Still providing nourishment to meet the needs of Texas families. The foundation continues the legacy of Ninnie L. Baird, who supported her community through baking and giving; the family continues that legacy to help others.
The Ninnie L Baird Foundation continues a family legacy rooted in baking and giving, with grants aimed at nourishment and basic needs for Texas families. Recent awards show a mix of direct support and practical improvements for community organizations, from food pantry equipment to services for parents, children, and youth. The foundation’s recent grant list includes repeated support for Fort Worth-based groups such as Lvtrise, which received funds for basketball and after-school programs in 2024 and youth sports in 2025, and The Warm Place, which received support in 2025 for grief support programming. That pattern suggests an interest in organizations meeting immediate family needs while also supporting longer-term developmental and emotional services. The foundation also backs facilities and tools that help nonprofits deliver services more effectively. Grants have covered classroom technology, furnishings, security systems, playgrounds, and other equipment, alongside operating or program support in several cases. Its annual grants total $792,174, with 2025 filings on file and assets of $2,405,522. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations, but the recent grant record centers on Texas nonprofits serving local families.
Food security and nourishment are central to the foundation’s giving. In 2023, Mission Central in Hurst received $11,000 for replacement of three HVAC units in a food pantry, and in 2024 St Philips School & Community Center in Dallas received $12,000 for furnishings and equipment for a food pantry. Those grants connect basic needs support with the physical infrastructure needed to store and distribute food. Family and parenting support also appears regularly. Women’s Choice Resource Center in Fort Worth received $13,300 in 2024 for assistance for parents to be, while Shiloh Place in McKinney received $10,000 in 2024 for bunk beds and cribs. Youth-serving grants include $15,000 to Key Center in Fort Worth for an outdoor learning space and $10,000 to Educational First Steps in Dallas for early childhood learning. The foundation also supported a grief support program at The Warm Place in 2025.
Typical grants cluster at $10,000 to $15,000, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent record shows repeated support to some organizations across multiple years, including Lvtrise in 2024 and 2025, while many other recipients appear once. The foundation uses unrestricted, project, and support grants, including funding for equipment, facility repairs, and client services. It also funds individuals, and its website instructions indicate applicants are asked to contact the foundation by phone or email for a grant request, with no public application form posted.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Grant dollars stay in Texas, and the recent list shows a strong concentration in Fort Worth, Dallas, and other North Texas cities. Fort Worth recipients include Lvtrise, Union Gospel Mission - Tarrant, Ronald McDonald House Ft Worth, and The Warm Place. Dallas recipients include Our Friends Place, Men of Nehemiah, St Philips School & Community Center, Educational First Steps, and others. Other Texas cities in the recent grants list include Hurst, Irving, McKinney, Rockwall, Mesquite, Uvalde, Keller, and Fort Worth-area communities. All recorded grants in the data go to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports Texas organizations serving families, food-insecure people, children, youth, women, and shelter residents. Its active grant programs emphasize nourishment, basic needs, and family support services, with additional support for youth services, homelessness-related services, adoption support, and early childhood learning.
Recent grants cluster around $10,000. The typical grant-size distribution is p25 $5,000, median $10,000, and p75 $10,000, with many recent awards falling between $10,000 and $15,000.
The foundation’s website instructs prospective applicants to contact it by phone or email to request a grant. It describes unrestricted, project, and support grants, and one active program notes there is no public application form posted.
Yes. The geographic scope of giving is local, the top state by grant count is Texas, and 100% of the recorded grants in the recent data went to recipients in Texas.
