Baker Root Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Needham, MA · EIN 04-3466194 · reported 2023–2025
133grants reported
$500median award
$300lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$95Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 133 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,400 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
865 Central Ave Apt C406
Needham, MA 02492-1369
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mab Community Services Contribution provided | Brookline, MA | $5,500 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $4,500 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $4,500 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $4,500 |
| Chamber Orchestra of Boston Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Chamber Orchestra of Boston Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Mab Community Services Contribution provided | Brookline, MA | $2,500 |
| Chamber Orchestra of Boston Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Mab Community Services Contribution provided | Brookline, MA | $2,500 |
| Friends of Cchs Swimming and Diving Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $2,000 |
| Nesea Contribution provided | Greenfield, MA | $2,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $1,500 |
| Tricon Church Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $1,200 |
| Tricon Church Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $1,200 |
| First Literacy Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Nesea Contribution provided | Greenfield, MA | $1,000 |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Contribution provided | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| First Literacy Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| First Literacy Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children Contribution provided | Roxbury, MA | $800 |
| Project Hope Contribution provided | Roxbury, MA | $800 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children Contribution provided | Roxbury, MA | $800 |
| Project Hope Contribution provided | Roxbury, MA | $800 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children Contribution provided | Roxbury, MA | $800 |
| Project Hope Contribution provided | Roxbury, MA | $800 |
| Project Bread Contribution provided | East Boston, MA | $750 |
| Pine Street Inn Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $750 |
| Project Bread Contribution provided | East Boston, MA | $750 |
| The Umbrella Community Arts Center Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $750 |
| Project Bread Contribution provided | East Boston, MA | $750 |
| The Umbrella Community Arts Center Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $700 |
| The Umbrella Community Arts Center Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $700 |
| Scholar Rescue Fund Contribution provided | New York, NY | $600 |
| Friends of Cchs Swimming and Diving Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $530 |
| More Than Words Contribution provided | Waltham, MA | $515 |
| ACLU Foundation Contribution provided | New York, NY | $500 |
| Beyond Conflict Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Common Cause Education Fund Contribution provided | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Concord Free Public Library Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders Contribution provided | New York, NY | $500 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness Contribution provided | Washington, DC | $500 |
| National Urban League Contribution provided | New York, NY | $500 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Contribution provided | New York, NY | $500 |
| Propublica Contribution provided | New York, NY | $500 |
| Save the Children Contribution provided | Fairfield, CT | $500 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Contribution provided | Montgomery, AL | $500 |
| Tenacity Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Trinity Boston Foundation Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $500 |
| UNICEF Contribution provided | New York, NY | $500 |
| Westport Land Conservation Trust Contribution provided | Westport, MA | $500 |
| World Central Kitchen Contribution provided | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights Contribution provided | Chicago, IL | $500 |
| Beacon Hill Civic Association Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Beyond Conflict Contribution provided | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Concord Free Public Library Contribution provided | Concord, MA | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders Contribution provided | New York, NY | $500 |
| More Than Words Contribution provided | Waltham, MA | $500 |
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