Funding search · EIN 656419397 · Fernandina Beach, FL

James and Dorothy Baer Foundation

Name: James and Dorothy Baer Foundation grants, 2021–2025
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.

59
grants reported: $1.5M
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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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.

Top recipients

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

Hirshberg Foundation3 grants · $150,000
Barnabas Center4 grants · $130,000
Micah'S Place4 grants · $111,000
Young Life3 grants · $110,000
Junior Achievement of W Central Fl3 grants · $100,000
The Fund for American Studies4 grants · $100,000
Dress for Success4 grants · $90,000
Wheels of Success4 grants · $90,000
Thistle Farms4 grants · $80,000
Amelia Island Chamber Music4 grants · $74,000

Giving over time

$154,000

2021

$177,500

2022

$177,500

2023

$460,000

2024

$515,000

2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Barnabas Center · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2025
General purpose
$50,000
Hirshberg Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General purpose
$50,000
Junior Achievement of North Florida · Clearwater, FL · 2025
General purpose grant
$50,000
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2025
General purpose
$50,000
Barnabas Center · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose
$50,000
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Res · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General purpose grant
$50,000
Junior Achievement of W Central Fl · Clearwater, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
$50,000
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2024
General purpose grant
$50,000
Hirshberg Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General purpose grant
$50,000
Hirshberg Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General purpose grant
$50,000
Hirshberg Foundation for · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General purpose grant
$40,000
American Center for Law and Justice · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
General purpose
$40,000
Dress for Success · Miami, FL · 2025
General purpose grant
$40,000
Micah'S Place · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2025
General purpose
$40,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
$40,000
Wheels of Success · Tampa, FL · 2025
General purpose grant
$40,000
Amrican Center for Law and Justice · Washington Dc, WA · 2024
General purpose
$40,000
Micah'S Place · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose
$40,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington Dc, WA · 2024
General purpose
$30,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville, TN · 2025
General purpose grant
$30,000
Dress for Success · Miami, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
$30,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville Tn, TN · 2024
General purpose grant
$30,000
Wheels of Success · Tampa, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
$25,000
Amelia Island Chamber Music · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2025
General purpose
$25,000
Nassau County Council On Aging · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2025
General purpose grant
$25,000
Amelia Island Chamber Music · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
$25,000
Nassau County Council On Aging · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
$25,000
Junior Achievement of W Central Fl · Clearwater, FL · 2023
General purpose grant
$25,000
Junior Achievement of W Central Fl · Clearwater, FL · 2022
General purpose grant
$25,000
Junior Achievement of Wes · Clearwater, FL · 2021
General purpose grant
$20,000
Partners for Care · Glendale, CA · 2025
General purpose grant
$15,500
Micah'S Place · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2023
General purpose
$15,500
Micah'S Place · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2022
General purpose
$15,000
Barnabas Center · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2023
General purpose
$15,000
Barnabas Center · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2022
General purpose
$12,000
Amelia Island Chamber Music · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2023
General purpose grant
$12,000
Amelia Island Chamber Music · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2022
General purpose grant
$10,000
Pinky Promise Foundation · Callahan, FL · 2025
General purpose grant
$10,000
American Center for Law & Justice · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose grant
$10,000
Dress for Success · Miami, FL · 2023
General purpose grant
$10,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
$10,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville Tn, TN · 2023
General purpose grant
$10,000
Wheels of Success · Tampa, FL · 2023
General purpose grant
$10,000
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2023
General purpose grant
$10,000
American Center for Law & Justice · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose grant
$10,000
Dress for Success · Miami, FL · 2022
General purpose grant
$10,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2022
General purpose grant
$10,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
Thistle Farms · Nashville Tn, TN · 2022
General purpose grant
$10,000
Wheels of Success · Tampa, FL · 2022
General purpose grant
$10,000
American Center for Law & Justice · Washington, DC · 2021
General purpose grant
$10,000
Dress for Success · Miami, FL · 2021
General purpose grant
$10,000
Magdalene · Nashville, TN · 2021
General purpose grant
$10,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2021
General purpose grant
$10,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2021
General purpose
$10,000
Wheels of Success · Tampa, FL · 2021
General purpose grant
$9,500
Barnabas Center · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2021
General purpose
$9,500
Micah'S Place · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2021
General purpose
$5,000
Amelia Island Museum of History · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2025
General purpose grant

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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.