The Baker Street Foundation

Invitation Only

San Francisco, California · EIN 94-3192365 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$6.8M

Organizations funded60

Typical grant$60,000

Total assets$125.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $100,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

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

Arts & Culture12
Education4
Children & Youth3
Health2
Human Services2
Environment1

Where it gives

20% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
San Francisco Ballet	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$1,000,000
San Francisco Park Alliance	San Francisco, CA	Indian basin project	$625,000
Brown University	Providence, RI	Support mental health initiative	$500,000
A Home Within	Oakland, CA	Operating expenses	$263,107
Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation	Loveland, CO	Operating expenses	$250,000
University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$225,000
University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	Operating expenses	$200,273
California Academy of Science	San Francisco, CA	Reimagining san francisco	$200,000
Independent Arts & Media	San Francisco, CA	Cinemasf upgrade to theaters	$200,000
San Francisco Marin Food Bank	San Francisco, CA	Endowment	$200,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$150,000
Givedirectly Inc	New York, NY	Operating expenses	$150,000
Cal Performances	Berkeley, CA	Operating expenses	$142,455
All Home	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
Alzheimer's Association	Chicago, IL	Operating expenses	$100,000
Chapin Hall	Chicago, IL	Operating expenses	$100,000
Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Library	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
Grabhorn Institute	San Francisco, CA	Moving expenses	$100,000
Healthright 360	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
Homeless Youth Alliance	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
International Fund for Photography	Orinda, CA	Tbw books	$100,000
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center	San Pablo, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering	New York, NY	Operating expenses	$100,000
San Francisco Foundation	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
San Francisco Jazz Festival	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
Stable Home Fund	New York, NY	Operating expenses	$100,000
Stanford University	Stanford, CA	Operating expenses	$100,000
Kingmakers of Oakland	Oakland, CA	Operating expenses	$75,000
Kqed	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$75,000
The Last Mile (Turn 2 U Inc)	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$60,000
Bay Area Discovery Museum	Sausalito, CA	Operating expenses	$55,000
826 Valencia	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000
Calmatters	Sacramento, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000
French American International School	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000
Girls Inc	New York, NY	Operating expenses	$50,000
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000
National Redistricting Foundation	Chicago, IL	Operating expenses	$50,000
Newsmatch	Beverly Hills, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000
Pro Publica	New York, NY	Operating expenses	$50,000
San Francisco Free Clinic	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000
Intermusic Sf	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$40,000
Safe and Sound	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$40,000
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$40,000
Sunburst Projects	Santa Rosa, CA	Operating expenses	$40,000
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$35,000
Museum of Performance and Design	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$30,000
Community Music Center	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$25,000
Litquake Foundation	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$25,000
Odcdance	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$25,000
Performing Arts Workshop	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$25,000
Planned Parenthood	Atlanta, GA	Operating expenses	$25,000
San Francisco Casa	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$25,000
Youth Tennis Advantage	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$25,000
Randall Museum	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$20,000
Nepal Seeds	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$10,000
Creative Growth	Oakland, CA	Operating expenses	$5,000
First Tee	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$5,000
San Francisco Jewish Community Center	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$5,000

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Brown University	Providence, RI	Operating expenses	$2,000,000
A Home Within	Oakland, CA	Operating expenses	$526,213
International Fund for Photography	Orinda, CA	Operating expenses	$500,000
San Francisco Park Alliance	San Francisco, CA	Indian basin project	$500,000
Cal Performances	Berkeley, CA	Golden bear circle initiative	$370,665
San Francisco Park Alliance	San Francisco, CA	Operating expenses	$50,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$6,815,835	66
2023	$5,889,915	56

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513169349103551
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3192365
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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