Clayton Baker Trust

Historical Funder

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 52-6054237 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$2.4M

Organizations funded86

Typical grant$20,000

Total assets$42.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $12,000 and $30,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	William C Baker - Executive Direct
Address	1600 W 41ST STREET SUITE 700, Baltimore MD 21211
Phone	4108373555
Form and materials	A cover letter, a proposal narrative and attachments all as outlined in the ABAG Common Grant Application Format. Only one copy is required.
Deadlines	April 5th, August 5th and December 5th by 5:00pm that day. If deadline falls on a weekend or holiday
Restrictions	Must fit within the purposes of the Clayton Baker Trust, which are Education, Environment and Community Development. The Trust must have adequate funds.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education25
Environment23
Community Development20
Arts & Culture4
Human Services3
Mental Health2

Where it gives

2% of grants went outside Maryland.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Center for Climate Change Communication George Mason University Foundation	Fairfax, MD	Environment	$115,000
Union of Concerned Scientists	Cambridge, MA	Environment	$105,000
Rebuild Metro	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$95,000
Healthcare for the Homeless	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$77,500
Children's Scholarship Fund Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Education	$75,000
Baltimore Public Media Public Radio Corporation	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$70,000
Central MD Transportation Alliance Baltimore Community Foundation	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$50,000
Baltimore Neighborhood Development Corpo	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America	New York, MD	Other	$50,000
Bikemore	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$50,000
Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Takoma Park, MD	Environment	$50,000
Bridges Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Education	$50,000
Climate Access Fund	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$50,000
i-Mentor	Baltimore, MD	Education	$50,000
Upsurge Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$50,000
Baltimore Tree Trust	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$40,000
Baltimore Banner Inc	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$35,000
NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$35,000
Teach for America Inc	Baltimore, MD	Education	$35,000
Middle Grades Partnership	Baltimore, MD	Education	$35,000
Maryland Science Center	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$30,000
Game Conservancy USA Inc	West Port, MD	Environment	$30,000
Nature Sacred	Annapolis, MD	Environment	$30,000
St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Community develpment	$30,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Education	$30,000
CollegeBound Foundation	Baltimore, MD	Education	$30,000
Community Law Center	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$30,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School	Baltimore, MD	Eductaion	$30,000
Fund for Educational Excellence	Baltimore, MD	Education	$30,000
B More Clubhouse	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$30,000
Baltimore School for the Arts	Baltimore, MD	Education:twigs program	$25,000
Johns Hopkins University and Medicine	Baltimore, MD	Other	$25,000
ROCA Baltimore	Chelsea, MD	Community development	$25,000
St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Education	$25,000
Patterson Park Audubon Center	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$25,000
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKidsl	Baltimore, MD	Education	$25,000
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy	Baltimore, MD	Community developmemt	$25,000
Friends of Patterson Park	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$25,000
KIPP Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Education	$25,000
Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society	Pittsburgh, MD	Environment	$25,000
4 My City Inc	Taneytown, MD	Environment	$25,000
Fistula Foundation	San Jose, MD	Other	$25,000
Becoming Independent	Santa Rosa, MD	Other	$20,000
Chesapeake Legal Alliance	Annapolis, MD	Environment	$20,000
Friends of the Jones Falls	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$20,000
CASH Campaign of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$20,000
Downtown Sailing Center	Baltimore, MD	Eductaion	$20,000
Public Justice Center	Baltimore, MD	Community developmemt	$20,000
Village Learning Place	Baltimore, MD	Education	$20,000
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake	Annapolis, MD	Education	$20,000
City Teaching Alliance Urban Teachers	Baltimore, MD	Education	$20,000
Maryland Club Preservation Foundation Inc	Baltimore, MD	Other	$20,000
Literacy Lab	Baltimore, MD	Education	$20,000
No Boundaries Coalition	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$20,000
Our Zero Waste Future	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$15,000
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$15,000
YMCA in Central Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Community development	$15,000
Blue Water Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Environment	$15,000
Reading Partners	Baltimore, MD	Education	$15,000
Enoch Pratt Free Library	Baltimore, MD	Education	$15,000

Showing the 60 largest of 86 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,364,500	86
2023	$1,782,500	72
2021	$2,220,160	90

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503189349101885
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-6054237
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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