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Baskin Family Foundation

Name: Baskin Family Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

207
grants reported: $7.2M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education arts justice criminal history rights food journalism

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Mother Jones3 grants · $2.1M
Foundation for National Progress3 grants · $1.3M
Facing History & Ourselves6 grants · $628,334
The Point Magazine6 grants · $240,000
Facing History & Ourselves - UK2 grants · $200,000
Restore Justice Foundation6 grants · $191,500
Roundhouse Trust3 grants · $135,284
Barack Obama Foundation2 grants · $125,000
Working Credit Nfp2 grants · $120,000
Refugeeone3 grants · $110,000

Giving over time

$2.3M

2021

$2.4M

2022

$2.5M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 207 grants.

$1.0M
Mother Jones · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Produce revelatory journalism
$1.0M
Mother Jones · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Education
$700,000
Foundation for National Progress · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Produce revelatory journalism
$600,000
Foundation for National Progress · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Produce revelatory journalism
$233,334
Facing History & Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2021
History & education
$210,000
Facing History & Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2022
History & education
$150,000
Mother Jones · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Produce revelatory journalism
$100,000
Facing History & Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2022
History & education
$100,000
Facing History & Ourselves - UK · Brookline, MA · 2022
History & education
$100,000
Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Inspire & empower change
$100,000
Facing History & Ourselves - UK · Brookline, MA · 2021
History & education
$75,000
Facing History & Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2023
History & education
$75,000
Restore Justice Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Criminal justice
$75,000
The Point Magazine · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$60,000
The Point Magazine · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts
$60,000
Working Credit Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022
Credit counseling for underpriviledged
$60,000
Working Credit Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2021
Credit counseling for underpriviledged
$50,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Rescuing lives
$50,000
Academy for Global Citizenship · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$50,000
Restore Justice Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Criminal justice
$50,000
Restore Justice Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Criminal justice
$50,000
The Point Magazine · Chicago, IL · 2021
Arts
$48,062
Roundhouse Trust · 2021
Support young artists
$47,222
Roundhouse Trust · 2023
Supports young artists
$42,650
National Foundation for Youth Music · 2023
Arts
$40,000
Refugee Education UK · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Legal aid to refugees
$40,000
Refugeeone · Chicago, IL · 2023
Worldwide refugee support
$40,000
The College and Community · New York, NY · 2023
Assist released criminals
$40,000
Refugee Education UK (Formerly Refugee Support Network) · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Legal aid to refugees
$40,000
Roundhouse Trust · 2022
Supporting young artists
$40,000
Urban Initiatives · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$40,000
College and Community Fellowship · New York, NY · 2021
Assist released criminals
$40,000
Refugee Education UK (Formerly Refugee Support Network) · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Legal aid to refugees
$40,000
Urban Initiatives · Chicago, IL · 2021
Education
$35,000
Chicago Children'S Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$35,000
Chicago Media Project · Chicago, IL · 2022
Film and media projects
$35,000
Refugeeone · Chicago, IL · 2022
Worldwide refugee support
$35,000
Chicago Children'S Museum · Chicago, IL · 2021
Education
$35,000
Refugeeone · Chicago, IL · 2021
Worldwide refugee support
$32,400
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Education
$32,400
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Education
$32,400
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Education
$31,000
Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2022
Promote criminal justice
$30,000
Leket Yoni · Chicago, IL · 2023
Jewish causes
$30,000
Storycorps · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Education
$30,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2021
Human righst
$30,000
National Foundation for Youth Music · 2021
Support the arts
$26,250
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2023
Food pantry
$25,000
19th News · Austin, TX · 2023
Non-profit news organization
$25,000
Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Inspire & empower change
$25,000
Chicago Media Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Film and media projects
$25,000
Hubbard Street Dance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$25,000
Joffery Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$25,000
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Criminal justice
$25,000
Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2023
Promote criminal justice
$25,000
Reimagining Migration · Boston, MA · 2023
Immigration
$25,000
Run for Something Civics · Seattle, WA · 2023
Civic education
$25,000
The Point Magazine · Chicago, IL · 2023
Arts
$25,000
Urban Gateways · Chicago, IL · 2023
Engage youth in arts experience
$25,000
826la · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$25,000
John Howard Assocation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Criminal justice
$25,000
Nourishing Hope (Formerly Lakeview Food Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Food pantry
$25,000
Stepping Forward La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Foster care
$25,000
The Point Magazine · Chicago, IL · 2022
Arts
$25,000
826la · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Education
$25,000
Academy for Global Citizenship · Chicago, IL · 2021
Education
$25,000
Business & Prof People for Public Interest · Chicago, IL · 2021
Public interest law firm and policy center
$25,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2021
Environmental issues
$25,000
John Howard Assocation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Criminal justice
$25,000
National Museum of African History and Culture · Washington, DC · 2021
African american culture
$25,000
Public Housing Museum · Chicago, IL · 2021
Education
$25,000
Shriver Center On Poverty Law · Chicago, IL · 2021
Social justice
$25,000
Urban Gateways · Chicago, IL · 2021
Engage youth in arts experience
$21,000
Ben Gurion University · 2023
Education
$20,000
Chicago Media Project · Chicago, IL · 2023
Film and media projects
$20,000
Constructive Dialogue Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Fostering constructive dialogue
$20,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$15,525
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Jewish causes
$15,000
Hill Country Project · Ashland, MS · 2022
Preserving history
$15,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Jewish causes
$15,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$15,000
Perspectives Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
Education
$15,000
Reimaging Migration · Boston, MA · 2022
Immigration
$15,000
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2021
Fair journalism
$15,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2021
Education
$15,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2021
Supports healthcare for all
$15,000
Union Settlement · New York, NY · 2021
Education
$10,563
Obama Organization · Chicago, IL · 2022
Inspire & empower change
$10,363
Sargent Shriver National Center On Poverty Law · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social justice
$10,300
Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Food for the needy
$10,000
Chicago Foundation for Women · Chicago, IL · 2023
Women's rights
$10,000
Friendship Circle · Manalapan, NJ · 2023
Education
$10,000
Inspiration Corporation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Job trainint
$10,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Rescuing lives
$10,000
Open Roads · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Youth leadership training
$10,000
Pef Israel Endowment · New York, NY · 2023
Supports isreali causes
$10,000
Walking Iris Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Media projects
$10,000
Chicago Furniture Bank · Chicago, IL · 2022
Furniture for the needy
$10,000
Constructive Dialogue Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Fostering constructive dialogue
$10,000
Friendship Circle · Manalapan, NJ · 2022
Education

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.