About Baskin Family Foundation
The Baskin Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropic support on investigative and public-interest journalism, backing organizations that produce revelatory reporting and civic education. Their giving is highly concentrated in a small number of media nonprofits (notably repeat grants to the same outlets), signaling a strategic investment in sustained journalistic capacity rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Focus Areas
Investigative public-interest journalismLong-term support for national media nonprofitsCivic education through investigative reporting
Who They Fund
refugees and recent immigrantsformerly incarcerated / people reentering societyyouth and young artists (including foster youth)low-income / underprivileged individuals and familiesAfrican American communitiesJewish community organizations
About Baskin Family Foundation
A defining feature of the Baskin Family Foundation is its sustained support for investigative and public-interest journalism. The largest recent grants show that emphasis clearly: $1,000,000 to Mother Jones in 2024 for revelatory journalism, followed by another $1,000,000 to the same outlet in 2023 for education. That pattern signals a funder willing to make large, repeated commitments to organizations that produce reporting intended to inform the public and strengthen civic understanding. The foundation also backs media organizations over multiple years, including Foundation for National Progress, which received $700,000 and $600,000 in 2025 for revelatory journalism. Alongside those major media commitments, the portfolio includes support for history and education through Facing History & Ourselves, and civic-focused institutions such as the Barack Obama Foundation. The grant record suggests a philanthropic approach centered on long-term institutional support rather than one-off awards, with repeated gifts to the same organizations appearing across multiple years. Its work extends beyond journalism into education, arts, criminal justice, and refugee support, but the recurring theme is public-facing work that informs communities, builds awareness, or supports access to opportunity. The Baskin Family Foundation’s giving is national in scope, with a strong concentration in organizations that operate in media, learning, and civic life.
What Baskin Family Foundation Funds
In investigative journalism, the foundation made some of its largest awards to Mother Jones for revelatory journalism, including $1,000,000 in 2024 and $1,000,000 in 2023. It also supported Foundation for National Progress with $700,000 and $600,000 in 2025 for revelatory journalism, reinforcing a clear commitment to nonprofit media. For history and civic education, Facing History & Ourselves received multiple grants, including $233,334 in 2023, $210,000 in 2024, and several additional awards in 2024 and 2025 for history and education. The same theme appears in support for the Barack Obama Foundation, which received $100,000 in 2023 for inspire & empower change. The foundation also funds youth arts and culture. Roundhouse Trust received $48,062 in 2023 and $47,222 in 2025 to support young artists, while The Point Magazine received several grants for arts work.
How Baskin Family Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$6.8M
Total Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$2.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Baskin Family Foundation Funds
Top 4 recipient countries by grant volume for Baskin Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 282 | $9.4M | 94.0% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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