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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3556805

Barnes Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Valdosta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $401,762 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

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

    $401,762

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $584,084
  • Tax year 2024

    $136,124

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $881,669
  • Tax year 2023

    $134,194

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $916,872
  • Tax year 2022

    $249,863

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $996,807
  • Tax year 2021

    $105,847

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,223,299
  • Tax year 2020

    $136,153

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,049,742

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Evans Memorial CampLakeland, GA

    General fund

    $379,122
  2. Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity AuthorityValdosta, GA

    General fund

    $15,000
  3. Cam Leadership Network IncValdosta, GA

    General fund

    $7,000
  4. The Enay Foundation IncValdosta, GA

    General fund

    $640

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $379,12295% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $15,0004% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $7,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia4 grants $401,762

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Charles W Barnes IVPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Charles W Barnes IIISECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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