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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3198247

Peter K Barker Foundation

A private foundation in Montecito, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $251,470 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $251,470

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,124,617
  • Tax year 2024

    $276,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,926,011
  • Tax year 2023

    $221,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,721,768
  • Tax year 2022

    $218,250

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,894,830
  • Tax year 2021

    $302,050

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $4,173,920
  • Tax year 2020

    $241,487

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,604,031
  • Tax year 2019

    $193,050

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $3,641,590

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Our Lady of Mt Carmel ChurchSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $75,000
  2. Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA

    General support

    $60,000
  3. Pebble Beach Company FoundationPebble Beach, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Huntington LibrarySan Marino, CA

    General support

    $12,500
  6. Center for the ArtsJackson, WY

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Catholic Charities of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Montecito Retirement AssocMontecito, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Del Monte Forest ConservancyPebble Beach, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  10. Pebble Beach Company FoundationPebble Beach, CA

    General support

    $1,470
  11. CHP Foundation CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  12. Montecito Community FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  13. Santa Barbara Art MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  14. St Patrick's School Caribad CaCarlsbad, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  15. Together in Mission Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $77,470100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California14 grants $241,470
  2. Wyoming1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Peter K BarkerTRUSTEE/PART-TIME Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robin B BarkerTRUSTEE/PART-TIME Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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