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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 75-2625727

Barnes Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Granbury, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $106,750 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

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

    $106,750

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,580,300
  • Tax year 2024

    $82,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,272,093
  • Tax year 2023

    $65,760

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,682
  • Tax year 2022

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,264,006
  • Tax year 2021

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $907,607
  • Tax year 2020

    $48,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $788,877
  • Tax year 2019

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $901,178
  • Tax year 2018

    $51,412

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $685,496

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Breakthrough TINew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  2. Shepherds Way WacoWaco, TX

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  3. Friends For LifeWaco, TX

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  4. The Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  5. Meals on Wheels of Odessa IncOdessa, TX

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  6. Mission RealtyFort Worth, TX

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  7. TRI-City MinistriesWaco, TX

    General Operating Support

    $3,500
  8. Heart of Texas FCAWaco, TX

    General Operating Support

    $3,000
  9. Northwood ElementarySan Antonio, TX

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  10. Mentoring AllianceWaco, TX

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  11. First Baptist Church LorenaLorena, TX

    General Operating Support

    $1,500
  12. South Bosque ElementaryWoodway, TX

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  13. Pleasant Grove Baptist ChurchWaco, TX

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  14. Ruths Place ClinicGranbury, TX

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  15. Together for GoodSaint Paul, MN

    General Operating Support

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $6,00051% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00043% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $7506% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas12 grants $61,000
  2. New York2 grants $45,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $750

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dorothy MitchellSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bob BarnesPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Earlene BarnesVice-President Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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