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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2729668

Brinnegar Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in La Habra, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 61 grants and $310,000 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 J Barcal Secretary
PO Box 0863
La Habra, CA 906330863
(562) 694-3397
Form and materials
See scholarship application attached
Deadlines
See scholarship application attached
Restrictions
See scholarhsip application attached

Assets and giving by year

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

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $10,300,203
  • Tax year 2024

    $295,300

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $10,347,076
  • Tax year 2023

    $229,600

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $10,273,740
  • Tax year 2022

    $108,800

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $1,463,311
  • Tax year 2021

    $90,200

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,612,128
  • Tax year 2020

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,724,091

Grants paid in 2025

61 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Esther Cohen - Yale School of MedNew Haven, CT

    Scholarship educational costs

    $25,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $20,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $10,000
  6. Morgan Hoffberg - Chaminade CollegeWest Hills, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $8,500
  7. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $8,000
  8. Olivia Torres - Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $8,000
  9. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $7,500
  10. Dylan Lovette - New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Scholarship educational costs

    $7,500
  11. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $7,000
  12. Josh Klein - Wesleyan UniversityMiddleton, CT

    Scholarship educational costs

    $7,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $7,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $6,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $6,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $6,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,500
  18. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,000
  21. Carson Smith - Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,000
  24. Marcus Miller - City College of NYNew York, NY

    Scholarship educational costs

    $5,000
  25. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $4,500
  26. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $4,500
  27. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $4,000
  28. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $4,000
  29. Lorenzo Torres - St James SchoolTorrance, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $4,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $4,000
  31. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  32. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  33. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  34. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  35. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  36. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  37. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  38. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  39. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,500
  40. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  41. Matthew Allen - Fullerton CollegeFullerton, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  42. Manas Brahmnbhatt - the Webb SchoolClaremont, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  43. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  44. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  45. Ashley Laymon - Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  46. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  47. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  48. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  49. Kristen Atcheson - Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Scholarship educational costs

    $3,000
  50. Sonny Bhatia - Servite High SchoolAnaheim, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,500
  51. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,500
  52. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  53. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  54. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  55. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  56. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  57. Individual

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  58. Olivia Man - Rosary AcademyFullerton, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  59. Copeland Ono - Punahou SchoolHonolulu, HI

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  60. Elizabeth Man - Rosary AcademyFullerton, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $2,000
  61. Neve Deroche - Saint Monica AcademyMontrose, CA

    Scholarship educational costs

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut2 grants $32,000
  2. California9 grants $31,500
  3. New York3 grants $15,500
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $8,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $3,000
  6. Hawaii1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jesse GrossmanPresident Hours 4Pay $16,800
  • John J BarcalSecretary Hours 4Pay $16,800

The return

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  2. Olson Family Foundation Trust Dated 10/07/94Orange, CA 12 grants Preselected only $310,000 giving
  3. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 9 grants Preselected only $310,000 giving
  4. Steven J Massarsky Charitable TrustRancho Santa Fe, CA 2 grants Preselected only $310,000 giving
  5. The Meira&shaul Gmassry FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 3 grants Preselected only $310,000 giving