The Anne Wentworth Baer Scholarship fund primarily underwrites undergraduate scholarships at colleges and universities, concentrating on New England and nearby private institutions. Grants are directed to a mix of liberal arts colleges, regional public universities, and specialized schools (e.g., fashion and technical institutes), typically earmarked for student aid rather than programmatic support. The foundation makes modest, targeted awards—often repeat gifts—to higher education institutions rather than broad nonprofit operating support.
Concentrated, education-focused giving: roughly a dozen relatively small to mid-sized scholarship grants totaling $110K, with several repeat grants to the same institutions. Funding is transactional (scholarship awards) rather than multi-year program development, and geographically tilted toward New England.
Anne Wentworth Baer Scholarship focuses on undergraduate scholarship support at colleges and universities, with a strong pattern of repeat awards to the same institutions over multiple years. The largest recent grants in the file are $12,000 scholarships to the University of Rhode Island, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Simmons University, showing a preference for direct student aid rather than broad operating support. Recent giving also includes annual scholarship awards to University of New Hampshire, University of New England, Bryant University, Wheaton College, Rhode Island College, Fashion Institute of Technology, Quinnipiac University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The foundation’s recent record points to a donor that supports a mix of liberal arts colleges, regional public universities, and specialized schools through restricted scholarship funding. Its grants are modest in size, but the pattern is consistent: the same campuses recur with different award amounts across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That makes the fund distinct as a scholarship vehicle that appears to sustain undergraduate aid at a defined set of institutions rather than funding one-off projects.
The foundation’s giving centers on undergraduate scholarships. In student financial aid, it awarded $11,000 to the University of New Hampshire for scholarship support and $11,000 to the University of New England for the same purpose. It also supported Rhode Island College with an $8,000 scholarship grant, reinforcing a pattern of aid to regional public institutions. Private colleges are another clear area: Bryant University received $8,000 and $6,000 for scholarships, while Wheaton College received $8,000 and $6,000. Technical and design education appears as well, with Rochester Institute of Technology receiving $12,000, $4,000, and $3,000 for scholarships, and the Fashion Institute of Technology receiving $8,000 for scholarship support.
Typical awards are small and targeted: the grant-size distribution sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $8,000 at the median, and $9,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeat grants to the same schools across multiple years, especially Simmons University, Bryant University, Wheaton College, the University of Rhode Island, the University of New Hampshire, and Rochester Institute of Technology. That repetition suggests an ongoing scholarship relationship rather than isolated gifts. The foundation funds individuals through restricted scholarship grants and does not make program-related investments. The file reflects a scholarship fund structure rather than broad institutional operating support.
$35K
$935K
$93K
$54K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: Simmons University, Wheaton College, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rhode Island, Fashion Institute of Technology
Grant recipients are all in the United States, and the giving pattern is national rather than limited to Texas. New York appears most often in the recipient list, with grants to Rochester Institute of Technology and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Massachusetts is also prominent through Boston, Norton, Worcester, and Biddeford-area institutions in the recent grants list. Rhode Island recipients include Kingston, Smithfield, and Providence, while New Hampshire grants land in Durham. The portfolio also reaches Connecticut through Hamden.
It funds undergraduate scholarship support. The recent grants list is built around scholarship awards to colleges and universities, including repeat gifts to institutions such as the University of Rhode Island, University of New Hampshire, Simmons University, Bryant University, Wheaton College, and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Typical awards are modest: the grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $8,000 at the median, and $9,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes grants from $3,000 to $12,000.
Yes. The recent record shows repeated scholarship awards across multiple years, including Simmons University, Bryant University, Wheaton College, the University of Rhode Island, the University of New Hampshire, and Rochester Institute of Technology.
The grants go to a mix of liberal arts colleges, regional public universities, and specialized schools. Recent recipients include Rhode Island College and the University of New Hampshire, along with Fashion Institute of Technology and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
The grants are national and all recent recipients are in the U.S. New York appears most often in the recipient list, with awards to Rochester Institute of Technology and the Fashion Institute of Technology, while Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut also appear in the recent grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | DURHAM, NH | $11,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BRYANT UNIVERSITY | SMITHFIELD, RI | $6,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| WHEATON COLLEGE | NORTON, MA | $6,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE | WORCESTER, MA | $4,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ROCHESTER, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| WHEATON COLLEGE | NORTON, MA | $8,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $8,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BRYANT UNIVERSITY | SMITHFIELD, RI | $8,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE | PROVIDENCE, RI | $8,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | DURHAM, NH | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | KINGSTON, RI | $5,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY | HAMDEN, CT | $4,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ROCHESTER, NY | $4,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $12,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | KINGSTON, RI | $12,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | ROCHESTER, NY | $12,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND | BIDDEFORD, ME | $11,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
$11,000SCHOLARSHIP
BRYANT UNIVERSITY
$6,000SCHOLARSHIP
WHEATON COLLEGE
$6,000SCHOLARSHIP
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
$4,000SCHOLARSHIP
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$3,000SCHOLARSHIP
WHEATON COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
$8,000SCHOLARSHIP
BRYANT UNIVERSITY
$8,000SCHOLARSHIP
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
$8,000SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
$4,000SCHOLARSHIP
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$4,000SCHOLARSHIP
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$12,000SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
$11,000SCHOLARSHIP
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$8,000SCHOLARSHIP