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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 16-6503425

Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found

A private foundation in Oneonta, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $29,150 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
John Joan Brooks
321 Canterbury Lane
Oneonta, NY 13820
(607) 432-0111
Form and materials
501(c)(3) organizations in the oneonta, NY area can submit request in writing to the foundation. Include a description of the proposed use of donated funds.
Deadlines
June 30
Restrictions
All awards are made to 501(c)(3) organizations and public schools/colleges.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $29,150

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,707
  • Tax year 2024

    $21,100

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,675
  • Tax year 2023

    $27,284

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,589
  • Tax year 2022

    $14,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,405
  • Tax year 2021

    $48,533

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $26,303
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,033

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $49,606
  • Tax year 2019

    $38,400

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $15,430
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,275

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $28,106

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Other Local 501C3 OrganizationsOneonta, NY

    Community support

    $6,200
  2. Friends of Bassett IncCooperstown, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. SUNY at Oneonta FDN CorpOneonta, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  4. College Foundation at Delhi CorpDelhi, NY

    General fund

    $3,500
  5. Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY

    General fund

    $3,450
  6. Oneonta Dollars for ScholarsOneonta, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  7. Community Foundation of Otsego CounSpringfield Center, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  8. Stamford Presb ChurchStamford, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  9. Oneonta American LegionOneonta, NY

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $6,95058% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00042% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $29,150

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John W BrooksTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joan E BrooksTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ryan A BrooksTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beth A BrooksTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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