About Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust
The Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust is primarily a Palm Beach–area funder that concentrates its grantmaking on local cultural institutions, environmental and marine conservation projects, and education/childhood enrichment programs, while also making very large internal transfers to related private trusts. Most external grants support capital campaigns, arts organizations, marine/wildlife education centers, and health/medical programming in South Florida, often through multi-year or capital-focused gifts.
Focus Areas
Performing and visual arts institutions in Palm Beach County (e.g., Palm Beach Opera, Norton Museum, regional art centers)Marine and Everglades conservation and education (e.g., Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, National Park Foundation Everglades support)Capital and facility funding for local nonprofits (capital campaigns, building/expansion projects)Health and medical research / hospital program support in South Florida (e.g., Jupiter Medical Center, cancer and pancreatic screening support)Early childhood and K–12 enrichment with emphasis on arts and STEM outreach (preschool enhancement, school music/arts programs)
Who They Fund
About Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust’s largest 2023 grants went to internal 507(b)(2) transfers, including $243,622,453 to Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust and $234,979,115 to Glen W Bailey Charitable Trust. Outside those transfers, the trust’s giving shows a clear pattern of substantial support for Palm Beach-area arts, conservation, and education organizations. A pair of $1,000,000 grants to Norton Museum and Palm Beach Opera show the scale of its external commitments, alongside a $1,000,000 grant to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary for the Cornelia T. Bailey Education Center. The trust also backed capital and expansion work at Lighthouse Artcenter, the Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and YWCA of Palm Beach County. Its grants further reach marine and Everglades education, hospital and screening programs, and K–12 enrichment. The portfolio includes both operating-style program support and capital-focused gifts, with many awards tied to buildings, learning spaces, exhibitions, and outreach programs.
What Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust Funds
Arts institutions are a central part of the trust’s grantmaking. It gave $1,000,000 to Palm Beach Opera for capital campaign building and another $1,000,000 for the performance and Bailey Artists Program, while also supporting the Norton Museum with $1,000,000 for art acquisition, exhibitions, photography, prints, learning, and community engagement. Education through the arts appears in several other awards, including $500,000 to the Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for arts education and outreach. Conservation and environmental education also receive major support: the trust gave $1,000,000 to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary for the Cornelia T. Bailey Education Center and $400,000 to Loggerhead Marinelife Center for capital campaign support. In health-related giving, it awarded $250,000 to Jupiter Medical Center Foundation for the Glenn W. and Cornelia T. Bailey NICHE Program and $100,000 to Norwalk Hospital Foundation for a pancreatic screening study in high-risk individuals.
How Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust Gives
Typical grants cluster at $25,000, with the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles all at $25,000. That makes the $1,000,000 awards stand out as the upper end of a much narrower distribution for the broader recent-grant set. The trust is a regular funder and also made very large 507(b)(2) transfers within its trust structure in 2023, indicating internal movement of assets alongside external grantmaking. The recent grants list shows repeated support in 2023 across arts, conservation, education, and health, but the data provided does not show an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$489M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$59.6M
Total Expenses
$491.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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