Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

The Baker Street Foundation

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Typical grant size
$25K – $50K – $100K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
83
Repeat grantees
60
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Mary M Miner
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Helen Sedwick
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Roy Bukstein
CFO/DIRECTOR
Nicola Miner
DIRECTOR
Luke Miner
DIRECTOR
Justine Miner
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
5.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
669
Total grants awarded
$67.9M
Total amount
$101K
Average grant
$1.6M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$6.8M
60 grants
2023
$5.9M
56 grants
2022
$7.1M
60 grants
2021
$7.8M
63 grants
2020
$8.8M
69 grants
2019
$5.9M
62 grants
2018
$5.6M
64 grants
2017
$6.0M
63 grants
2016
$4.6M
61 grants
2015
$5.7M
55 grants
2014
$3.6M
56 grants

Top recipients

San Francisco Ballet
11 grants · CA
$11.0M
11 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$5.9M
San Francisco Jazz Festival
11 grants · CA
$3.1M
15 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$3.0M
8 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$2.6M
6 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$2.3M
11 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.9M
9 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.7M
San Francisco Marin Food Bank
4 grants · CA
$1.6M
11 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$1.2M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

San Francisco Ballet
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
San Francisco Park Alliance
INDIAN BASIN PROJECT
CA · TY 2024
$625K
Brown University
SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
RI · TY 2024
$500K
A Home Within
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$263K
Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation
OPERATING EXPENSES
CO · TY 2024
$250K
University of San Francisco
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$225K
University of Colorado Boulder
OPERATING EXPENSES
CO · TY 2024
$200K
California Academy of Science
REIMAGINING SAN FRANCISCO
CA · TY 2024
$200K
San Francisco Marin Food Bank
ENDOWMENT
CA · TY 2024
$200K
Independent Arts & Media
CINEMASF UPGRADE TO THEATERS
CA · TY 2024
$200K
Chronicle Season of Sharing
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$150K
Givedirectly Inc
OPERATING EXPENSES
NY · TY 2024
$150K
Cal Performances
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$142K
Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Library
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Grabhorn Institute
MOVING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
All Home
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Chapin Hall
OPERATING EXPENSES
IL · TY 2024
$100K
International Fund for Photography
TBW BOOKS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Memorial Sloan Kettering
OPERATING EXPENSES
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Stable Home Fund
OPERATING EXPENSES
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Homeless Youth Alliance
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
San Francisco Jazz Festival
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Alzheimer's Association
OPERATING EXPENSES
IL · TY 2024
$100K
Stanford University
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
San Francisco Foundation
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Healthright 360
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Kqed
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Kingmakers of Oakland
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$75K
The Last Mile (turn 2 U Inc)
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$60K
Bay Area Discovery Museum
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$55K
National Redistricting Foundation
OPERATING EXPENSES
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Center
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Calmatters
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Newsmatch
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Pro Publica
OPERATING EXPENSES
NY · TY 2024
$50K
Girls Inc
OPERATING EXPENSES
NY · TY 2024
$50K
San Francisco Free Clinic
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$50K
French American International School
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$50K
826 Valencia
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Intermusic SF
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$40K
Safe and Sound
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$40K
Sunburst Projects
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$40K
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$40K
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$35K
Museum of Performance and Design
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$30K
San Francisco Casa
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Performing Arts Workshop
OPERATING EXPENSES
CA · TY 2024
$25K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.