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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1950594

Barks Family Foundation

A private foundation in Cape Coral, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $2,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $51,396

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $52,978

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $57,265

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $56,176

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $58,543

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $60,897

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cape Coral Caring CenterCape Coral, FL

    Food for Poor

    $1,000
  2. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Support Civil Rights

    $300
  3. St Matthews HouseFort Myers, FL

    Ensure no one experiencing hunger homelessness or addiction is alone

    $300
  4. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    Education - Free Online Encyclopedia

    $200
  5. Gladiolus Food Pantry IncFort Myers, FL

    Food for Poor

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $1,00059% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $30018% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $20012% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $20012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $1,500
  2. New York1 grant $300
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Melissa S BarksDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Bradley E BarksCEO Director Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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