Bauer Foundation Inc
Private foundation · New Canaan, CT · EIN 58-1861919 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Bauer Family Foundation Inc
104grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$12.6Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 104 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $525K 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
499 Silvermine RD
New Canaan, CT 06840-4320
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Family & Children's Agency Operational Support | Norwalk, CT | $1,275,000 |
| Washington University in St Louis Operational Support - Scholarships | St Louis, MO | $1,050,000 |
| Inspirica Inc Operational Support | Stamford, CT | $1,020,000 |
| Open Doors Norwalk Operational Support | Norwalk, CT | $1,000,000 |
| Goodwin University Operational Support | East Hartford, CT | $1,000,000 |
| Green Lake Conference Center Operational Support | Green Lake, WI | $450,000 |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation Operational Support | Norwalk, CT | $300,000 |
| Family & Children's Agency Operational Support | Norwalk, CT | $300,000 |
| Stepping Stones Museum for Children Inc Capital Growth Plan | Norwalk, CT | $300,000 |
| Family & Children's Agency Operational Support | Norwalk, CT | $260,000 |
| International Christian Alliance on Prostitution Operational Support for Conference | Green Lake, WI | $255,000 |
| Stepping Stones Museum for Children Inc Capital Growth Plan | Norwalk, CT | $210,000 |
| Stepping Stones Museum for Children Inc Capital Growth Plan | Norwalk, CT | $200,000 |
| Green Lake Conference Center Operational Support | Green Lake, WI | $150,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County Operational Support | Bridgeport, CT | $125,000 |
| Princeton University Princeton Initiative for Faith and Work | Princeton, NJ | $125,000 |
| Focusing Philanthropy Operational Support | Santa Monica, CA | $120,000 |
| Focusing Philanthropy Operational Support | Santa Monica, CA | $120,000 |
| Focusing Philanthropy Operational Support | Santa Monica, CA | $120,000 |
| Circle of Care General Support - For families of children with cancer | Wilton, CT | $100,000 |
| Elderhouse Day Care Center Operational Support for adult day care center | Norwalk, CT | $100,000 |
| Goodwin University Operational Support | East Hartford, CT | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Global Impact Fund | Americus, GA | $100,000 |
| International Christian Alliance on Prostitution Operational Support for Conference | Fresno, CA | $100,000 |
| One World Surgery Operational Support | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 |
| Princeton University Princeton Initiative for Faith and Work | Princeton, NJ | $100,000 |
| Andover Newton Theological School Faith In the Workplace Initiative | Newton Centre, MA | $100,000 |
| Circle of Care General Support - For families of children with cancer | Wilton, CT | $100,000 |
| Green Lake Conference Center Operational Support | Green Lake, WI | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Operational Support | Naples, FL | $100,000 |
| Waveny Lifecare Network Healing Together Campaign | New Canaan, CT | $100,000 |
| Circle of Care General Support - For families of children with cancer | Wilton, CT | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County Operational Support | Bridgeport, CT | $100,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Operational Support | Naples, FL | $100,000 |
| Lumunos Operational Support | Marlborough, NH | $100,000 |
| Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Annual Gala - Seas the Night | Norwalk, CT | $100,000 |
| Old Newsboys Fund for Children's Charities Operational Support | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| The Kennedy Collective The Arts Empowerment Initiative: Maggie Daly Arts Cooperative | Trumbull, CT | $100,000 |
| Earthplace Operational Support | Westport, CT | $85,000 |
| Norwalk Housing Authority Foundation Operational Support - Scholarships | Norwalk, CT | $85,000 |
| Tiny Miracles Foundation Operational Support - BiLingual Professional Mentor | Darien, CT | $80,000 |
| Lumunos Operational Support | Marlborough, NH | $75,000 |
| Norwalk Housing Authority Foundation Operational Support - Scholarships | Norwalk, CT | $75,000 |
| St Louis Aquarium Foundation Operational Support | St Louis, MO | $75,000 |
| Boy Scouts America - Yankee Council Operational Support - Friends of Scouting Event | Milford, CT | $65,000 |
| Elderhouse Day Care Center Operational Support for adult day care center | Norwalk, CT | $65,000 |
| Summer Theatre of New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $60,500 |
| Norwalk Acts Operational Support | Norwalk, CT | $60,000 |
| Summer Theatre of New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $55,000 |
| Americares Operational Support - Americares Airlift Benefit | Stamford, CT | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County Operational Support | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 |
| Horizons at New Canaan Country School Operational Support | New Canaan, CT | $50,000 |
| Liberation Programs Inc Operational Support | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 |
| Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Annual Gala - Seas the Night | Norwalk, CT | $50,000 |
| Pivot Ministries Operational Support | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 |
| Saint Joseph Parenting Center Operational Support | Stamford, CT | $50,000 |
| St Louis Aquarium Foundation Operational Support | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| The Carver Center | Norwalk, CT | $50,000 |
| Liberation Programs Operational Support | Norwalk, CT | $50,000 |
| Pivot Ministries Operational Support | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 |
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