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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-6037160

The Barnes Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Marion, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $306,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Timothy O'Connor the Barnes Foundat
PO Box 411
Marion, CT 06444
(860) 653-0462
Form and materials
Written request including budget and proof of tax exempt status and description of organization
Deadlines
Submissions should be made six to twelve months in advance
Restrictions
Federally tax exempt, non-profit organizations relating to precollegiate education in the state of connecticut

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $306,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,854,711

  • Tax year 2023

    $447,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $9,293,925

  • Tax year 2022

    $282,537

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,918,451

  • Tax year 2021

    $307,140

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,516,307

  • Tax year 2020

    $419,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,934,170

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bristol Public SchoolsBristol, CT

    To support educational programs

    $29,000
  2. Environmental Learning Centers of CT IncBristol, CT

    To support educational programs

    $25,000
  3. Connecticut Science Center IncHartford, CT

    To support educational programs

    $20,000
  4. Horizons at Westminster SchoolSimsbury, CT

    To support educational programs

    $20,000
  5. Neighborhood Music SchoolNew Haven, CT

    To support educational programs

    $20,000
  6. New Haven Ecology Project IncNew Haven, CT

    To support educational programs

    $20,000
  7. Uconn FoundationStorrs, CT

    To support educational programs

    $20,000
  8. Charter Oak Temple Restoration AssociationHartford, CT

    To support educational programs

    $15,000
  9. ConnectikidsHartford, CT

    To support educational programs

    $15,000
  10. Read to GrowBranford, CT

    To support educational programs

    $15,000
  11. United WayRocky Hill, CT

    To support educational programs

    $15,000
  12. Children's Community SchoolWaterbury, CT

    To support educational programs

    $13,000
  13. Connecticut Story Telling CenterNew London, CT

    To support educational programs

    $12,000
  14. Flanders Nature CenterWoodbury, CT

    To support educational programs

    $12,000
  15. Organized Parents Make A Difference (opmad)Hartford, CT

    To support educational programs

    $10,000
  16. Society of Preservation of Ne AntiquitiesBoston, MA

    To support educational programs

    $10,000
  17. The Family CenterBrooklyn, NY

    To support educational programs

    $10,000
  18. New London Public Schools (nham)New London, CT

    To support educational programs

    $9,000
  19. Jackter Intermediate SchoolColchester, CT

    To support educational programs

    $8,000
  20. Lillian B Haynes Elementary SchoolNiantic, CT

    To support educational programs

    $8,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $55,00055% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $15,00015% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $10,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut18 grants $286,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joan B FlynnPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sally A O'ConnorV/P Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elliott B BristowDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy J O'ConnorEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 30Pay $92,103
  • Brenna K FlynnTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Heather B AdamsSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Patricia HamonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lynne B LeahyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward Thomas AdamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brooke L HarrisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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