers | Easton, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Signal 13 Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Banner Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Fusion Partnerships Fiscal Agent | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Job Opportunities Task Force | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maryland Club Preservation Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Third Option Foundation | Reston, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia University Irving Medical Center | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University and Medicine | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Korda Institute for Teaching | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mindful Mentors Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Patterson Park Public Charter School | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Protection Cabinet | Frankfort, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roca Baltimore | Chelsea, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roland Park Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlantic Legal Foundation | Harrison, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Becoming Independent | Santa Rosa, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Legal Alliance | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Organized Relief Effort | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Jones Falls | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Pesticide Education Network | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Waves (digital Harbor Foundation Fiscal Agent | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of Columbia University Columbia University Irving Medical | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts Education in MD Schools Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Associated Catholic Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Game Conservancy USA Inc | Westport, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holistic Life Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Flowers Early Childhood & Develop Center | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No One Left Behind | Merrifield, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Zero Waste Future | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parks & People Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preservation Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ryan Institute (beta Alpha Lambda Fiscal Agent) | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Umbc Foundation | Adelphi, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA in Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $14,360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund Key Bridge Fund | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baer School William S Baer School Partnership Board | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Code in the Schools Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Chairities | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Center for History and Culture | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Com Foundation Disaster Relief Fund | Raleigh, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nova Ukraine | Stanford, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pop Inc Play on Purpose | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roberta House | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Georges Garden Club | Brooklandville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Samaritan Communtiy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Virginia Health Foundation | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore's Promise Fund for Educational Excellence Fiscal | Baltimore, MD | $8,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strong City Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Compost Collective | Eldersburg, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Journal Media | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center Stage | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Founding Fish Network | Atlantic Highlands, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gbmc Foundation Gbmc Healthcare Inc | Towson, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intersection of Change | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
80 of 143 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 77%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Bridges St Paul's School
EDUCATION: SUMMER LEARNING - Baltimore School for the Arts
EDUCATION: TWIGS ENDOWMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 186 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 90 | $2,220,160 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 72 | $1,908,050 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 72 | $1,782,500 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 86 | $2,364,500 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Clayton Baker Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1600 W 41ST Street Suite 700, Baltimore, MD, 21211. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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