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The Baker Street Foundation: 60 grants to organizations, $6.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Baker Street Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 60 grants to organizations totaling $6,815,835 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $1,000,000 to San Francisco Ballet in San Francisco, CA for operating expenses.
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- EIN
- 943192365
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $125,758,384
- Grants paid
- $6,815,835
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202513169349103551. It reported $6,815,835 in grants paid; 60 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Ballet | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Park Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Indian basin project | $625,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Support mental health initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Home Within | Oakland, CA | Operating expenses | Human services | $263,107 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation | Loveland, CO | Operating expenses | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Education | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | Operating expenses | $200,273 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Academy of Science | San Francisco, CA | Reimagining san francisco | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independent Arts & Media | San Francisco, CA | Cinemasf upgrade to theaters | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | Endowment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | Operating expenses | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cal Performances | Berkeley, CA | Operating expenses | $142,455 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All Home | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | Operating expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapin Hall | Chicago, IL | Operating expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Library | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grabhorn Institute | San Francisco, CA | Moving expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthright 360 | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homeless Youth Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Fund for Photography | Orinda, CA | Tbw books | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | San Pablo, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | Operating expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Jazz Festival | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stable Home Fund | New York, NY | Operating expenses | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Operating expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kingmakers of Oakland | Oakland, CA | Operating expenses | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Last Mile (turn 2 U Inc) | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | Sausalito, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Operating expenses | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| French American International School | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc | New York, NY | Operating expenses | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Redistricting Foundation | Chicago, IL | Operating expenses | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newsmatch | Beverly Hills, CA | Operating expenses | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pro Publica | New York, NY | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intermusic SF | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe and Sound | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunburst Projects | Santa Rosa, CA | Operating expenses | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Performance and Design | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Litquake Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Odcdance | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Performing Arts Workshop | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | Atlanta, GA | Operating expenses | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Casa | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Tennis Advantage | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Randall Museum | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nepal Seeds | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Creative Growth | Oakland, CA | Operating expenses | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Tee | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Jewish Community Center | San Francisco, CA | Operating expenses | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $830,000 |
| Human services | $413,107 |
| Education | $380,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 |
| Youth development | $150,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $100,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $100,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $5,140,562 |
| Rhode Island | $500,000 |
| Colorado | $450,273 |
| New York | $450,000 |
| Illinois | $250,000 |
| Georgia | $25,000 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.