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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1586078

Barn Road Foundation

A private foundation in Tiburon, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $1,305,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $45,162,314

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,524,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $42,960,602

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,742,282

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $39,569,459

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,831,250

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $35,153,096

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,562,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $44,012,699

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,627,952

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $31,740,011

  • Tax year 2018

    $917,365

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $33,275,051

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General Support

    $611,000
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $100,000
  3. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    General Support

    $100,000
  4. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General Support

    $50,000
  5. Individual

    General Support

    $50,000
  6. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General Support

    $50,000
  7. Brigid AllianceNew York, NY

    General Support

    $50,000
  8. Planned Parenthood Gulf CoastHouston, TX

    General Support

    $50,000
  9. Individual

    General Support

    $30,000
  10. Individual

    General Support

    $25,500
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  12. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  13. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  14. Common Sense MediaSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  15. Congregation Emanu-el of San FranciSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  16. Field MuseumChicago, IL

    General Support

    $10,000
  17. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  18. Young Center ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Support

    $10,000
  19. Mesa RefugePT Reyes Sta, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  20. LifehouseSan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  21. For Site FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  22. The ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  23. Individual

    General Support

    $2,500
  24. Individual

    General Support

    $2,500
  25. San Francisco Free ClinicSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  26. Marin AcademySan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $1,000
  27. Marin County Day SchoolCorte Madera, 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. Civil rights1 grant $100,00033% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $55,00018% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50,00016% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $50,00016% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $50,00016% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000
  2. New York2 grants $100,000
  3. California9 grants $79,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $50,000
  5. Texas1 grant $50,000
  6. Illinois2 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ian AltmanPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Laura ScherVP/Sec/Trea Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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