Recent grants support food pantry infrastructure, family services, youth enrichment, early childhood learning, and client support. Examples include food pantry equipment, classroom technology, security upgrades, grief support, and assistance for parents to be.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Ninnie L Baird Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not specified on site; grants appear to be available to organizations serving Texas families. Prospective applicants are asked to contact the foundation for more information.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVTRISE | FORT WORTH, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM |
| UNION GOSPEL MISSION - TARRANT | FORT WORTH, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | IPADS - CHILDREN'S ENRICHMENT |
| OUR FRIENDS PLACE | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADE |
| UNION GOSPEL MISSION - DALLAS | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SHELTER OPERATIONS |
| METHODIST JUSTICE MINISTRY | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | CLIENT SUPPORT SERVICES |
| CANDLELIGHT RANCH | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | CAMP IMPROVEMENTS |
| PROJECT 4031 | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | FAMILIES PROGRAM |
| ACT FOUNDATION | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SECURITY, TECH, OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS |
| 24 HOUR CLUB | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | WOMEN'S EMPOWERMNET |
| DALLAS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS |
| WAXAHACHIE CARE SERVICES | WAXAHACHIE, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | FREEZER |
| EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING |
| GILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | URGENT CHILDREN'S NEEDS |
| AUSTIN STREET CENTER | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | THE SISTERHOOD PROJECT |
| SHARING LIFE | MESQUITE, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GED CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY |
| CRISTO REY FORT WORTH COLLEGE PREP | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | CLASSROOM FURNITURE |
| UNITED WAY OF TARRANT COUNTY | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | AC UNITS FOR SUMMER NEED |
| THE WARM PLACE | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| OUTLOUD | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT |
| FIVE LOAVES FOOD PANTRY | SACHSE, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | STUDENT FEEDING PROGRAM |
| TOGETHER WE THRIVE | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | STUDENT NEEDS |
| THE ARTIST OUTREACH | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | STREAMLINERS PROGRAM |
| FUNKYTOWN FOOD PROJECT | CROWLEY, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | SUMMER PROGRAM |
| BRAVE LOVE | DALLAS, TX | $8,000 | 2025 | BIRTH MOM SUPPORT & EDUCATION |
| LENA POPE | FORT WORTH, TX | $7,744 | 2025 | WALKWAY |
| FORT WORTH ACADEMY | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | SWINGS PROJECT |
| CLAYTON DABNEY | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | MEDICINE OF THE HEART PROGRAM |
| NORTHSIDE INTER-COMMUNITY AGENCY | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | TECHNOLOGY |
| HEROES FOR CHILDREN | PLANO, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| LORETO HOUSE | DENTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | BILINGUAL ADVOCACY & FAITH SVCS |
| THE ART OF LIVING | FORT WORTH, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | YOUTH EDUCATION & MENTORING |
| CHRIST'S HAVEN FOR CHILDREN | KELLER, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND |
| LVTRISE | FORT WORTH, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | BASKETBALL AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| MEN OF NEHEMIAH | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2024 | FAMILY PROGRAM |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE FT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $13,400 | 2024 | COMMERCIAL WASHER & DRYER |
| WOMEN'S CHOICE RESOURCE CENTER | FORT WORTH, TX | $13,300 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE FOR PARENTS TO BE |
| LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND OF FT WORT | FORT WORTH, TX | $12,000 | 2024 | LOADING DOCK REPAIRS |
| ST PHILIPS SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CENTE | DALLAS, TX | $12,000 | 2024 | FURNISHINGS & EQUIP FOR FOOD PANTRY |
| SHILOH PLACE | MCKINNEY, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | BUNK BEDS AND CRIBS |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ROCKWALL | ROCKWALL, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SECURITY UPGRADES AT FACILITY |
| EDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING TARRANT CO |
| CORNERSTONE CROSSROADS ACADEMY | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | APPLIANCES FOR KITCHEN RENOVATION |
| RECOVERY RESOURCE COUNCIL | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | ENDURING FAMILIES EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES |
| CROSSROADS COMMUNITY SERVICES | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | SOFTWARE UPGRADES |
| BEHIND EVERY DOOR | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | YOUTH SPORTS EQUIPMENT |
| READERS 2 LEADERS | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | MOBILE DESK UNITS |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | PADUA PROJECT SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS | FORT WORTH, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | CASE MANAGEMENT |
| THE KING'S ACADEMY | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT |
| MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATION | UVALDE, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF ELEM SCHOOL |
LVTRISE
$15,000YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM
UNION GOSPEL MISSION - TARRANT
$15,000IPADS - CHILDREN'S ENRICHMENT
UNION GOSPEL MISSION - DALLAS
$10,000SHELTER OPERATIONS
METHODIST JUSTICE MINISTRY
$10,000CLIENT SUPPORT SERVICES
CAMP IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT 4031
$10,000FAMILIES PROGRAM
ACT FOUNDATION
$10,000SECURITY, TECH, OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS
24 HOUR CLUB
$10,000WOMEN'S EMPOWERMNET
WAXAHACHIE CARE SERVICES
$10,000FREEZER
CRISTO REY FORT WORTH COLLEGE PREP
$10,000CLASSROOM FURNITURE
THE WARM PLACE
$10,000GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM
OUTLOUD
$10,000TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
FIVE LOAVES FOOD PANTRY
$10,000STUDENT FEEDING PROGRAM
THE ARTIST OUTREACH
$10,000STREAMLINERS PROGRAM
FUNKYTOWN FOOD PROJECT
$10,000SUMMER PROGRAM
BRAVE LOVE
$8,000BIRTH MOM SUPPORT & EDUCATION
LENA POPE
$7,744WALKWAY
FORT WORTH ACADEMY
$5,000SWINGS PROJECT
CLAYTON DABNEY
$5,000MEDICINE OF THE HEART PROGRAM
NORTHSIDE INTER-COMMUNITY AGENCY
$5,000TECHNOLOGY
THE ART OF LIVING
$5,000YOUTH EDUCATION & MENTORING
LVTRISE
$15,000BASKETBALL AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
WOMEN'S CHOICE RESOURCE CENTER
$13,300ASSISTANCE FOR PARENTS TO BE
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND OF FT WORT
$12,000LOADING DOCK REPAIRS
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ROCKWALL
$10,000SECURITY UPGRADES AT FACILITY
THE KING'S ACADEMY
$10,000TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATION
$10,000TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF ELEM SCHOOL
